Roland Worthington
Roland Worthington (September 22, 1817 – March 20, 1898) was an American newspaper publisher and political figure who served as publisher of the Boston Evening Traveller and Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston. Early life Worthington was born on September 22, 1817, in Agawam, Massachusetts (then part of Springfield) to Jonathan and Fannie (Smith) Worthington. He attended public school until the age of 12, when he went to work and continued his education in various ways. In March 1837 he moved to Boston, where he worked in the counting room of the Boston Daily Advertiser. Worthington remained in the business department of the Daily Advertiser until 1843, when he moved to Europe, as it was believed the Mediterranean climate would improve his poor health. After leaving Europe, Worthington spent one winter in the southern United States before returning to Boston in June 1845. Upon his return, Worthington took control of the Boston Evening Traveller. Under Worthington's management, the Evening Traveller became the first Boston paper to employ Newspaper hawkers to sell papers in the streets rather than rely solely on subscriptions. After learning of the overthrow of Louis Philippe I in the French Revolution of 1848, the Evening