The Biographical Dictionary of America/Bache, Benjamin Franklin (journalist)

BACHE, Benjamin Franklin, journalist, was born in Philadelphia. Pa., Aug. 12, 1769; son of Richard and Sarah (Franklin) Bache, and grandson of Benjamin Franklin. When a boy he went abroad with his grandfather, where he attended school and also learned the trade of printing. Returning to the United States he entered the University of Pennsylvania, and was graduated in 1787 with the degree of A. M. He established the General Advertiser, and subsequently changed its name to the Aurora and General Advertiser. This journal became very prominent, and during the administrations of Washington and Adams it used all its influence against the policy of their administrations. On Sept. 10, 1798, Mr. Bache married Margaret Hartman Markoe. He published a volume entitled "Remarks Occasioned by the Late Conduct of Mr. Washington as President of the United States" (1796). He died in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10, 1798.