Joel Benton
Joel Benton | |
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| Born | May 29, 1832 |
| Died | September 15, 1911 (aged 79) Poughkeepsie, New York, US |
| Occupation | Poet Writer Lecturer |
| Notable works | Emerson As A Poet The Truth About Protection Greeley on Lincoln In the Poe Circle The Life of Phineas T. Barnum |
Joel Benton (May 29, 1832 – September 15, 1911) was an American writer, poet and lecturer.
Biography
Benton was born in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York.[1] He worked as a teacher, writer and lecturer.[2]
As well as producing poetry, he wrote Emerson As A Poet (1882), The Truth About Protection (1892), Greeley on Lincoln (1893), In the Poe Circle: With Some Account Of The Poe-Chivers Controversy And Other Poe Memorabilia (1899) and The Life of Phineas T. Barnum.
He died in 1911 in Poughkeepsie.[1]
References
- ^ a b Adams, Arthur G. (1980). The Hudson River in Literature: An Anthology. Fordham Univ Press. p. 321. ISBN 9780873954075. Retrieved January 18, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh (1913). The Britannica Year Book. Encyclopœdia Britannica Company. p. 752.
External links
- Quotations related to Joel Benton at Wikiquote
- Works by Joel Benton at Project Gutenberg
- The Life of Phineas T. Barnum at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Joel Benton at the Internet Archive
- "Benton, Joel (1832-1911)". The Vault at Pfaff's. Lehigh University. Retrieved April 21, 2018.