For the American entertainment lawyer, see Irwin Russell.
Irwin Russell | |
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Born | June 3, 1853
Port Gibson, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | December 23, 1879 (aged 26)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Occupation | Poet |
Irwin Russell (June 3, 1853 - December 23, 1879) was an American poet. [1] His poems were published in Scribner's Magazine and The Times-Democrat. [2] His bust was installed in the Mississippi State Capitol in 1907. [3] [4]
He wrote "humorous, sympathetic pictures of the quaintly sage and irresponsibly happy old-time plantation negro." [5]
For the American entertainment lawyer, see Irwin Russell.
Irwin Russell | |
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Born | June 3, 1853
Port Gibson, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | December 23, 1879 (aged 26)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Occupation | Poet |
Irwin Russell (June 3, 1853 - December 23, 1879) was an American poet. [1] His poems were published in Scribner's Magazine and The Times-Democrat. [2] His bust was installed in the Mississippi State Capitol in 1907. [3] [4]
He wrote "humorous, sympathetic pictures of the quaintly sage and irresponsibly happy old-time plantation negro." [5]