Joel Benton | |
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Born | Amenia, New York, US | May 29, 1832
Died | September 15, 1911 Poughkeepsie, New York, US | (aged 79)
Occupation | Poet Writer Lecturer |
Nationality | American |
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.
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 (1899) and The Life of Phineas T. Barnum.
He died in 1911 in Poughkeepsie. [1]
Joel Benton | |
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Born | Amenia, New York, US | May 29, 1832
Died | September 15, 1911 Poughkeepsie, New York, US | (aged 79)
Occupation | Poet Writer Lecturer |
Nationality | American |
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.
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 (1899) and The Life of Phineas T. Barnum.
He died in 1911 in Poughkeepsie. [1]