Joel Benton

Joel Benton
Born Joel Benton
(1832-05-29)May 29, 1832
Amenia, New York, US
Died September 15, 1911(1911-09-15) (aged 79)
Poughkeepsie, New York, US
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.

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 (1899) and The Life of Phineas T. Barnum.

He died in 1911 in Poughkeepsie.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Adams, Arthur G. (1988). The Hudson River in Literature: An Anthology. Fordham Univ Press. p. 321.
  2. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh (1913). The Britannica Year Book. Encyclopœdia Britannica Company. p. 752.
  3. ↑ Adams, Arthur G. (1988). The Hudson River in Literature: An Anthology. Fordham Univ Press. p. 321.

Further reading

  • Adams, Arthur G., The Hudson River in Literature: an Anthology (1980)
  • Works by Joel Benton at Project Gutenberg
  • The Life of Phineas T. Barnum at Project Gutenberg
  • Works by or about Joel Benton at Internet Archive
  • "Benton, Joel (1832-1911)". The Vault at Pfaff's. Lehigh University. Retrieved 2018-04-21.



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