Occupation Poet
writer
Lecturer Nationality American | Name Joel Benton Role Writer | |
Born Joel Benton
May 29, 1832
Amenia, New York, US ( 1832-05-29 ) Notable works Emerson As A Poet
The Truth About Protection
Greeley on Lincoln
In the Poe Circle
The Life of Phineas T. Barnum Died September 15, 1911, Poughkeepsie, New York, United States Books The Life of Phineas T Barnum, Life of Hon Phineas T Barnum, Emerson as a Poet, In the Poe Circle: With Some Ac, A Unique Story of a Marvellou | ||
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. He worked as a teacher, writer and lecturer.
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.
References
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