Joel Benton
- Born
- 1832 · Amenia.
- Died
- 1911 · Poughkeepsie.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- poet · writer
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Key facts
• Name — Joel Benton
• Born — 1832 05 29
• Birthplace — Amenia, New York, US
• Died — 1911 09 15
• Place of death — Poughkeepsie, New York, US
• Occupation — Poet
Writer
Lecturer
• Notableworks — 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. 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: 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.
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