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(1823-1861) Humorist. George Derby graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He used the pseudonyms John P. Squibob, John Phoenix, and Squibob.

Full Name

George Horatio Derby

Locations

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Author's Timeline

1823

BIRTH

George Horatio Derby was born in Dedham, Massachusetts, in 1823.

1846

OTHER

Derby graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1846.

1856

LITWORK

Phoenixiana; or, Sketches and Burlesques
New York, D. Appleton and Company.

Collection of humorous sketches.

1856

RESIDENCE

Derby moved to New York in 1856.

1861

DEATH

George Derby died in New York in 1861.

1861

INTERMENT

George Derby was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery in Saint Louis, Missouri. His remains were removed years later to the cemetery at West Point, New York.

1865

LITWORK

The Squibob Papers
New York: Carlton, Publisher.

Collection of humorous writings.

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