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(1832-1911) Poet, writer, biographer, editor, essayist, journalist. Joel Benton was born in Amenia, New York, and died in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Full Name

Joel Benton

Locations

Dutchess

Author's Timeline

1832

BIRTH

Joel Benton was born in Amenia, New York, on May 29, 1832.

1883

LITWORK

Emerson As A Poet
M. L. Holbrook & Company

Nonfiction.

1885

RESIDENCE

Mr. Benton moved to Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1885.

1891

LITWORK

A Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. Barnum
Edgewood Publishing Company

Nonfiction.

1892

LITWORK

The Truth About 'Protection'
New York: C. L. Webster & Company

Nonfiction.

1893

LITWORK

Greeley on Lincoln
The Baker & Taylor Company

Nonfiction edited by Benton.

1899

LITWORK

In the Poe Circle
M. F. Mansfield & A. Wessels

Nonfiction.

1901

LITWORK

French Belles-Lettres From 1640 to 1870 Humor Sentiment Romance
M. Walter Dunne

Nonfiction edited by Benton.

1905

LITWORK

Persons And Places
New York: Broadway Publishing Company

Nonfiction.

1909

LITWORK

Memories of the Twilight Club
New York and Baltimore: Broadway Publishing Company

Nonfiction.

1911

DEATH

Joel Benton died in Poughkeepsie, New York, on September 15, 1911.

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