Samella Lewis
(1923-2022) Artist, historian. Samella Lewis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and died in Torrance, California.
County: Clinton
Charles Henry Webb
(1834-1905) Poet, author, journalist. Charles Henry Webb was born in Rouse’s Point, New York, and died in New York.
Thomas John Carlisle
(1913-1992) Poet. Thomas John Carlisle was born in Plattsburgh, New York.
Melville Henry Cane
(1879-1980) Poet. Melville Henry Cane was born in Plattsburgh, New York. He received an A.B. degree and a law degree from Columbia University in Manhattan, New York.
Michael Coffey
Michael Coffey was raised in the small hamlet of Saranac in upstate New York. His father was a correction officer at Clinton Correctional Facility (Dannemora) and his mother a registered nurse in Plattsburgh. He graduated from Saranac Central High School in 1972, and received a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame (1976) … Continued
Samuel H Hammond
(1809-1878) Jurist, naturalist, writer. Samuel H. Hammond was born in Bath, New York and died in Watertown, New York.
Alexander Macomb
Army officer, writer. “Pontiac, or the Siege of Detroit.” Commanded a force at Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Mrs. George Fuller Tuttle
(1864-1938) Writer. Mrs. George Fuller Tuttle lived in Plattsburgh, New York.