David Starr Jordan
(1851-1931) Poet, botanist, peace activist. “Blood of the Nation,” was born near Gainesville, New York.
Type: NY State
Lydia Avery Coonley Ward
(1845-1924) Poet, lyricist, activist. “Flag Song,” made her Wyoming County estate, Hillside, a refuge for artists and students.
Phyllis McGinley
Writer, poet. “On the Contrary,” lived in Larchmont.
Thomas Paine
(1737-1809) Political theorist and writer. Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense” (1776), which encouraged independence from Great Britain and he also wrote the pamphlet series “The Crisis” (1776-83), encouraging the patriot cause during the Revolutionary War. After the war, Mr. Paine lived in New Rochelle, New York, until 1787, when he left for England. … Continued
Whitelaw Reid
(1837-1912) Journalist, editor. Whitelaw Reid was born in Cedarville, Ohio, and died in London, England. He was editor of the New York Tribune, and lived at Ophir Hall, Purchase Street, Purchase, New York, from 1866 to 1912.
Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
Poet, author, editor, writer of juvenile stories. She was born and raised in New Rochelle. She contributed pieces to such magazines as “Hearth and Home,” “Christian Intelligencer,” and “Harpers Bazaar,” as well as editing them.
Vincent Sheean
(1899-1975) Writer, journalist. “An American Among the Riffi,” worked for “The Daily News” in Manhattan.
(Alfred) Joyce Kilmer
(1886-1918) Poet. Joyce Kilmer lived in Larchmont, New York, and was educated at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York.
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
(1851-1926) Writer, editor. Rose Hawthorne Lathrop lived in Manhattan, New York, and died in Hawthorne, New York. She was Nathaniel Hawthorne’s daughter and was married to George Parsons Lathrop. Following her husband’s death, she became a nun and was known as Mother Mary Alphonsa.
Manfred Lee
(1905-1971) Novelist. Manfred Lee was born in Brooklyn, New York. He wrote under the pseudonym, Ellery Queen, with his cousin Frederic Dannay. Mr. Lee lived in Mount Vernon, New York.