American journalist; born in Preston, CT, on the 18th of December 1802. After his graduation at Brown University in 1823, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1829. He did not practice, however, but engaged in journalism. He was long known as editor of the Louisville Journal, and as an incisive and witty writer. He favored the Union cause, and supported it throughout the war. Among his writings in book form are Life of Henry Clay (1831) and Prenticeana; or, Wit and Humor (1859). He died in Louisville, KY, on the 22nd of January 1870. See also “Lines to a Lady,” “To the Daughter of an Old Sweetheart,” “Original Ode—New England,” “The Closing Year”; Literary Criticism.
