American humorous writer, born in Albany, NY, on the 25th of September 1841; died in Danbury, CT, 1894. He received only a common-school education and learned the carpenter’s trade. He served in the Civil War till its close. On his return he became a journalist in Connecticut, purchasing the Danbury Times and changing its name to Danbury News. He acquired considerable renown for the short, humorous sketches which he published in this paper. Among his books are Life in Danbury; England from a Back Window; They All Do It; and The Danbury Boom. See also “After the Funeral.”
