Hurlbert, William Henry, 1827-1895

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William Henry Hurlbert, journalist, editor and author, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, educated in Harvard, and for a brief time, served as a Unitarian minister. In 1855 he became a writer on the staff of Putnam's, then drama critic for Albion, and later an editor at the New York tribune and the New York world. After 1883, he lived mostly abroad, writing for various English and American publications. He was the author of poems, plays, and a biography of George Brinton McClellan in 1864.

From the description of W.H. Hurlbert letters to Mr. Dix, 1855-1856. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 64190431

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Birth 1827-07-03

Death 1895-09-04

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