James Aldrich

James Aldrich (1810–1856) was an editor and minor poet.

For the South Carolina politician, see James Aldrich (politician).

James Aldrich
Born	(1810-07-14)July 14, 1810 Mattituck, New York
Died	September 9, 1856(1856-09-09) (aged 46)

Aldrich was born in Mattituck, New York, apparently 14 July 1810, and was married in 1836. He was a merchant and editor. He founded the short-lived New York Literary Gazette in 1839, and later in 1842–44 worked as an editor on the New World (New York).[1] Much of his poetry was published in his Literary Gazette, and not brought together in a collection until after his death, when his daughter circulated it privately.[2] His poem A Death-Bed is often republished.[1]

He died 9 September 1856.

References

1. James Aldrich from the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore.
2. Poems by James Aldrich from the PoetryArchive

External links

• Works written by or about James Aldrich at Wikisource
• Works by James Aldrich at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)