James Alexander Henshall

James Alexander Henshall (February 29, 1836 – April 4, 1925) was an author on fishing.[1] He was known as the "apostle of the black bass".[2] His book Bass, Pike, Perch and other Game Fishes of America (1903) is part of the American Sportsman's Library.

James Alexander Henshall
Portrait of Ajmes alexander Henhall: Book of the black bass (frontispiece)
Born(1836-02-29)February 29, 1836
DiedApril 4, 1925(1925-04-04) (aged 89)
Balitmore, Maryland, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectFishing
SpouseHester Stansbury Ferguson

Biography

He was born on February 29, 1836 in Baltimore, Maryland to James Gershom Henshall and Clarissa Holt. He married Hester Stansbury Ferguson, a botanical collector and notable artist of plants,[3] on June 9, 1854. He died on April 4, 1925 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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gollark: Yes, water good?
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