b. 3 November 1794. d. 12 June 1878. Nationality: American. VIAF.
Poet, journalist, and lawyer. Editor and part owner of the *New-York Evening Post*.
Edited the *New York Review and Atheneum Magazine*. Called to the bar in 1815 and
practiced law until 1825. Delivered memorial orations for many of literary figures
of the day, including Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper. Author of *Poems*
(1821). Biographical information: *ODNB*. (JS)