Joel Benton

Joel Benton (May 29, 1832 – September 15, 1911) was an American writer, poet and lecturer.

Joel Benton
Born	(1832-05-29)May 29, 1832 Amenia, New York, US
Died	September 15, 1911(1911-09-15) (aged 79) Poughkeepsie, New York, US
Occupation	Poet Writer Lecturer
Nationality	American
Notable works	Emerson As A Poet The Truth About Protection Greeley on Lincoln In the Poe Circle The Life of Phineas T. Barnum

Biography

Benton was born in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York.^[1] He worked as a teacher, writer and lecturer.^[2]

As well as producing poetry, he wrote Emerson As A Poet (1882), The Truth About Protection (1892), Greeley on Lincoln (1893), In the Poe Circle: With Some Account Of The Poe-Chivers Controversy And Other Poe Memorabilia (1899) and The Life of Phineas T. Barnum.

He died in 1911 in Poughkeepsie.^[1]