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Thomas Dunn English (June 29, 1819 – April 1, 1902) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the state's 6th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895. He was also a published author and songwriter, who had a bitter feud with Edgar Allan Poe.
Thomas Dunn English wrote the poem "Ben Bolt" in 1842 at the specific request of Nathaniel Parker Willis. [1] While he was then an active participant in the New York City literary scene and lived much of his life in New Jersey, English is popularly believed to have written the poem while visiting Tazewell, Virginia on a hunting trip, as claimed by regional folklorists.
Thomas Dunn English, an admitted enemy of Poe and a trained physician, insisted that Poe was not a drug user. [34] He wrote: "Had Poe the opium habit when I knew him (before 1846) I should both as a physician and a man of observation, have discovered it during his frequent visits to my rooms, my visits at his house, and our meetings elsewhere ...
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Thomas English may refer to: Thomas English (mayor) (1820–1884), South Australian architect, politician and mayor of Adelaide, 1862–1863 Thomas Dunn English (1819–1902), American Democratic Party politician, author and songwriter from New Jersey
Thomas Dunn (lieutenant-governor) (1729–1818), lieutenant governor of Canada; Thomas Dunn (musician) (1925–2008), American musician and conductor; Thomas A. Dunn (born 1942), politician and judge in Illinois; Thomas B. Dunn (1853–1924), U.S. Congressman from New York; Thomas G. Dunn (1921–1998), American Democratic Party politician and ...
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Ben Bolt, written by Thomas Dunn English This page was last edited on 5 April 2024, at 11:59 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...