James C Derby 1818 1892 engraving by Perine

James Cephas Derby (1818–1892) was an American book publisher in New York state.

Biography

James Cephas Derby was born in Little Falls, New York on July 20, 1818. He created several business partnerships which issued works by

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Margaret C. Conkling

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, Mary Virginia Terhune,

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, and others. A Republican Party activist, he served under Secretary Seward in the Department of State for the Lincoln administration. He also helped organize the American portion of the 1867

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in Paris. He married Lavanchie White Fitch in 1841, and they had eight children. He died at his daughter's home in Brooklyn on September 22, 1892.

Publishing firms

* J.C. Derby & Co.,

Auburn, New York Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States. Located at the north end of Owasco Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in Central New York, the city had a population of 26,866 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city of Cayuga County, the ...

. Established circa 1844 by Derby and H. Ivison Jr. * Derby & Miller, Auburn, New York, 1848-1852. Established by Derby and Norman C. Miller. * Derby, Miller & Co., Auburn, New York * Derby, Orton and Mulligan, Buffalo, New York. Established in 1852 by Derby, William Orton, and Eugene Mulligan. * Derby & Jackson,

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, 1855-1861. Established by Derby and Edwin Jackson. * Derby & Miller, New York City. Re-established in 1862 by Derby and Norman C. Miller. Re-established once again in 1890 for the publication of the three volume biography of William H. Seward.

Biography

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