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

Biography

Benton was born in Amenia,

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. He worked as a teacher, writer and lecturer. 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'' (1899) and ''The Life of Phineas T. Barnum''. He died in 1911 in Poughkeepsie.

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* * * * 1832 births 1911 deaths People from Amenia, New York Writers from Poughkeepsie, New York 19th-century American poets American male poets Poets from New York (state) 19th-century American male writers {{US-poet-1830s-stub