Mansfield Tracy Walworth (December 3, 1830 – June 3, 1873) was an American writer. Born in 1830, the son of

Reuben H. Walworth Reuben Hyde Walworth (October 26, 1788 – November 27, 1867) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician. Although nominated three times to the United States Supreme Court by President John Tyler in 1844, the U.S. Senate never attempted a ...

, State Chancellor of New York, and Maria Ketchum Averill. In 1852 he married

Ellen Hardin Walworth Ellen Hardin Walworth (October 20, 1832 – June 23, 1915) was an American author, lawyer, and activist who was a passionate advocate for the importance of studying history and historic preservation. Walworth was one of the founders of the Dau ...

, his step sister. The marriage would break up due to his abusive tendencies. In 1873, Walworth was murdered by his own son Frank Walworth at the Sturdevant House Hotel, Manhattan. He was buried in

Greenridge Cemetery Greenridge Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Saratoga Springs, New York. Notable burials * Seymour Ainsworth (1821–1890) * George Sherman Batcheller (1837–1908) * George S. Bolster (1913–1989) * Charles Brackett (1892–1969) * Edgar T. ...

Bibliography

*'' The mission of death: a tale of the New York penal laws'' (1850) *'' Hotspur.: A tale of the old Dutch manor'' (1864) *'' Warwick: or, The lost nationalities of America. A novel'' (1869) *'' Stormcliff. A tale of the highlands'' (1871) *'' Lulu. A tale of the National hotel poisoning'' (1871) *'' Delaplaine: or, The sacrifice of Irene. A novel'' (1872) *'' Beverly; or, The white mask'' (1872) *'' Married in mask: a novel'' (1888) *''Zahara, or A leap for empire'' (1888)

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