Samuel Adams Wiggin (1832–1899) was an American poet, born in

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, on May 27, 1832. Wiggin pursued a military career until Vice President

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became president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He was then appointed executive clerk or private secretary to President Johnson, a position which he held for eight years and three months. He died on July 15, 1899, at his home, named Fernwood, in Washington, DC, following a fall down a flight of stairs.

Poetry

Many of his poems were published in newspapers of the day and were written in Poets' Corner in the White House. His published work has over 200 poems, including a satirical piece against

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's '' On the Origin of Species''. Other subjects include patriotism, the Rebellion (civil war), slavery, religious matters and various family members.

References

* * 1832 births 1899 deaths 19th-century American poets American male poets 19th-century American male writers People from Portsmouth, New Hampshire {{US-poet-1830s-stub