John Reuben Thompson

John Reuben Thompson
Born	(1823-10-23)October 23, 1823 Richmond, Virginia, US
Died	April 30, 1873(1873-04-30) (aged 49) New York, New York, US

John Reuben Thompson (October 23, 1823 – April 30, 1873) was an American poet, journalist, editor and publisher.^[1][2]

Biography

John Reuben Thompson was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1823. He graduated in law from the University of Virginia in 1845.

Thompson did not pursue a career in the legal field, but instead dedicated himself to journalism and editorship. In 1847, he became the editor of the

In 1866 he became editor of the

New York Evening Post

, a position that he maintained until his death in New York in 1873.

Thompson was also a poet, most of his works being war-poems.

During his career and travels, Thompson had the chance to work closely with Edgar Allan Poe, and many notable Southern authors, such as William Gilmore Simms, Henry Timrod, Paul Hamilton Hayne and Philip Pendleton Cooke, as well as European authors.

Works

• Genius and Character of Edgar Allan Poe
• Poems of John R. Thompson

References

1. ISBN 0-8071-3123-7. on Google Books
2. ^ Fulton, Maurice Garland, ed. (1917). "John Reuben Thompson" . Southern Life in Southern Literature. Ginn & Co., Boston – via Wikisource.
3. ^ Fusco, Richard (2004). "Thompson, John Reuben". In Cumming, Mark (ed.). The Carlyle Encyclopedia. Madison and Teaneck, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. pp. 467–468.

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