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Frederick Myron Colby

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Frederick Myron Colby
Born(1848-12-09)December 9, 1848
Warner, New Hampshire, US
DiedMay 19, 1920(1920-05-19) (aged 71)
Warner, New Hampshire
Occupation(s)Writer, educator, politician
Political partyDemocrat
Spouse
(m. 1882; died 1910)
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Frederick Myron Colby (December 9, 1848 – May 19, 1920) was an American writer, educator and politician.

Biography

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Frederick Myron Colby was born in Warner, New Hampshire on December 9, 1848.[1]

He wrote for a variety of publications aimed at youths such as The Youth's Companion and St. Nicholas. He was also a regular contributor to Granite Monthly. He also wrote a series of historical books aimed primarily at children. He was the head of Simonds Free High School in his hometown of Warner, New Hampshire, from 1910 to 1915. He was a Democrat who held a variety of local offices in Warner and ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Congress in 1908. He married the writer H. Maria George Colby on December 24, 1882.[1][2]

Colby died at his home in Warner on May 19, 1920.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Stearns, Ezra S., ed. (1908). Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire. Vol. IV. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 1570. Retrieved November 21, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 190.
  3. ^ "Frederick Myron Colby". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Warner, New Hampshire (published May 20, 1920). May 19, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved November 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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