James Parton
James Parton | |
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Parton c. 1870 | |
| Born | February 9, 1822 Canterbury, England |
| Died | October 17, 1891 (aged 69) Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Subject | Biography |
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James Parton (February 9, 1822 – October 17, 1891) was an English-born American biographer who wrote books on the lives of Horace Greeley, Aaron Burr, Andrew Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Voltaire, and contributed three biographies to Eminent Women of the Age.