About Frederick Myron Colby
Lived 1848 – 1920 (aged 71). Frederick Myron Colby was an American writer and children's writer.
Frederick Myron Colby (December 9, 1848 – May 19, 1920) was an American writer, educator and politician.
Biography Frederick Myron Colby was born in Warner, New Hampshire, on December 9, 1848.
He wrote for publications aimed at youths including The Youth's Companion and St. Nicholas. He also contributed 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 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.
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American writer, educator and politician (1848–1920)
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Frederick Myron Colby was born on 9 December 1848 in Warner.
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Frederick Myron Colby died on 19 May 1920 in Warner.
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Frederick Myron Colby was a writer and children's writer.
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