Upon returning to the United States, Ellsworth resumed practicing law, and was retained by Samuel F. B. Morse to handle several lawsuits concerning the validity of Morse's telegraph patents.[7]
Ellsworth was a poet and frequent contributor to The Knickerbocker magazine.[8] His best known poems include "Lines to an Absent Wife" and "The Cholera King".[9] He was also an author of historical and other works, including 1838's "Valley of the Upper Wabash, Indiana".[10]
henry, ellsworth, henry, william, ellsworth, 1814, august, 1864, american, attorney, author, poet, diplomat, served, minister, sweden, life, career, editthe, grandson, oliver, ellsworth, henry, ellsworth, henry, william, ellsworth, born, windsor, connecticut, . Henry William Ellsworth May 14 1814 August 14 1864 was an American attorney author poet and diplomat who served as Minister to Sweden Life and career editThe grandson of Oliver Ellsworth and son of Henry L Ellsworth Henry William Ellsworth was born in Windsor Connecticut on May 14 1814 1 He graduated from Yale University in 1834 2 graduated from the New Haven Law School 3 and became an attorney in Lafayette Indiana 4 In 1844 he was a Democratic Presidential elector from Indiana 5 In 1845 he was appointed by President James K Polk as Minister to Sweden and Norway and he remained until 1849 6 Upon returning to the United States Ellsworth resumed practicing law and was retained by Samuel F B Morse to handle several lawsuits concerning the validity of Morse s telegraph patents 7 Ellsworth was a poet and frequent contributor to The Knickerbocker magazine 8 His best known poems include Lines to an Absent Wife and The Cholera King 9 He was also an author of historical and other works including 1838 s Valley of the Upper Wabash Indiana 10 Ellsworth died in New Haven Connecticut on August 14 1864 11 References edit Arthur Wesley Shumaker A History of Indiana Literature 1962 page 51 William Turner Coggeshall The Poets and Poetry of the West 1864 page 316 Yale University Obituary Record of Graduates 1870 pages 172 to 173 Kate Milner Rabb A Tour Through Indiana in 1840 The Diary of John Parsons of Petersburg Virginia 1920 page 241 Yale University Obituary Record of Graduates 1870 pages 172 to 173 Joel Myerson Studies in the American Renaissance 1991 page 148 Don Lago On the Viking Trail Travels in Scandinavian America 2004 page 33 McBride s Magazine Literary Men as Diplomatistes Volume 62 1898 page 143 Oliver Hampton Smith Early Indiana Trials and Sketches 1858 pages 223 to 224 Henry William Ellsworth Valley of the Upper Wabash Indiana 1838 title page Yale University Yale Literary Magazine 1864 page 184 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry W Ellsworth amp oldid 1212278721, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
