Frank Preston Stearns (1846–1917), the son of abolitionist George Luther Stearns, was a writer and abolitionist from Massachusetts during the 19th century. In addition to collaborating with Elizur Wright in ambitious abolitionist projects, such as the American Anti-Slavery Society, he is credited with several seminal works exploring the lives and careers of important American public figures and authors of note, including The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Life of Prince Otto von Bismarck, and The Life and Public Services of George Luther Stearns.
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| Born | January 4, 1846 Medford, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 21, 1917 (aged 71) Arlington, Massachusetts |
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Emilia Maciel (m. 1898) |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | George Luther Stearns |
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Biography
editFrank Preston Stearns was born in Medford, Massachusetts on January 4, 1846.[1]
He married Emilia Maciel on September 28, 1898, and they had one child.[1]
He died from a cerebral hemorrhage in Arlington, Massachusetts on January 21, 1917.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VIII. James T. White & Company. 1924. p. 231. Retrieved January 20, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Frank P. Stearns Dead". The Boston Globe. January 22, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved January 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Works by Frank Preston Stearns at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Frank Preston Stearns at the Internet Archive
- Frank Preston Stearns (1907). The Life and Public Services of George Luther Stearns. J.B. Lippincott Company.
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- Cambridge Sketches: The Colored Regiments
- Frank Preston Stearns (1906). The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne. J. B. Lippincott Company.
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