Joel Benton
Joel Benton (May 29, 1832 – September 15, 1911) was an American writer, poet and lecturer. Biography. Benton was born in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York. He worked as a teacher, writer and lecturer. As well as producing poetry, he wrote "Emerson As A Poet" (1882), "The Truth About Protection" (1892), "Greeley on Lincoln" (1893), "In the Poe Circle" (1899) and "The Life of Phineas T. Barnum". He died in 1911 in Poughkeepsie.