Bryant, William Cullen

(1794-1878), poet, first won distinction by his poem ‘‘The Embargo”’ in 1807. He was editor-in-chief of the New York Evening Post from 1828 to 1878. The paper was noted for its democratic spirit and strongly supported the government during the Civil War. He aided in forming the Republican party and entered zealously into all public questions. His most famous poem was ‘‘ Thanatopsis.”” Bryn Mawr College, near Philadelphia, was founded in 1884 by Jas. W. Taylor, M. D.