Parton

(James), author, b. Canterbury, England, 9 Feb. 1822. Was taken to the United States when a child and educated at New York. He married Mi Will is, “Fannie Fern,” and has written many biographies, including Lives of Thomas Jefferson, ’74, and of Voltaire, ’81. He has also written on Topics of the Time , ’71, and Church Taxation . He resided in New York till ’75 when he removed to New bury port, Ma achusetts.