Joel Barlow

Diplomat, Author

1754 – 1812

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Who was Joel Barlow?

Joel Barlow was an American poet, diplomat, and politician. In politics he supported the French Revolution and was an ardent Jeffersonian.

In his own time, Barlow was well known for the epic Vision of Columbus, though modern readers may be more familiar with The Hasty-Pudding. He also helped draft the Treaty of Tripoli in 1796, which includes the controversial and disputed phrase: "...the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion..."

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Born
Mar 24, 1754
Redding
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Dartmouth College
  • Yale University
Lived in
  • Connecticut
Died
Dec 26, 1812
Żarnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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