Sumner Lincoln Fairfield
Playwright, Author
1803 – 1844
Who was Sumner Lincoln Fairfield?
Sumner Lincoln Fairfield was an American poet, born in Warwick, Massachusetts to Dr. Abner Fairfield and Lucy Lincoln. From 1818 to 1820, he studied at Brown University, but he was compelled to leave after 2 years. He taught school in Georgia and South Carolina. In December 1825 he spent 4 months in England and when he returned he married Jane Frazee on September 20, 1826. Sumner had a very sensitive and melancholy personality and according to his wife Jane, "His nature was haughty, unbending, and reserved; he could not brook personal or newspaper attacks. I have seen him writhe under mental pain even upon a criticism of a poem."
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- Born
- Jun 25, 1803
Warwick - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Brown University
- Died
- Mar 6, 1844
New Orleans
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on July 23, 2013
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