James Parton
1822–91
American biographer and writer. Born in Canterbury, England, and brought up in New York state, becoming a US citizen in 1845. His most important biographical work was the Life of Andrew Jackson (1859–60).
Source
ANB.
Bibliography
ANB: American national biography. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. 24 vols. and supplement. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1999–2002.
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