Margaret Hunt Brisbane | |
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Born | Margaret Hunt February 11, 1858 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | January 5, 1925 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 66)
Pen name |
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Occupation | poet |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Notable works | Poems by Margaret Hunt Brisbane |
Spouse |
Howard P. Brisbane (m. 1883) |
Margaret Hunt Brisbane (née, Hunt; after marriage, Hunt, though also known as, Mrs. Howard; pen names, Johny Hunt and Mrs. Johny Hunt Brisbane; February 11, 1858 – January 5, 1925) was an American poet of the Confederacy.[1] She was also a magazine writer of national repute, and a popular contributor to New Orleans newspapers.[1] A native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, she came from a literary family. She was married in 1883, and for many years made her home in New Orleans.[2] Poems by Margaret Hunt Brisbane was published in 1925.