Margaret Hunt Brisbane

Margaret Hunt Brisbane
"A Woman of the Century"
BornMargaret Hunt
February 11, 1858 (1858-02-11)
Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJanuary 5, 1925(1925-01-05) (aged 66)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Pen name
  • Johny Hunt
  • Mrs. Johny Hunt Brisbane
Occupationpoet
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Notable worksPoems 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.

  1. ^ a b "Southern Poet, Margaret hunt Brisbane, Dies in New Orleans". Louisiana Digital Library. 5 January 1925. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ Deavours 1922, p. 37.

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