Person Detail: George Horatio Derby

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Full Name: George Horatio Derby | ||
Biography: (1823-1861) Humorist. George Derby graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He used the pseudonyms John P. Squibob, John Phoenix, and Squibob. |
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1823 |
(Unknown) County George Horatio Derby was born in Dedham, Massachusetts, in 1823. |
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1861 |
(Unknown) County George Derby died in New York in 1861. |
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1846 |
Orange County Derby graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1846. |
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1856 |
(Unknown) County Phoenixiana; or, Sketches and Burlesques (Pub: New York, D. Appleton and Company. ISBN: ) Collection of humorous sketches. |
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1856 |
(Unknown) County Derby moved to New York in 1856. |
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1865 |
(Unknown) County The Squibob Papers (Pub: New York: Carlton, Publisher. ISBN: ) Collection of humorous writings. |
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1861 |
(Unknown) County George Derby was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery in Saint Louis, Missouri. His remains were removed years later to the cemetery at West Point, New York. |
