Person Detail: George Horatio Derby

General Information:
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.
Author's Timeline:
1823		(Unknown) County George Horatio Derby was born in Dedham, Massachusetts, in 1823.
1861		(Unknown) County George Derby died in New York in 1861.
1846		Orange County Derby graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1846.
1856		(Unknown) County Phoenixiana; or, Sketches and Burlesques (Pub: New York, D. Appleton and Company. ISBN: ) Collection of humorous sketches.
1856		(Unknown) County Derby moved to New York in 1856.
1865		(Unknown) County The Squibob Papers (Pub: New York: Carlton, Publisher. ISBN: ) Collection of humorous writings.
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.