Charles H. Sweetser [SEP] occupation
Charles H. Sweetser
Charles H. Sweetser (August 25, 1841 – 1871) was an American author, journalist and editor. He was born in Athol, Massachusetts, in Worcester County and graduated from Amherst College in 1862. The poet Emily Dickinson was one of his cousins and his daughter, Kate Dickinson Sweetser, was also an author. He founded the New York publications "The Round Table" (one of the earliest literary weeklies in American printing) and the "New York Evening Mail". He died in Palatka
Kate Dickinson Sweetser
Kate Dickinson Sweetser (1870-1939) was an American author known in her time for writing juvenile fiction and compilations. She was born in New York City to Charles H. and Mary N. Sweetser. Her great-grandfather, Samuel Dickinson, was one of the founders of Amherst College in Massachusetts; she was also the cousin of poet Emily Dickinson.