Elisha Ticknor [SEP] date of death
Elisha Ticknor
Elisha Ticknor (25 March 1757 Lebanon, Connecticut - 22 June 1821 Hanover, New Hampshire) was an educator and merchant primarily in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the father of George Ticknor, who became a professor and renowned expert at Harvard University in the history and criticism of Spanish literature.
Biography.
In 1774, Ticknor's parents moved their family and farm from Lebanon, Connecticut, to Lebanon, New Hampshire, and he continued helping on it.
After he graduated from Dartmouth College in
Ticknor
Ticknor is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Anna Eliot Ticknor (1823–1896), American author and educator
- Ben Ticknor (1909–1979), American football player
- Duane Ticknor, assistant basketball coach for the Sacramento Kings
- Elisha Ticknor (1757–1821), educator and merchant, father of Boston author George Ticknor
- George Ticknor (1791–1871), American academician and Hispanist
- George Ticknor (journalist) (1822–1866), lawyer, and later a journalist
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