Frederick Myron Colby, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick Myron Colby

American writer, educator and politician

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1848

Date of Death: 19-May-1920

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Frederick Myron Colby (December 9, 1848, Warner, New Hampshire – May 19, 1920, Warner) was an American writer, educator and politician. Colby wrote for a variety of publications aimed at youths such as The Youth's Companion and St.
Nicholas.
He was also a regular contributor to Granite Monthly.
He also wrote a series of historical books aimed primarily at children.
He was the head of Simonds Free High School in his hometown of Warner, New Hampshire, from 1910 to 1915.
He was a Democrat who held a variety of local offices in Warner and ran unsuccessfully for the U.S.
Congress in 1908.
His wife was the writer, H.
Maria George Colby.