Sumner Lincoln Fairfield, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSumner Lincoln Fairfield
American poet
Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1803
Place of Birth: Warwick, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 06-Mar-1844
Profession: poet
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Sumner Lincoln Fairfield
- Sumner Lincoln Fairfield (June 25, 1803 – March 6, 1844) was an American poet, born in Warwick, Massachusetts to Dr.
- Abner Fairfield and Lucy Lincoln.
- From 1818 to 1820, he studied at Brown University, but he was compelled to leave after 2 years.
- He taught school in Georgia and South Carolina.
- In December 1825 he spent 4 months in England and when he returned he married Jane Frazee on September 20, 1826.
- Sumner had a very sensitive and melancholy personality and according to his wife Jane, "His nature was haughty, unbending, and reserved; he could not brook personal or newspaper attacks.
- I have seen him writhe under mental pain even upon a criticism of a poem."
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The Life of Sumner Lincoln Fairfield, Esq. by Jane Fairfield, New York, 1847. G.W.Wood, printer. Published by the author.
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