James Terry White
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James Terry White was a poet from the United States, best known for Captive Memories.
Quick Facts About James Terry White
- Born
- July 3, 1845
- Died
- April 3, 1920
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Poet
- Notable works
- Captive Memories
About James Terry White
James Terry White was an American publisher and poet. Given his wide range of interests and involvement in various businesses and cultural activities, he was reputed to be a Renaissance man. In 1862, he joined the San Francisco publishing firm H. H. Bancroft & Co. In 1869, White founded a publishing company bearing his name, James T. White Co. in San Francisco; and in 1886, with his son George Derby White, moved its headquarters to New York City. The firm published the first edition of The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography in 1891. At the death of his son in 1939, thirty-one volumes had been published, each containing about 1,000 biographies and 450 pages.
Biography source: Wikipedia
