BARLOW, JOEL
\bˈɑːlə͡ʊ], \bˈɑːləʊ], \b_ˈɑː_l_əʊ]\
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(1754-1812), born in Connecticut, was graduated at Yale College and, as one of the "Hartford Wits," distinguished himself in literature, especially by the publication of his epic poem, "The Vision of Columbus," in 1787. Going abroad as a land-agent in 1788, he engaged in Republican politics in England and France, negotiated the treaty with Algiers in 1795, and devoted himself for several years to literary and mercantile pursuits, residing at Paris. Other poems of his were "Hasty Pudding" and "The Columbiad." In 1805 he returned to America. Appointed in 1811 minister to Napoleon, he died in Poland in 1812. Life by Todd.
By John Franklin Jameson
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