William Henry Sparks (January 16, 1800 – January 13, 1882) was an American lawyer and occasional poet famous now only for his autobiographical memoir.
William Henry Sparks | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 16, 1800 |
| Died | January 13, 1882 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, Writer |
| Spouse | unknown |
Life edit
Sparks was born on St. Simon's Island, Georgia, and grew up in Greene County, Georgia. After studying law at Litchfield Law School in Connecticut, he opened a law practice in Greensboro, Georgia. He was elected to the Georgia legislature. By 1830 he moved to Natchez, Mississippi, to raise sugar.[1] From 1852–1861 he had a practice of law in New Orleans, Louisiana, in partnership with Judah P. Benjamin, later a cabinet officer of the Confederate States of America and then a successful attorney in England.[2] Sparks published his autobiographical "The Memories of Fifty Years" in 1870. The work consists of a wide variety of observations Sparks kept note of during his lifetime. Sparks died in Marietta, Georgia, on January 13, 1882.[3]
Works edit
- The Memories of Fifty Years (1870)
References edit
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. V., p. 393, New York: James T. White & Co. (1894).
- ^ Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. V, p. 623, New York: D. Appleton and Company (1888).
- ^ Who Was Who in America Historical Volume 1607-1896, Revised edition, 1967, p. 569, Chicago: Marquis Who's Who Incorporated.