George Putnam Upton was born inRoxbury, Massachusetts on October 25, 1834.[1] He took anMA atBrown University in 1854, and soon after started writing for newspapers inChicago. In 1862, Upton became the music critic for theChicago Tribune.[2] He became the senior editor at theTribune in 1881 and remained in the post until 1905. A. C. McClurg & Co. published several of his books.
He married Sara E. Bliss in 1861. He remarried to Georgiana S. Wood on September 21, 1880.[1]
Upton died from pneumonia at his home in Chicago on May 19, 1919.[2][3] He was interred atOak Woods Cemetery.[4]
^Upton, George P. (George Putnam) (May 17, 1869)."Letters of Peregrine Pickle [pseud]". Chicago, The Western News Company. RetrievedMay 17, 2020 – via Internet Archive.