Ernest Howard Crosby | |
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 Ernest Howard Crosby in 1904 | |
| Born | (1856-11-04)November 4, 1856 |
| Died | January 3, 1907(1907-01-03) (aged 50) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Margaret Eleanor Crosby Maunsell Schieffelin Crosby |
Ernest Howard Crosby (November 4, 1856 – January 3, 1907) was an American reformer,georgist, andauthor.[1]
Crosby was born inNew York City in 1856. He was the son of the Rev. Dr.Howard Crosby (1826–1891), a Presbyterian minister,[2] and Margaret Evertson Givan, a descendant of the prominent Dutch Evertson family. Crosby was a relative of prolific hymn-writer and rescue mission workerFanny Crosby.[3]
He was educated atNew York University and theColumbia Law School. He was a member of the Delta Phi fraternity during his time at New York University.[4]
While a member of the State Assembly (1887–1889), he introduced three high-license bills, all vetoed by the GovernorDavid Bennett Hill. From 1889 to 1894, he was judge of theMixed Court of the First Instance atAlexandria, Egypt.[4]
He became an exponent of the theories ofCount Tolstoy, whom he visited before his return to America; his relations with the greatRussian later ripened into intimate friendship, and he devoted himself in America largely to promulgating Tolstoy's ideas of universal peace. His book,Plain Talk in Psalm and Parable (1899), was widely commended by such writers asBjörnson,Kropotkin, andZangwill.
Crosby was avegetarian and supporter ofanimal rights,[5] authoring an essay entitled "The Meat Fetish", published in theHumanitarian League's quarterly publication, theHumane Review in 1904;[6] this was later published as a pamphlet. He was also president of the New York Vegetarian Society.[7]
Like the Englishman Edward Carpenter, the subject of his bookPoet and Prophet, Crosby's poetry (in the volumeSwords and Plowshares) followed the example of Whitman's free verse.[8][1]
Crosby died of pneumonia inBaltimore, Maryland on January 3, 1907. His remains were transported to New York and he was buried inRhinebeck, New York, where he maintained an estate.
In 1881, Crosby married Frances (Fanny) Kendall Schieffelin,[9] daughter ofHenry Maunsell Schieffelin. Their children wereMargaret Eleanor andMaunsell Schieffelin Crosby.[10]
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