Benjamin Parke Avery

Benjamin Parke Avery (1828–1875) was an American journalist, poet, essayist,[1] printer,[2] and U.S. ambassador to China.[3][4] He died in Peking.[5]

Benjamin Parke Avery in 1874, U. S. Minister to China

Avery arrived in California aboard the Aurora in 1849. He worked as a prospector for a while before buying a drug store in North San Juan and then a newspaper in the mining town.[2]

He became part owner and editor for the Marysville Appeal. A newspaper he established in San Francisco was also contracted as state printer for California.[1]

He was friends with Charles Crocker and Leland Stanford.[1] His death received newspaper coverage and tribute.[1]

After his death, Edward Bosqui wrote a reminisce about him. Ina Coolbrith dedicated a poem to him. The California Historical Society has a collection of papers related to him.[6]

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References
  1. "Avery, Benjamin Parke 1828-1875 [WorldCat Identities]".
  2. May, Ernest R. (1951). "Benjamin Parke Avery: Including a Review of the Office of State Printer, 1850-72". California Historical Society Quarterly. 30 (2): 125–149. doi:10.2307/25156293. JSTOR 25156293.
  3. "Benjamin Parke Avery - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov.
  4. David Shavit (1990). The United States in Asia:A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing. ISBN 9780313267888. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. "Benjamin Parke Avery (1828-1875). Ayres, ed. 1917. The Reader's Dictionary of Authors". www.bartleby.com.
  6. Avery, Benjamin Parke; Coolbrith, Ina D; Erickson, Alice L. W (August 14, 1867). Benjamin Parke Avery miscellany. OCLC 122550132 – via Open WorldCat.
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