| Intro | United States poet |
| Was | Poet |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Literature |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 25 May 1814 |
| Death |
23 May 1877 (aged 63 years) |
‘William Howe Cuyler Hosmer or William H. C. Hosmer (born in Avon, New York, 25 May 1814; died there, 23 May 1877) was a United States poet.
Biography
He was a son of lawyer George Hosmer. He graduated at the University of Vermont in 1841, studied law, and became a master in chancery at Avon, and in 1854 was appointed clerk in the New York City Custom House. He was a student of the character and lore of the Native Americans in the United States, and traveled extensively among the tribes of Florida and Wisconsin.
Literary works
- The Fall of Tecumseh, a drama (Avon, 1830)
- The Themes of Song (Rochester, 1834)
- The Pioneers of Western New York (Boston, 1838)
- The Months (1847)
- Yonnondio, or the Warriors of Genesee (New York, 1844)
- Bird-Notes (1850)
- Indian Traditions and Songs (1850)
- Legend of the Senecas (1850)
- Poetical Works, a collection of the above-listed works (2 vols., 1854)