James Kirke Paulding

James Kirke Paulding ( born August 22, 1778 in Nine Partners, New York, † April 6, 1860 in Hyde Park, New York ) was an American writer and U.S. Secretary of the Navy.

Biography

Writing career

Paulding was related by his sister Julia Paulding, wife of William Irving, with his brother Washington Irving. Along with these he founded in 1807 appearing to 1808 satirical magazine Salmagundi in which the three written under many pseudonyms also changing all the posts. However, he was also self- satirical article reviews such as by Joseph Rodman Drake, who wrote articles under the pseudonym Croaker in the daily Evening Post. On the other hand, he wrote themselves in turn article in the magazine The Analectic Magazine.

In the following years he published publications, ranging from novels and satire to biographical works. His most important books were:

  • The Diverting History of John Bull and Brother Jonathan (1812 )
  • The Lay of the Scotch Fiddle (1813 )
  • The backwoodsman (1818 )
  • A Sketch of Old England by a New England Man (1822 )
  • Koning mark, the Long Finne (1823 )
  • John Bull in America, or the New Munchausen (1825 )
  • The Merry Tales of the Three Wise Men of Gotham (1826 )
  • The New Mirror for Travellers (1828 )
  • Tales of the Good Woman, by a Doubtful Gentleman ( 1829)
  • Chronicles of the City of Gotham, from the Papers of a Retired Common Councilman ( 1830)
  • The Dutchman 's Fireside (1831 )
  • Westward Ho! (1832 )
  • Life of George Washington ( 1835)
  • View of Slavery in the United States ( 1836)
  • The Book of St. Nicholas ( 1837)
  • A Gift from Fairy Land (1838 )
  • The Old Continental, or the Price of Liberty (1846 )
  • The Puritan and His Daughter (1849 )

In addition, he was a personal friend of Edgar Allan Poe and tried in vain for this to the publication of the articles in various magazines, Poe was able to write but its the only novel Arthur Gordon Pym 's report persuaded 1838.

Rise to U.S. Secretary of the Navy

In addition to his literary work, he was an employee of the Navy Department in 1815 (United States Department of the Navy ) was there initially to 1823 secretary of the authority of the Navy Commissioners ( Board of Navy Commissioners ). Then he was between 1824-1838 Navy Agent of the Port Authority of New York (Port Authority of New York).

On 1 July 1838 he was finally appointed in his cabinet itself by President Martin Van Buren Metro Secretary of the Navy (U.S. Secretary of the Navy ) and has held this post until the end of Van Buren's presidency on March 4, 1841.

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