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Philip Morin Freneau | |
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Born | New York City, British America | January 2, 1752
Died | December 18, 1832 Matawan, New Jersey | (aged 80)
Occupation | Poet, writer, polemicist |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | College of New Jersey (1771) |
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Philip Morin Freneau[1] (January 2, 1752 – December 18, 1832) was an American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain and early American newspaper editor sometimes called the "Poet of the American Revolution". Through his Philadelphia newspaper, the National Gazette, he was a strong critic of George Washington and a proponent of Jeffersonian policies.
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