Edmund Clarence Stedman

Edmund Clarence Stedman 1833-1908, American banker, poet, and critic, b. Hartford, Conn., attended Yale. A successful Wall St. broker, he was also one of the leading poets of his time although his somewhat derivative poetry, similar to Tennyson's in style, is little read today. As critic he wrote his most significant works, Victorian Poets (1876) and The Poets of America (1885); he compiled the excellent collections A Victorian Anthology (1895) and An American Anthology (1900).

Bibliography: See his Poems (1908).

Stedman, Edmund Clarence (1833–1908),was both a poet and a successful Wall Street broker, as may be seen in his most famous work, Pan in Wall Street, a poem published in The Blameless Prince (1869). Also an essayist and critic, he was a noted literary figure in his time, although later critics have considered his several volumes of verse, collected in Poetical Works (1873), to be rather frigid reflections of the genteel tradition, or echoes of Tennyson and other contemporary poets. His work as a critic was of higher rank, particularly in his notable edition of Poe with G.E. Woodberry, and in The Poets of America (2 vols., 1885). This work, along with A Library of American Literature (11 vols., 1888–90), edited with Ellen M. Hutchinson, and An American Anthology (1900), did much to establish both a finer appreciation of and a greater interest in American literature.

Mortimer, Edmund, 3rd earl of March (1352–81). March inherited at the age of 8 and married a daughter of Lionel, duke of Clarence, second son of Edward III, who brought him vast possessions, particularly in Ireland. In 1377, when Richard II succeeded as a child, March was a member of the Regency Council and was influential both in Parliament and in the field, especially in Scottish matters. From 1379 he served as king's lieutenant in Ireland but died in Cork. Through his marriage, March established a family claim to the throne. His great-grandson was Richard, duke of York, whose son gained the throne as Edward IV.

J. A. Cannon