Philip Hone

Philip Hone

Philip Hone 1780–1851, American diarist and politician, b. New York City. With his brother he built up a successful auctioneering business, which he later abandoned for politics. He was mayor of New York City in 1825. His diary (1828–51), opinionated and shrewd, contains valuable records of life in New York and of the development of the Whig party during that period.

Bibliography: See selections from his diary (ed. by B. Tuckerman, 2 vol., 1889) and by A. Nevins (2 vol., 1927; repr. 1971).

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Hone, Philip

Hone, Philip (1780–1851), New York businessman, Whig political leader, and member of social and literary circles. His diary, of which selections have been published (1889, 1927), gives a comprehensive description of New York life during the second quarter of the 19th century.

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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Hone, Philip." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Hone, Philip." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-HonePhilip.html

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