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Wolcott, Roger
Wolcott, Roger (1679–1767), after serving in the French and Indian Wars became prominent in the politics of his native Connecticut and served as its governor (1751–54). His Poetical Meditations (1725) contains A Brief Account of the Agency of the Honourable John Winthrop (in obtaining the Connecticut charter), a rugged attempt at an epic which is an interesting link between earlier New England elegies and the American epics of the Connecticut Wits. Wolcott's prose pamphlets were concerned with religious controversies.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Wolcott, Roger." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Wolcott, Roger." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-WolcottRoger.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Wolcott, Roger." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-WolcottRoger.html |
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Roger Wolcott
Roger Wolcott 1679-1767, American colonial governor of Connecticut, b. Windsor, Conn. A member of an influential Connecticut family, he became a judge and was prominent in the colonial assembly and the executive council before becoming governor (1750-54). He was second-in-command of the expedition that captured (1745) Louisburg in King George's War. Wolcott wrote Poetical Meditations (1725), the first book of verse published in Connecticut. He was the father of Oliver Wolcott. |
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"Roger Wolcott." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Roger Wolcott." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-WolcottR.html "Roger Wolcott." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-WolcottR.html |
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