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William Henry Leonard Poe, often referred to as Henry Poe (January 30, 1807 – August 1, 1831), was an American sailor, amateur poet and the older brother of Edgar Allan Poe and Rosalie Poe.
- Sailor, Clerk, Amateur poet, Writer
Jul 3, 2014 · Many know Edgar Allan Poe, the esteemed poet and writer of horror and mystery fiction. Many are unaware; however, that Poe had an older brother, Henry, “The Pirate”. Nicknamed for his sailing expeditions, William Henry Leonard Poe (who went by Henry) was a sailor and a poet.
Oct 4, 2013 · Typically going by the name Henry, he was a poet, like his famous sibling, and a hard-drinking sailor. Orphaned and raised apart, the two reunited in adulthood and roomed together in Baltimore,...
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Sep 4, 2011 · William Henry Leonard Poe was born in Boston, January 30, 1807, and was soon taken to Baltimore, where his grandfather had something to do with his upbringing. His godfather, Henry Didier, (2) helped to educate him and later took him into his counting house.
In 1827, Poe’s brother, William Henry Leonard Poe, published in the Baltimore North American a fictional narrative titled “The Pirate.” (Henry, as he was always called, lived most of his short life in Baltimore and published a number of poems and other pieces in the Baltimore North American.
Oct 28, 2019 · In 1827, Poe’s brother, William Henry Leonard Poe, published in the Baltimore North American a fictional narrative titled “The Pirate.” (Henry, as he was always called, lived most of his short life in Baltimore and published a number of poems and other pieces in the Baltimore North American.
Feb 16, 2020 · This is of the most important contributions made by Henry Poe as it obviously refers to a pocketbook belonging to Mrs. David Poe which contained locks of hair of his father David, his mother Elizabeth Arnold Poe, and his sister Rosalie, probably Henry's only inheritance from his parents.