Author: Miller, James William
Biography:
MILLER, James William (c 1802-29: WBIS)
Most of the information available about Miller comes from the preface to his posthumous volume, which was compiled by a friend who laments his genius and the indecision that characterized his short life. He was a Boston gentleman with--at the time of his death--sisters and a widowed mother. He must have been an occasional contributor to newspapers and periodicals. At some point he studied law in Middleborough MA; in 1828 he was appointed briefly as sub-editor to manage the Boston business of John Neal's Yankee and Boston Literary Gazette. In December 1828 he left for the Spanish West Indies, where he had secured a grant of land. But he fell ill and died there: one journal that published a poem later says he died in the "Isle de Bigues"--possibly the Bay Islands. (WorldCat; Imperial Magazine 12 [1830] 8) HJ
Other Names:
- James W. Miller