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Charles Farrar Browne (April 26, 1834 – March 6, 1867) was an American humor writer, better known under his nom de plume, Artemus Ward, which as a character, an illiterate rube with "Yankee common sense", Browne also played in public performances.
Artemas Ward was born at Shrewsbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1727 to Nahum Ward (1684–1754) and Martha (Howe) Ward. [2] He was the sixth of seven children. His father had broad and successful career interests as a sea captain, merchant, land developer, farmer, lawyer and jurist. As a child he attended the common schools and ...
Artemus Ward (1834–1867), pen name of Charles Farrar Browne, American humor writer; Statue of Artemas Ward, a 1936 statue in Ward Circle, Washington, D.C. SS Artemas Ward, a U.S. Liberty ship used in World War II
After the war's conclusion, Ward moved back to his hometown and worked in the local court system. A year before the American Revolutionary War began in 1775, Ward was commissioned as a Brigadier General by the Massachusetts Provincial Congress on October 27, 1774. Ward was promoted to Commander in Chief of Massachusetts' colonial army on May 19 ...
The lecture circuit hosted the US's precursory stand-up comedians, with humorists like Artemus Ward and Mark Twain. [5] [6] [7] Twain prepared, rehearsed, revised and adapted his material for his popular humorous presentations. [8] [9]
The notorious crimes of Sante Kimes and her son Kenny are featured on NBC's 'Dateline: The Devil Wore White'
This photo features Charles, Camilla, Will, Kate, Harry, Meghan, and Charles's three grandchildren: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. Chris Jackson/Getty Images 2018
The General Artemas Ward House is a historic house at 786 Main Street in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Commonly known as the "Artemas Ward House", it was the lifelong home of Artemas Ward, American Major General in the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]