James Kendall Hosmer

James Kendall Hosmer (born in Northfield, Massachusetts, 29 January 1834; died 11 May 1927[1]) was a United States educator, historian and writer.

James Kendall Hosmer
James Kendall Hosmer in August 1921
President of the American Library Association
In office
1902–1903
Preceded byJohn Shaw Billings
Succeeded byHerbert Putnam
Personal details
Born(1834-01-29)January 29, 1834
Northfield, Massachusetts, USA
DiedMay 11, 1927(1927-05-11) (aged 93)
Spouse(s)
  • Eliza A. Cutler
  • Jenny P. Garland
FatherGeorge Washington Hosmer
Alma materHarvard University
Occupation
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Unit52nd Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Biography

Hosmer was the son of Unitarian clergyman George Washington Hosmer. He graduated from Harvard in 1855. He then studied theology, and became pastor for a Unitarian congregation in Deerfield, Massachusetts, in 1860.[1] During the American Civil War, he served in the 52nd Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers. After the war, he felt himself unsuited for the ministry, and decided to seek other occupations.[1]

He was professor at Antioch College 1866–1872. From 1872 to 1874, he occupied the chair of English and German literature in the University of Missouri, and in 1874 was elected to a similar professorship in Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.

He left his professorship in Missouri to direct the Minneapolis Public Library 1892–1904. He was the 1902/3 president of the American Library Association, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Family

He married Eliza A. Cutler in 1863.[2] After her death in 1877, Hosmer married Jenny P. Garland.[1]

Literary works
  • Hosmer, James Kendall (1864). The color-guard; being a corporal's notes of military service in the Nineteenth army corps. Boston, Walker, Wise.
  • —— (1865). The Thinking Bayonet, a novel
  • —— (1879). A Short History of German Literature (St. Louis)
  • —— (1885). Life of Samuel Adams ("American Statesmen" series, Boston)
  • —— Story of the Jews ("Story of the Nations" series, New York, 1886)
  • —— (1888). The Life of Young Sir Henry Vane, Governor of Massachusetts Bay. New York, Harper.
  • —— (1890).A Short History of Anglo-Saxon Freedom
  • —— (1894). How Thankful Was Bewitched. Putnam.
  • —— (1901). A Short History of the Mississippi Valley
  • —— (1902). A Short History of the Louisiana Purchase
  • —— (1913). The appeal to arms, 1861-1863. New York, Harper.
  • —— (1907). Outcome of the Civil war, 1863-1865. New York, Harper. Upgrade source listing
  • —— (1912). The Last Leaf, reminiscences

Notes
  1. Buck, Solon J. (1932). "Hosmer, James Kendall". Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
  2. "Hosmer, James Kendall (1834-1927) · Jane Addams Digital Edition". digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

References
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
John Shaw Billings		 President of the American Library Association
1902–1903		 Succeeded by
Herbert Putnam


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