Background
Boker, George Henry was born on October 6, 1823 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Boker.
Boker, George Henry was born on October 6, 1823 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Boker.
Graduated from College of New Jersey (now Princeton), 1842.
Poet, playwright, Philadelphia. A founder Union League of Philadelphia, 1862, secretary, 1862-1871, president, 1878. United States minister to Turkey, 1871-1875.
Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia, 1875-1878.
President Philadelphia Club, 1878, Fairmount Park Commission, 1886-1890. Author: (plays) Calaynos, 1848, Anne Boleyn, 1850, The Betrothal, 1850, The World a Mask, 1851, The Widow’s Marriage, Leonor de Guzman, 1853, Francesca da Rimini, 1855, Nydia, 1885, Glaucus, 1886.
(poems) A Lesson of Life, 1848, Plays and Poems, 1856, Poems of the War, 1864, Königsmark, The Legend of the Hounds, and Other Poems, 1869.
George Henry Boker has been listed as a notable author, diplomat by Marquis Who's Who.
Married Julia Mandeville Riggs, 1844, at least 1 son, George.
