Background
Alden, John was born on August 30, 1860 in Hoosick Falls, New York, United States. Son of Edwin Painter and Martha A. (Andrews) Alden.
Alden, John was born on August 30, 1860 in Hoosick Falls, New York, United States. Son of Edwin Painter and Martha A. (Andrews) Alden.
9th in direct descent from John Alden, of the Mayflower. Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers, 1882, Master of Arts, 1885.
Sunshine Society, August 15, 1896 (died 1931). Reporter, Washington correspondent, dramatic editor, Brooklyn Times, 1882-1886. Managing editor Troy Press, 1887.
News editor New York Press, 1888.
Night editor Morning Advertiser, under John A. Cockerill, 1890-1893. Editorial writer and Albany correspondent, New York Recorder, 1893-1896.
Editor “Fame,” 1897-1902. Editor and editorial writer, Brooklyn Eagle, since 1901.
Has written more than 9,000 signed poems.
Home: Brooklyn, New New York
Married Cynthia May Westover, founder International.