Background
Hamlin, John was born on January 16, 1880 in Verdi, Nevada, United States. Son of Sylvester Augustus and Mary Ellen (Meacham) Hamlin.
Hamlin, John was born on January 16, 1880 in Verdi, Nevada, United States. Son of Sylvester Augustus and Mary Ellen (Meacham) Hamlin.
Student Reno High School, 1893-1895, University of Nevada, 1895-1899.
Boyhood years lived in lumber camps in Nevada and California. Moved to Reno, Nevada, in 1890. Reporter Nevada State Journal, 1900-1902, Reno Evening Gazette, 1902-1903.
Opened Reno Free Library, 1904.
Chief librarian till 1913. With Paul Elder Company, San Francisco, 1914-1919.
Author since 1900.
Member League of Western Writers. Clubs: California Writer’s (president Oakland branch, 1930-1931).
Married Rebie Kelley, 1913.