Background
Brockett, Linus Pierpont was born on October 16, 1820 in Canton, Connecticut, United States. Son of Review Pierpont and Sarah (Sage) Brockett.
Brockett, Linus Pierpont was born on October 16, 1820 in Canton, Connecticut, United States. Son of Review Pierpont and Sarah (Sage) Brockett.
Attended Connecticut Literary Institute, Suffield, also Brown U. Graduated from Yale Medical School, 1843.
With Hartford (Connecticut) publishing house, various times, 1847-1857. Appointed commissioner to investigate idiocy in Connecticut, 1854, published findings, 1856. Moved to Brooklyn, 1860.
Editor Brooklyn Monthly, Brooklyn Advance.
Intense Union supporter. Author approximately 50 books including: The History and Progress of Education, 1860.
The Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln, 1865. Women's Work in the Civil War, 1867.
Married Lucy Maria Thacher, 1846, at least 1 child.