Background
Landon, Melville De Lancey was born on September 7, 1839 in Eaton, New York, United States. Son of John and Nancy (Marsh) Landon.
Landon, Melville De Lancey was born on September 7, 1839 in Eaton, New York, United States. Son of John and Nancy (Marsh) Landon.
Graduate Union College, 1861, Master of Arts
Served short time in Treasury Department, Washington. On staff of General A. L. Chetlain in Civil War. Reached rank of major.
Resigned from army, 1864.
Cotton planter in Arkansas and Louisiana, 1864-1867. Traveled in Europe; became secretary United States Legation at Saint St. Petersburg.
Returned to the United States, 1870. Lecturer; president New York News Association Author: Saratoga in 1901, 1870.
History of the Franco-Prussian War, 1871.
Wit, Humor and Pathos, 1875. Wit and Humor of the Age, 1880. Kings of Platform and Pulpit, 1887.
Thirty Years of Wit, 1890.
Eli Perkins on Money—Gold, Silver or Bimetallism, 1895. Address: New York, New New York
Served short time in Treasury Department, Washington.
Married Emily Louise Smith, 1875.