Charles William Hubner (January 16, 1835 - 1929) was an American writer. He wrote for newspapers, edited them, taught music, wrote poetry, was a Confederate officer, and wrote books. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland to a family from Germany.[1] His mother was from Bavaria and he travelled there and in other parts of Europe including Switzerland. He served in the Confederate Army. He contributed to and edited various newspapers.
He married Ida A. Southworth in 1865.[2] She died in 1876. He married Frank Whitney in 1877.[1]
The New York Times called him the poet laureate of the South.[3]
He is buried at Oakland Cemetery along with several family members including his first wife Ida.[4]
S. J. Karina described him as a minor poet unworthy of a revival and wrote that he never adapted to the realism that supplanted his "commonplace" writing style.[5]
Books
edit- Souvenirs of Luther (1872)
- Wildflowers, a book of poems (1876)
- Cinderella or the Silver Slipper (1879), a lyrical drama
- Modern Communism (1880)
- Poems and Essays (1881)
- Prince and Fairy (1883), a lyrical drama[1]
- Representative Southern Poets (1906)
Further reading
edit- Charles W. Hubner, Poet Laureate of the South by Mary Hubner Walker, Cherokee Publishing Company (1976)[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. 2. J.T. White. 1892. p. 142. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ "Hubner, Charles W. (Charles William), 1835-1929". Social Networks and Archival Content. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ "Charles William Huber.; Poet Laureate of South, Painter and Musician, Dies at 93". The New York Times. January 4, 1929. p. 18. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ Upthegrove, Larry (July 24, 2017). "Resident Spotlight: Major Charles Hubner, Poet Laureate of the South". Oakland Cemetery. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Karina, S. J. (Spring 1977). "Charles W. Hubner: Poet Laureate of the South by Mary Hubner Walker". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. Vol. 36, no. 1. Tennessee Historical Society. pp. 134–136. JSTOR 42623789. Retrieved November 20, 2022.