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James Kirke Paulding
American government official (–)
James Kirke Paulding (August 22, – April 6, ) was an American writer and, for a time, the United States Secretary of the Navy.
9th president
Paulding's early writings were satirical and violently anti-British, as shown in The Diverting History of John Bull and Brother Jonathan (). He wrote numerous long poems and serious histories. Among his novels are Konigsmarke, the Long Finne () and The Dutchman's Fireside ().
He is best known for creating the inimitable Nimrod Wildfire, the "half horse, half alligator" in The Lion of the West (), and as collaborator with William Irving and Washington Irving in Salmagundi. (–08).
How old was martin van buren when he became presidentPaulding was also, by the mids, an ardent and outspoken defender of slavery, and he later endorsed southern secession from the union.
Biography
James Kirke Paulding was born on August 22, ,[1] at Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York.
His parents were William Paulding and Catherine Ogden.[2
