John Blair Linn (March 14, 1777 – August 30, 1804) was an American clergyman and poet.
John Blair Linn was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, on March 14, 1777.[1] William Linn, his father, was an academic administrator.[2]
Linn graduated from Columbia College in 1793.[1][3] He published in magazines and newspapers while at college.[4]
After college, Linn studied law in the office of Alexander Hamilton,[1] a friend of his father's,[5] but did not take to it.[6][7] After abandoning the law, he studied theology with Dirck Romeyn at Union College, receiving an MA in 1797.[6][8] He was ordained a Presbyterian clergyman in 1798 and became assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia on June 13, 1799.[1][2]
Shortly after his graduation from college, Linn wrote a play titled Bourville Castle, or the Gallic Maidens. The play premiered at John Street Theatre on January 16, 1797,[9] but was not successful.[1] He published five books of poetry and three prose works.[10]
He died of tuberculosis in Philadelphia on August 30, 1804.[1]
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