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Henry William Ellsworth (May 14, 1814 – August 14, 1864) was an American attorney, author, poet and diplomat who served as Minister to Sweden. ==Life and career== The grandson of Oliver Ellsworth and son of Henry L. Ellsworth, Henry William Ellsworth was born in Windsor, Connecticut on May 14, 1814.〔Arthur Wesley Shumaker, (A History of Indiana Literature ), 1962, page 51〕 He graduated from Yale University in 1834,〔William Turner Coggeshall, (The Poets and Poetry of the West ), 1864, page 316〕 graduated from the New Haven Law School,〔Yale University, (Obituary Record of Graduates ), 1870, pages 172 to 173〕 and became an attorney in Lafayette, Indiana.〔Kate Milner Rabb, (A Tour Through Indiana in 1840: The Diary of John Parsons of Petersburg, Virginia ), 1920, page 241〕 In 1844 he was a Democratic Presidential elector from Indiana.〔Yale University, (Obituary Record of Graduates ), 1870, pages 172 to 173〕 In 1845 he was appointed by President James K. Polk as Minister to Sweden and Norway, and he remained until 1849.〔Joel Myerson, (Studies in the American Renaissance ), 1991, page 148〕 Upon returning to the United States, Ellsworth resumed practicing law, and was retained by Samuel F. B. Morse to handle several lawsuits concerning the validity of Morse's telegraph patents.〔Don Lago, (On the Viking Trail: Travels in Scandinavian America ), 2004, page 33〕 Ellsworth was a poet and frequent contributor to ''The Knickerbocker'' magazine.〔McBride's Magazine, (Literary Men as Diplomatistes ), Volume 62, 1898, page 143〕 His best known poems include "''Lines to an Absent Wife''" and "''The Cholera King''".〔Oliver Hampton Smith, (Early Indiana Trials and Sketches ), 1858, pages 223 to 224〕 He was also an author of historical and other works, including 1838's "''Valley of the Upper Wabash, Indiana''".〔Henry William Ellsworth, (Valley of the Upper Wabash, Indiana ), 1838, title page〕 Ellsworth died in New Haven, Connecticut on August 14, 1864.〔Yale University, (Yale Literary Magazine ), 1864, page 184〕 He was buried in Lafayette's Greenbush Cemetery.〔(Gravestone photo, Henry W. Ellsworth ) at (Find A Grave ), accessed March 6, 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry W. Ellsworth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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