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William Livingston Alden (1837–1908) was a prominent American journalist, author, humorist, canoe enthusiast, and diplomat. He was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts on October 9, 1837. He attended Lafayette College; he transferred to Jefferson College after his father, Joseph Alden, was elected president. He graduated from Jefferson in 1858 and read law in New York City with William M. Evarts, joining the bar in 1860. He practiced law until 1866.〔 He then became a journalist, writing for the ''Scribner’s Monthly'', ''The Atlantic'', ''New York World'' and ''Daily Graphic.''〔〔 He later worked on the editorial staff of the ''New York Times'' and produced a weekly column called ""Minor Topics."〔The column was later renamed ''Topics of the Times'' in 1896 with Frederick Craig Mortimer as the author until 1926, when it was taken over by Simeon Strunsky until 1946.〕 He also wrote humor pieces and juvenile fiction. While in New York City he became an early member of the Theosophical Society, an esoteric organisation founded by Helena Blavatsky in 1875. He is also credited with bringing the sport of canoeing to the United States.〔 He founded the New York Canoe Club in 1871, which was the first canoeing organization in America. He was a founding member of the American Canoe Association and served as the first Commodore. He was appointed Consul General in Rome by President Grover Cleveland in 1885, a position he held until 1890.〔 He then lived in Paris, writing for the ''New York Herald'', and later living and writing in London.〔 He died in 1908.〔 ==References== 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「William L. Alden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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