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Photographer: Wikipedia
Caption: George Derby
Additional Description: George Horatio Derby (April 3, 1823 – May 15, 1861) was an early California humorist. He attended West Point with Ulysses S. Grant. Derby used the pseudonym "John P. Squibob" and its variants "John Phoenix" and "Squibob." Derby served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Topographic Corps. In his spare time, he wrote humorous anecdotes and burlesques, often under the guise of his pseudonyms.

His wit as both an engineer and Twain-era-humorist spawned a fan club that still exists today: E.Clampus Vitus. -- Wikipedia
Submitted: June 14, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p311180
File Size: 0.293 Megabytes

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