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Frederic Thomas Somerby

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Frederic Thomas Somerby or F.T. Somerby (1814–1871) was a painter and "sporting writer" in Boston, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century.[1][2][3] As an author he contributed to Spirit of the Times. He also worked as a decorative painter and kept a studio in Cornhill (ca.1848-1869);[4][5] clients included the Nantucket County Whigs.[6] Examples of artwork by Somerby reside in the collection of Historic New England.

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  1. ^ Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography, v.5. NY: D. Appleton and Co., 1888
  2. ^ William Cushing (1885), Initials and pseudonyms, New York: T. Y. Crowell & co., OCLC 3029485, OL 24155152M
  3. ^ "A Modern Ancient-Prophecy." Historical Magazine (NY), Feb. 1872
  4. ^ Boston Directory, 1848; Boston Almanac, 1864; Boston Commercial Directory, 1869
  5. ^ Mascolo. "Newburyport Antiques Show Sparkles Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine." Antiques and the Arts, 2005
  6. ^ "Grand Mass Convention of the Whigs of Massachusetts 100000 Whigs in the City of Boston." Boston Daily Atlas; Date: 09-20-1844
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