Thomas Nelson Page - age: 69

Thomas Nelson Page

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An American lawyer and postbellum writer, he is known for his nostalgic, Old South-themed works. His novels include Two Little Confederates, In Ole Virginia, Red Rock, and The Old South.He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Italy during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson.He studied at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia during the time when Robert E. Lee was serving as president of the university.

BEFORE FAME

He taught children in order to finance his college education at Washington and Lee University. He later received his law degree from the University of Virginia.

PERSONAL LIFE

Born on his family's plantation in Hanover County, Virginia, he traced his roots back to the first English settlement at Jamestown. In 1886, he married Anne Seddon Bruce.

The meaning of the name Page: Attendant

Famous Quotes
I have rarely seen the face of a mechanic in the action of creation which was not fine, never one which was not earnest and impressive.

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Novelist Thomas Nelson Page were born on Saturday, birthstone is Diamond, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of , it is 110 days until Thomas Nelson Page next birthday.

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