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{{For|the fictional character|Benny Drake}}{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}}Benjamin Drake (1795 – April 1, 1841) historian, editor, and writer born in May's Lick, Mason County, Kentucky to Isaac Drake and Elizabeth Shotwell. His elder brother was the physician and author Daniel Drake. Benjamin co-founded and for seven years was the editor of the Cincinnati Chronicle. Literary work- Cincinnati in 1826. 1827
- The life and adventures of Black Hawk: with sketches of Keokuk, The Sac and Fox Indians, and the late Black Hawk War. 1838
- Tales and sketches, from the Queen City 1838
- Sketches of the civil and military services of William Henry Harrison 1840
- Life of Tecumseh: and of his brother The Prophet; with a historical sketch of the Shawanoe Indians. 1852
FamilyBenjamin married Maria Ogden on December 19, 1818 they had seven children: Francis, Elizabeth, Jane, Benjamin, Marie, James Fitch, and George. References- "Drake, Benjamin " American Authors 1600–1900. H. W. Wilson Company, NY 1938
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110607110616/http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/AF/family_group_record.asp?familyid=11517115&frompage=99 familysearch.org] Accessed March 2, 2010
External links- {{Gutenberg author |id=Drake,+Benjamin | name=Benjamin Drake}}
- {{Internet Archive author |sname=Benjamin Drake}}
- Benjamin Drake
- Biography of Benjamin Drake
{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Drake, Benjamin}} 5 : 1795 births|1841 deaths|American historians|American newspaper editors|People from Mason County, Kentucky |