History of Ossipee, (Carroll County) New Hampshire United States of America

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Herbert Elliott ("Frederick Benton Williams") Hamblen - A Biography

Herbert Elliott ("Frederick Benton Williams") Hamblen, author, was born in Ossipee, N.H., Dec. 24, 1849; son of Andrew H. and Mary Susan (Small) Hamblen. He received a common school education in New York city; went to sea, attaining the position of chief mate, 1864-78; was a railroad engineer, 1880-94, and was employed as an aqueduct engineer by the city of New York after 1894. In 1896 he was brought into contact with W. S. Booth, librarian of the east side settlement, New York city. Mr. Booth urged him to write out some of his experiences and the hook On Many Seas was the result. Among his other works are The General Manager's Story (1898); Tom Benton's Luck (1898); The Story of a Yankee Boy (1898); We Win (1899); Scotty (1899); The Yarn of a Bucko Mate (1899), and numerous short stories for magazines.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor