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George Thomas Lanigan (1845–1886)
Lanigan, George Thomas. An American journalist and poet; born in Canada, Dec. 10, 1845; died in Philadelphia, Feb. 5, 1886. In Montreal, with Robert Graham, he founded the Free Lance, a journal of satire and humor; now published under the name Evening Star. In the United States he was connected with various journals. His writings include: ‘Canadian Ballads’ (1864); ‘Fables Out of the World’ (1878), by “George Washington Æsop.” ‘The Amateur Orlando’ and ‘A Threnody’ (for the Ahkoond of Swat) are among his most successful humorous poems.