Jonathan Odell (1737-1818). Courtesy University of New Brunswick.
Rev. Jonathan Odell (25 September 1737 - 25 November 1818) was a Loyalist Canadian poet.[1]
Life[]
Odell was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1737 to Temperance and John Odell.
He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) as a teacher in 1754. He later returned to Princeton, earning a degree in medicine in 1759.[2]
While he was trained in medicine, instead of pursuing a career as a doctor he joined the Church of England ministry. As a minister he preached as parish priest at Burlington and Mount Holly, New Jersey.
Jonathan Odell, courtesy New Brunswick Museum.
When the revolution broke out Odell became a strong Loyalist and wrote poetry promoting the Loyalist cause. He was brought before the New Jersey Provincial Congress for such actions and on July 20, 1776 he was ordered to sign a loyalty oath and remain within 8 miles of the Burlington County courthouse. In December of that year he fled to New York City, with the help of local citizens, and served as an administrator and satiric poet-propagandist for the British cause.
After the war in 1784 he emigrated to New Brunswick, Canada, where he received the post of provincial secretary as a reward for his loyalty.[3] He continued to write poetry and prose until his death in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- The Times: A satirical poem, written during the American Revolution. NJ: 1812.
- The Loyal Verses of Joseph Stansbury and Doctor Jonathan Odell Relating to the American Revolution (edited by Winthrop Sargent). Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1860.
- The New Brunswick Poems: A selection (edited by Robert Gibbs). Kingston, ON: Loyal Colonies Press, 1982.
Non-fiction[]
- An Essay on the Elements, Accents, and Prosody of the English Language. London: G. Sydney, for J. Budd, 1805.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[4]
See also[]
References[]
Fonds[]
- Jonathan Odell Collection at Princeton University
Notes[]
- ↑ Edelberg, Cynthia. Jonathan Odell, Loyalist Poet of the American Revolution. Duke University Press, 1987. (ISBN 0822307162)
- ↑ Jonathan Odell House, My New Brunswick. Web, Apr. 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Jonathan Odell Collection, 1750-1780: Finding Aid C1151". Accessed December 5, 2008.
- ↑ Search results = au:Jonathan Odell, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Sep. 17, 2018.
External links[]
- Poems
- Odell, Jonathan (1737-1818) (4 poems) at Representative Poetry Online
- Books
- Jonathan Odell at Amazon.com
- About
- Jonathan Odell at the New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia
- Odell, Jonathan in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
- Loyalist Lowdown: The Jonathan Odell edition at Atlantic Loyalist Connections
- Etc.
- Jonathan Odell House at My New Brunswick
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