Benjamin Drake

Benjamin Drake was a historian, editor, and writer born 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. 1827The life and adventures of Black Hawk: with sketches of Keokuk, The Sac and Fox Indians, and the late Black Hawk War. 1838Tales and sketches, from the Queen City 1838Sketches of the civil and military services of William Henry Harrison 1840Life of Tecumseh: and of his brother The Prophet; with a historical sketch of the Shawanoe Indians. 1852

Family

Benjamin married Maria Ogden on December 19, 1818, they had seven children: Francis, Elizabeth, Jane, Benjamin, Marie, James Fitch, and George.