Jonathan Odell
Born September 25, 1737Newark, New JerseyDied November 25, 1818Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Clergyman, physician, essayist, satirist, spy
"Thou hast supported an atrocious ...
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Jonathan Odell was a master of Loyalist invective who poured satirical verse into Rivington's New York Royal Gazette and other Tory publications throughout the Revolution. A true believer who found no...
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A physician, Church of England clergyman, poet, and wit, Jonathan Odell of New Jersey emerged as one of the Tories' most trenchant satirists during the American War of Independence. When on 14 June 17...
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