Maria Briscoe Croker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Maria Briscoe Croker

American poet

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1875

Place of Birth: Charlotte Hall, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 06-May-1962

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Maria Briscoe Croker

  • Maria Briscoe Croker (April 24, 1875 – May 6, 1962) was an American poet and Maryland's first Poet laureate.
  • Croker was born at Charlotte Hall, Maryland in St.
  • Mary's County.
  • She attended St.
  • Mary's Seminary (now St.
  • Mary's College of Maryland), then Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University).
  • Maryland Governor J.
  • Millard Tawes appointed Croker Poet laureate in 1959.
  • In 1895 she married Edward Joseph Croker at Charlotte Hall Academy where her father Edward Briscoe taught literature.
  • One of Mrs.
  • Croker's ancestors, John Briscoe, came to Maryland with the settlers on the Ark and the Dove.
  • She has published three volumes of poetry and her poems are in roughly 50 anthologies.

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