As per our current Database, Edwin Markham has been died on Mar 7, 1940 (age 87).
When Edwin Markham die, Edwin Markham was 87 years old.
| Popular As | Edwin Markham |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Age | 87 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Born | April 23, 1852 (Oregon) |
| Birthday | April 23 |
| Town/City | Oregon |
| Nationality | Oregon |
Edwin Markham’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
Edwin Markham was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Poet Laureate of Oregon whose verse works include The Shoes of Happiness and Gates of Paradise. He published two prose works -- Children in Bondage and California the Wonderful -- in 1914.
He attended a Christian college in Santa Rosa, California. He later served as Superintendent of Schools in El Dorado County, California.
His 1899 poetry collection, The Man With the Hoe, was inspired by a French painting.
He was married three times, and he moved to New York City with his third wife, Anna Catherine Murphy.
He developed a friendship with Franklin D. Roosevelt.
