Born in 1824, died in 1892; joined the Brook Farm Community;
traveled in Europe in 1846-50; became connected with the New
York _Tribune_ in 1850; editor of _Putnam's Monthly_ in
1852-57, with _Harper's Magazine_ in 1854, and with
_Harper's Weekly_ in 1863; prominent advocate of civil
service reform, being one of the commissioners appointed by
President Grant in 1871, but resigned on account of
differences with the President; president of the State Civil
Service League in 1880, and of the National Civil Service
Reform League afterward until his death; published "Nile
Notes of a Howadji" in 1851, "Lotus Eating" in 1852,
"Potiphar Papers" in 1853, "Prue and I" in 1856.