Joseph Converse Heywood

Joseph Converse Heywood (1834 - December 19, 1900) was a lawyer and writer of dramatic poems. Born in Cumberland County, Maine, he trained at Harvard University and became a lawyer before pursuing literary interests and settling in a palace in Rome. He wrote poems.

In 1869 he filed a patent for improvements to weighing machines.

Oscar Wilde was not a fan of his poem about Salome, but American critics were more favorable.

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