Philip Freneau
Philip Morin Freneau | |
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| Born | January 2, 1752 New York City, Province of New York, British America |
| Died | December 18, 1832 (aged 80) Freehold, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, polemicist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | College of New Jersey (1771) |
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Philip Morin Freneau (January 2, 1752 – December 18, 1832) was an American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain and early American newspaper editor sometimes called the "Poet of the American Revolution". Through his Philadelphia-based newspaper, the National Gazette, he was a strong critic of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Federalist Party, and a proponent of Jeffersonian policies.