James Russell Lowell
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James Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the fireside poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets that rivaled the popularity of British poets. These writers usually used conventional forms and meters in their poetry, making them suitable for families entertaining at their fireside.
Lowell's birthplace and longtime home at Elmwood in Cambridge, Massachusetts
James Russell Lowell in his later years
A memorial tablet to Lowell at Westminster Abbey bears the inscription: "This tablet and the windows above were placed here in memory of James Russell Lowell, United States Minister at the Court of St James's from 1880 to 1885, by his English Friends"
Lowell family
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The Lowell family is one of the Boston Brahmin families of New England, known for both intellectual and commercial achievements.
Lowell family plot at Mount Auburn Cemetery
James Russell Lowell
Percival Lowell
A. Lawrence Lowell