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Charles Astor Bristed
Born(1820-10-06)October 6, 1820
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 14, 1874(1874-01-14) (aged 53)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma materYale College
Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Scholar, author
Spouses
Laura Whetten Brevoort
(m. 1847; died 1861)
Grace Ashburner Sedgwick
(m. 1867⁠–⁠1874)
Children2
Parent(s)John Bristed
Magdalena Astor
FamilyAstor family

Charles Astor Bristed (October 6, 1820 – January 14, 1874)[1] was an American scholar and author, sometimes writing under the pen name Carl Benson.[2] He was the first American to write a full-length defense of Americanisms and is the earliest known person to use the term "conspiracy theory".[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CABObit1874 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Haynes, John Edward. Pseudonyms of Authors: Including Anonyms and Initialisms. New York, 1882.
  3. ^ Bristed, C. A. (11 January 1863). "English Insincerity on the Slavery Question". The New York Times. p. 3. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

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