Wolcott Balestier

Wolcott Balestier, from a photograph by G.C. Cox, 1880s-1891.[1]

Charles Wolcott Balestier (December 13, 1861 – December 6, 1891) was a promising American writer, editor, and publisher who died young, and is now remembered primarily for his connection to Rudyard Kipling.[2][3] His sister Carrie Balestier married Kipling in 1891.

  1. ^ National Portrait Gallery
  2. ^ WOLCOTT BALESTIER DEAD., The New York Times, December 9, 1891, page 8.
  3. ^ If: The Untold Story of Kipling's American Years, by Christopher Benfey, Penguin Press, 2019, pages 47-63.