Hamilton Wright Mabie (December 13, 1846 - December 31, 1916) was an American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer.
In the summer of 1879 he was hired to work at the weekly magazine, Christian Union (renamed The Outlook in 1893), an association that lasted until his death..
In 1876 he married Jeanette Trivett.
Although he passed his bar exams in 1869 he hated both the study and practice of law.
He received honorary degrees from his own alma mater, from Union College, and from Western Reserve and Washington and Lee universities.
At the young age of 16 he passed his college entrance examination, but waited a year before he attended Williams College (1867) and the Columbia Law School (1869).
Hamilton Wright Mabie (December 13, 1846 - December 31, 1916) was an American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer