| Frederick Myron Colby | |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 1848 |
| Birth Place: | Warner, New Hampshire, US |
| Death Place: | Warner, New Hampshire |
| Occupation: | Writer, educator, politician |
| Signature: | Signature of Frederick Myron Colby (1848–1920).png |
| Party: | Democrat |
Frederick Myron Colby (December 9, 1848 – May 19, 1920) was an American writer, educator and politician.
Frederick Myron Colby was born in Warner, New Hampshire on December 9, 1848.[1]
He wrote for a variety of publications aimed at youths such as The Youth's Companion and St. Nicholas. He was also a regular contributor to Granite Monthly. He also wrote a series of historical books aimed primarily at children. He was the head of Simonds Free High School in his hometown of Warner, New Hampshire, from 1910 to 1915. He was a Democrat who held a variety of local offices in Warner and ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Congress in 1908. He married the writer H. Maria George Colby on December 24, 1882.[1]
Colby died at his home in Warner on May 19, 1920.[2]