| John Randolph Spears | |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1850 |
| Birth Place: | Van Wert, Ohio |
| Death Place: | Utica, New York |
| Occupation: | Journalist, writer |
| Signature: | Signature of John Randolph Spears.png |
John Randolph Spears (1850–1936) was an American author and journalist.
John Randolph Spears was born at Van Wert, Ohio on April 21, 1850.[1]
He married Celestia Smiley on November 11, 1873.[1]
In 1875, he became editor of the East Aurora Advertiser, and the next year he founded the Silver Creek Local. He was a reporter on the Buffalo Express from 1880 until 1882, when he joined the staff of the New York Sun.[2] Later, devoting himself to writing, he settled at Little Falls, N. Y.
He died in Utica, New York on January 25, 1936.[3]
. John Randolph Spears . The American slave-trade: an account of its origin, growth, and suppression . C. Scribner's Sons . 1900 . New York . spears american slave trade. . 287496755. (Also 1927, 1960, 1971, 2008 editions)
. John Randolph Spears . Captain Nathaniel Brown Palmer: an old-time sailor of the sea . The Macmillan Co. . 1922 . New York . n.b. palmer. . 1834630.