Timothy Dexter
Timothy Dexter was an American businessman noted for his writing and eccentricity. He had little schooling and dropped out of school to work as a farm laborer at the age of eight. At 50, Dexter authored A Pickle for the Knowing Ones or Plain Truth in a Homespun Dress.
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Timothy Dexter was an American businessman noted for his writing and eccentricity. He had little schooling and dropped out of school to work as a farm laborer at the age of eight. At age 50, Dexter authored A Pickle for the Knowing Ones or Plain Truth in a Homespun Dress, in which he complained about politicians, the clergy, and his wife. His relationships with his wife, daughter, and son suffered. He told visitors that his wife had died, despite the fact that she was still living, and that the woman who frequented the building was simply her ghost.
In one notable episode, Dexter faked his own death to see how people would react. About 3,000 people attended Dexter’s mock wake, and after he revealed the hoax, he caned her for not mourning his death sufficiently. Dexter also bought an estate in Chester, New Hampshire. He decorated his house in Newburyport with minarets, a golden eagle on the top of the cupola, a mausoleum for himself and a garden of 40 wooden statues of famous men.
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