Benjamin F. (Benjamin Freeman) Comfort

Born in 1863 and died in 1941, Benjamin F. Comfort wrote in both literary and historical modes. He is credited as the author of the 1908 novel Arnold's Tempter, a historical story centered on Benedict Arnold, and later published Lewis Cass and the Indian Treaties in 1923.

Comfort also had ties to Detroit educational history. He is listed in connection with Annals of Cass Technical High School, which suggests an interest not only in fiction and national history, but also in recording the story of local institutions.

Taken together, his books show a writer drawn to American history from several angles: dramatizing major figures in fiction, examining political and Native American relations in nonfiction, and preserving the history of his city. A suitable verified portrait image could not be confirmed from the sources reviewed, so no profile image is included.