author
Herbert Baird Stimpson
b. 1869
Best known for The Tory Maid, he wrote a spirited historical adventure set in Revolutionary Maryland and drew on deep local ties to the region. The little that survives about him suggests a writer with an interest in history, law, and public institutions.
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The Tory Maid
by Herbert Baird Stimpson
About the author
Born on January 31, 1869, near Ilchester in Howard County, Maryland, Herbert Baird Stimpson was an American author remembered chiefly for The Tory Maid, a historical novel published in 1898. The book is set during the American Revolution and reflects a strong interest in Maryland history and storytelling rooted in place.
Available reference material also describes him as having worked with the Smithsonian Institution in his youth and later earning law degrees from Columbian University, now George Washington University. Those details help sketch a life that seems to have combined literary interests with legal and institutional experience.
Reliable biographical information on Stimpson is fairly scarce, and I was not able to confirm many personal details beyond his birth and his connection to The Tory Maid. No suitable verified portrait image was found during this search.