Vaughan Kester

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Vaughan Kester

Kester, ca. 1900
Born September 12, 1869
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Died July 4, 1911
Gunston Hall, Fairfax County, Virginia
Occupation Novelist
Spouse Jessie Jennings Kester
Children none
Parents Franklin Cooley Kester and Harriet Watkins Kester (cofounder of Cleveland School of Art, died 1926)

Vaughan or Vaughn Kester (September 12, 1869 – July 4, 1911) was a U.S. novelist and journalist.

He was the elder brother of dramatist and author Paul Kester (1870-1933).

His style and topics were influenced by his travels through western and southern U.S., and by his mother's cousin William Dean Howell.

He married Jessie B. Jennings from Mount Vernon, New York on August 31, 1898. They had no children.

[edit] Published works

  • The Just and the Unjust
  • The Prodigal Judge (1911)
  • The Manager of the B and A (1901)
  • The Fortunes of the Landrays (1905)
  • John 0' Jamestown (1907)
  • The Hand of the Mighty (published 1913)
  • The Cousin of the King (play, with his brother Paul)

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NAME Kester, Vaughan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kester, Vaughn
SHORT DESCRIPTION U.S. novelist
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH New Brunswick, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH July 4, 1911
PLACE OF DEATH Gunston Hall, Fairfax County, Virginia