Canadian writer Thomas Chandler Haliburton died #OTD in 1865.
He is best known for his humorous writings and creation of the character "Sam Slick," a Yankee clockmaker who provides witty commentary on society. Haliburton's most famous work, The Clockmaker, was first published in 1836 as a series of sketches in a Halifax newspaper before being compiled into a book.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Chandler_Haliburton
Books by Thomas Chandler Haliburton at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1880