O henry education

Henry was an American short-story writer. His original name was William Sydney Porter. Apart from O. Henry, he had other pen-names too, like S. Peters, James L. Bliss, T. Dowd, and Howard Clark. During this period he used to draw sketches of people, this was the first expression of his artistic abilities.

William sydney porter died

In , he moved to Texas in order to get rid of his persistent cough. From there he went to Austin where he did different jobs besides writing. Meanwhile, he fell in love with a girl from a rich family, named Athol Estes. On 1st July , they eloped to get married. Porter was given a job by his Land Commissioner friend, Richard Hall but he resigned from the job when his friend lost the next election.

Who did o henry marry in 1887

The same year he started a job at a bank as a bank teller and bookkeeper but he was careless at bookkeeping. The bank accused him of embezzlement and fired him. He moved to Houston to continue his writing career.