Ocupation: Poet
Life: March 18, 1840 - July 20, 1901
Birthday: March 18
Death: July 20
There once was an old man of Lyme who married three wives at a time when asked, 'Why a third?' he replied 'One's absurd! and bigamy, sir, is a crime!'
source: "There Once Was an Old Man of Lyme" l. 1 (date unknown)
topic: Men, Wife, Funny Marriage, Bigamy