Ben Hur Lampman (August 12,[1] 1886 – January 24, 1954)[2] was an American newspaper editor, essayist, short story writer, and poet.

[10] His writing caught the attention of Paul Kelty, then the news editor of Portland's The Oregonian, who recommended Lampman to editor-in-chief Edgar B.

[citation needed] His stories and essays also appeared in national magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post.

In 1943 he won an O. Henry Award for his short story "Blinker Was a Good Dog"[12] which originally appeared in the Atlantic Monthly.

Lampman also wrote a column in The Oregonian entitled "Where to Bury A Dog" which is frequently cited in pet memorials.

[2] Lampman was still an associate editor at The Oregonian in early 1951, when a stroke took him off the job,[4] eventually leading to retirement.

[14] In the 1980s, Elizabeth Salway Ryan wrote a biography, The Magic of Ben Hur Lampman.

The typescript was published in a very limited edition by Grandson Mark Anders Kronquist and Daughter Sally Ryan Tomlinson.