Joseph Converse Heywood (1834 - December 19, 1900) was a lawyer and writer of dramatic poems.
Born in Cumberland County, Maine, he trained at Harvard University and became a lawyer before pursuing literary interests and settling in a palace in Rome.
He wrote poems.
[1] In 1869 he filed a patent for improvements to weighing machines.
[2] Oscar Wilde was not a fan of his poem about Salome, but American critics were more favorable.