George Arnold (poet)
George Arnold (June 24, 1834 – November 9, 1865) was an American author and poet. 

He was born in New York City on June 24, 1834. After briefly attempting a career as a portrait painter, he turned to writing and became a regular contributor to Vanity Fair and The Leader. A contemporary of Walt Whitman, Arnold was likewise a patron of Pfaff's beer cellar.

His most enduring work is a humorous piece, The Jolly Old Pedagogue.

He died on November 9, 1865, in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

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1834 births
1865 deaths
Poets from New York (state)
Writers from New York City
19th-century American poets
American male poets
19th-century American male writers