Show stedman banker poet dead new bork edmund clarence sted man the banker and poet died sud denly at his home in this city january 18 mr stedman who was 75 years old was born at hartford conn and while a student at yale earned dis unction in english and greek composition after a brief editorial expert ence in norwich and winsted conn mr stedman took up his residence in new york city where he was connect ed with several ot of the dally daily papers and with putnam a and harper s maga it was while doing newspaper work that he first gained distinction as a poet |