Sargent

For magician, illusionist, actor and manager known as "The Wizard of the South", see H. J. Sargent.

Sargent
Born	John William Sargent July 9, 1852 Bangor, Maine
Died	September 24, 1920 (age 68) Richmond, New York

John William Sargent (b.1852-d.1920), born in Bangor, Maine, performed as Sargent the Merry Wizard.

Biography

Sargent also wrote articles for Mahatma and was elected as the second president of the Society of American Magicians (1905-06).

A few years before his death, he was secretary to Harry Houdini.

Honors

• Cover of Mahatma Vol 2, No. 1 (July 1898).

References

• M-U-M, Vol. 10, No. 4, September 1920, John William Sargent "Number Nine", page 4
• M-U-M, Vol. 10, No. 5, October 1920, A Tribute to John William Sargent, by Henry R. Evans, page 21
• Cover, The Sphinx, Vol. 19, Vol. 9, November 1920, JOHN WILLIAM SARGENT, page 283
• The Linking Ring, Vol. 19, No. 5, July 1939, THE AMATEUR AND MAGIC, by Dr. Henry R. Evans, page 355
• M-U-M, Vol. 91, No. 9, February 2002, The Mystery of the Golden Gate, Chapter 5 – John W. Sargent, page 43