Ira Erastus Davenport
From Kook Science
Ira Erastus Davenport (September 17, 1839 - July 8, 1911) was an American Spiritualist medium and touring psychical demonstrator, active from the 1850s through 1870s alongside his brother William Henry Davenport (1841-1877) as one-half of the Davenport Brothers.
Selected Publications
- The Davenport Brothers, the World Renowned Spiritual Mediums: Their Biography and Adventures in Europe and America, Boston: William White and Co., Banner of Light Office, 1869, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100641653 — a ghost-written book (that is, no authorial credit is indicated) with copyright claimed by the Davenports' father and manager, Ira Davenport Sr.
Reading
- Houdini, Harry (1924), "The Davenport Brothers", A Magician Among the Spirits, New York: Harper, p. 17-37, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062919790&view=1up&seq=53 — regarding Houdini's acquaintance with Ira Davenport, and his account of Davenport's statements on the Davenport Brothers act from later in his life