George Horatio Derby was an early California humorist. He attended West Point with Ulysses S. Grant. Derby used the pseudonym "John P. Squibob" and its variants "John Phoenix" and "Squibob." Derby served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers. In his spare time, he wrote humorous anecdotes and burlesques, often under the guise of his pseudonyms.
- Occupation
- journalist, writer, military officer, map maker
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 3, 1823, 1823
- Died
- May 15, 1861, 1861
