Oops, got your name wrong, sorry John! But he wasn’t a very memorable guy.

http://homepage.mac.com/roberthuber/3humhist.html

It was a bit earlier, but not as much as I was remembering: http://www.bartleby.com/100/202.html

I like that quote:

A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket. hi, TEd!