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Henry Ward Beecher
Sign in to saveAmerican clergyman and activist (1813–1887)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1813-06-24 ) June 24, 1813, Litchfield, Connecticut , U.S.
- Died
- March 8, 1887 (1887-03-08) (aged 73), Queens, New York , U.S.
- Occupations
- Congregational clergyman abolitionist
- Spouse
- Eunice White Beecher ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1837 )
- Father
- Lyman Beecher
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Litchfield
- Place of death
- Brooklyn
- Spouse
- Eunice White Beecher
- Father
- Lyman Beecher
- Sibling
- Isabella Beecher Hooker
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Henry Ward Beecher - Brady-Handy.jpg
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- described by source
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
- place of burial
- Green-Wood Cemetery
- Commons category
- Henry Ward Beecher
- date of birth
- 1813-01-01
- date of death
- 1887-01-01
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Henry Ward Beecher
- start of work period
- 1835-01-01
- end of work period
- 1887-01-01
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- archives at
- New York Public Library Main Branch
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial. His rhetorical focus on the love of Christ has influenced mainstream Christianity through the 21st century.
Beecher was the son of Lyman Beecher, a Calvinist minister who became one of the best-known evangelists of his era. Several of his brothers and sisters became well-known educators and activists, most notably Harriet Beecher Stowe, who achieved worldwide fame with her abolitionist novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. Henry Ward Beecher graduated from Amherst College in 1834 and Lane Seminary in 1837 before serving as a minister in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and later in Indianapolis's Second Presbyterian Church when the congregation resided at Circle Hall at Monument Circle.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Henry Ward Beecher” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.