Henry Ward Beecher

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abolitionist clergyman human orator social reformer writer

Henry Ward Beecher was a prominent 19th-century American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and abolitionist known for his powerful preaching against slavery.

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instanceOf abolitionist →
clergyman →
human →
orator →
social reformer →
writer →
birthDate 1813-06-24 →
birthPlace Litchfield, Connecticut, United States →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
deathDate 1887-03-08 →
deathPlace Brooklyn →
surface form: "Brooklyn, New York, United States"
educatedAt Amherst College →
Lane Theological Seminary →
employer Plymouth Church, Brooklyn →
endTime 1887 →
familyName Beecher →
father Lyman Beecher →
fullName Henry Ward Beecher →
genre novel →
religious essay →
sermon →
givenName Henry →
knownFor anti-slavery preaching →
involvement in the Beecher–Tilton adultery trial →
public lectures in England in support of the Union cause →
support for the Union during the American Civil War →
languageOfWorkOrName English →
mother Roxana Foote Beecher →
movement abolitionism →
social reform →
notableEvent Beecher–Tilton scandal →
notableWork Lectures to Young Men →
Life Thoughts →
Norwood; or, Village Life in New England →
Plymouth Church sermons →
Star Papers →
Yale Lectures on Preaching →
occupation Congregationalist minister →
author →
lecturer →
preacher →
placeOfBurial Green-Wood Cemetery →
surface form: "Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn"
positionHeld pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn →
religion Congregationalism →
sibling Catharine Beecher →
Edward Beecher →
Harriet Beecher Stowe →
spouse Eunice Bullard Beecher →
startTime 1847 →

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