Francis Bellamy

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Francis Bellamy was an American Christian socialist minister and writer best known for composing the original version of the United States Pledge of Allegiance in 1892.

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instanceOf Christian socialist
human
minister
writer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1855-05-18
dateOfDeath 1931-08-28
denomination Baptists
surface form: Baptist
educatedAt Rochester Theological Seminary
University of Rochester
employer The Youth's Companion
surface form: Youth's Companion
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Bellamy
fieldOfWork education and civic ritual
journalism
religious ministry
genre political writing
religious writing
givenName Francis
hasOccupation public speaker
hasPart authored the phrase "one nation indivisible" in the Pledge of Allegiance
authored the phrase "with liberty and justice for all" in the Pledge of Allegiance
influencedBy social gospel movement
knownFor composing the original Pledge of Allegiance
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
movement Christian socialism
notableIdea use of a national pledge to promote patriotism in schools
notableWork original version of the Pledge of Allegiance
occupation editor
minister
writer
placeOfBirth Mount Morris, New York
placeOfBurial Rome, New York
placeOfDeath Tampa, Florida
politicalIdeology Christian socialism
socialism
positionHeld Baptist minister
religion Christianity
residence Boston, Massachusetts
Tampa, Florida
sexOrGender male
spouse Harriet Benton
Marie Morin
workLocation Boston, Massachusetts
yearComposedPledgeOfAllegiance 1892

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Pledge of Allegiance author Francis Bellamy
Pledge of Allegiance originalAuthor Francis Bellamy