Beecher, Edward, 1803-1895
Variant namesTheologian, abolitionist and author; first president, Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1836-1844; one of the founders of Congregationalist, editor-in-chief, 1849-1853; pastor, First Congregational Church, Galesburg, Illinois, 1855-1871.
From the description of Letter : Illinois College, [Jacksonville, Ill.], to John F. Brooks or Elisha Jenney, Waverly, Illinois, 1839 Sept. 10. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27045507
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| associatedWith | Beecher, Charles, 1815-1900. | person |
| associatedWith | Beecher family. | family |
| associatedWith | Beecher family. | family |
| associatedWith | Beecher family. | family |
| associatedWith | Beecher family. | family |
| associatedWith | Beecher family. | family |
| associatedWith | Beecher family. | family |
| associatedWith | Beecher family. | family |
| associatedWith | Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887. | person |
| associatedWith | Brooks, John Flavel, 1801-1887, | person |
| associatedWith | Chapin, Samuel Austin, 1858-1959 | person |
| associatedWith | Chinn, J. W. | person |
| associatedWith | Griffin family | family |
| associatedWith | Haynes, Watson G., recipient. | person |
| associatedWith | Illinois College. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Jenney, Elisha, | person |
| associatedWith | Kingsley, James Luce, 1778-1852. | person |
| associatedWith | Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lane, L. L. | person |
| associatedWith | Lovejoy, Elijah P. (Elijah Parish), 1802-1837. | person |
| associatedWith | Lovejoy family | family |
| associatedWith | North American review. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Salem Street Church (Boston, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940 | person |
| associatedWith | Tuckerman, Henry T. (Henry Theodore), 1813-1871. | person |
| associatedWith | Waverly Seminary (Waverly, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Woolsey family. | family |
| associatedWith | Woolsey family. | family |
| associatedWith | Woolsey family. | family |
| associatedWith | Woolsey family. | family |
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| Tahiti, Pacific Ocean |
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| Congregational churches |
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| Abolitionists |
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Person
Birth 1803-08-27
Death 1895-07-28
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