Willson, E. B. (Edmund Burke), 1820-1895

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Son of the Reverend Luther Willson. Attended Harvard and Yale. Pastor at Salem, Massachusetts from 1859 to 1895. Believed that religion should not be taught in the public schools. Supported Horace Mann in the common school reform movement. Spoke out against slavery. Some of his sermons were published.

From the description of Papers, 1806-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122318633

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correspondedWith Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888 person
associatedWith Clarke, Maurice D. person
associatedWith Doubleday, Ellen D. person
associatedWith Durfee, Calvin. person
associatedWith Gardner, John Lowell, d. 1898. person
associatedWith Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909. person
associatedWith Lee, Henry. person
associatedWith Partridge, Joseph L. person
associatedWith Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893. person
associatedWith Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 person
associatedWith Williams, Walcott B. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Ohio
Salem (Mass.)
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Clergy
Correspondence
Religious education
Social reformers
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Birth 1820

Death 1895

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