Henry Ward Beecher
American clergyman and activist (1813-1887) · United States · Politicians · Died at 73
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Something wrong?Henry Ward Beecher 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.
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A daguerreotype of Beecher as a young man
Plymouth Church in 1866
Henry Ward Beecher, ca. 1861-1897, from the Louis Prang & Company Collection of the Boston Public Library
Beecher as Gulliver (1885)
The Beecher family, ca. 1859-1870. Carte de Visite Collection, Boston Public Library.
Henry Ward Beecher, circa 1878, the year he was appointed chaplain of the New York National Guard's 13th Regiment
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