Beecher, Henry Ward

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

(1813-1887)


Orator and divine, s. of Lyman B. and bro. of Harriet Beecher Stowe, was one of the most popular of American preachers and platform orators, a prominent advocate of temperance and of the abolition of slavery. His writings, which had a wide popularity, include Summer in the Soul and Life Thoughts.

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