John Greenleaf Whittier

Name

John Greenleaf Whittier

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First Name

John

Additional Names

Greenleaf

Last Name

Whittier

Born

17 December 1807

Died

7 September 1892

Profession

Poet
Editor

Note

Wrote a letter read at CCB's funeral: Whittier wrote: “He was one of the ablest and most self-sacrificing of the number, now sadly depleted, who compelled a reluctant people to see the sin and danger of slavery. As a debater, I have rarely seen his equal. He seemed in his best moments to combine the impetuous eloquence of Henry with the severe logic of Calhoun.” - William Lloyd Garrison, “In Memoriam,” manuscript. June 20, 1878. Boston Public Library Anti-Slavery Collection.
Information on Illustration - published by Dodd, Mead and Co, NY, 1898 (American Bookmen), Public Domain.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11945071

https://archive.org/details/americanbookmen00howerich

Associated Causes

Liberty Party

Abolition

Pennsylvania Hall: Opening and Destruction

Religious Affiliation

Quaker - Orthodox