Hosea Ballou II

For the theologian (1771-1852), see Hosea Ballou.

Hosea Ballou II
President of Tufts University
Term	1853 – 1861
Successor	Alonzo Ames Miner
Born	October 18, 1796(1796-10-18) Guilford, Vermont
Died	May 27, 1861(1861-05-27) (aged 64) Medford, Massachusetts

Hosea Ballou II (October 18, 1796 – May 27, 1861) was an American Universalist minister and the first president of Tufts University from 1853 to 1861.

Life

He was born in Halifax, Vermont. He promoted the establishment of seminaries for religious training, something which was at that time opposed by a number of influential Universalists including his uncle Hosea. He edited or wrote for a number of Universalist publications. In 1843, he replaced Ellery Channing as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers, and retained this position until 1858.

He was the son of Asahel Ballou and Martha Starr, a descendant of Comfort Starr, one of the original incorporators of Harvard College. Hosea Ballou II was also the grand-nephew of Hosea Ballou. He married Clarissa Hatch in 1820. They had seven children.

Writings

• The Ancient History of Universalism, from the Time of the Apostles to the Fifth General Council (1829)
• A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families (1837)
• "Review of the Denomination of Universalists in the United States," Universalist Expositor (1839)
• Counsel and Encouragement: Discourses on the Conduct of Life (1866)

Notes

Attribution

•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ballou, Hosea". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
• Charles A. Howe, Peter Hughes, (1999) "Hosea Ballou 2d.", Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography

Further reading

• Ballou, Hosea Starr (1896). Hosea Ballou, 2d, D. D., First President of Tufts College. http://books.google.com/books?id=hy2x4NN2nXQC.