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Edward Wigglesworth (1732–1794)

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Edward Wigglesworth
Born1732 Edit this on Wikidata
Died1794 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 61–62)
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Spouse(s)Margaret Hill Edit this on Wikidata
ChildrenThomas Wigglesworth Edit this on Wikidata
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  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1780–) Edit this on Wikidata

Edward Wigglesworth (1732–1794), the son of Edward Michael Wigglesworth (c. 1693–1765), occupied the Hollis Chair of divinity at the Harvard Divinity School from 1765 to 1792.[1][2] His father had been the first to hold that position.[3]

He graduated from Harvard University in 1749.[4] He was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1780).[5]

Archives and records

References

  1. ^ The National cyclopaedia of American biography, Volume 9. J.T. White. 1899. pp. 237–38.
  2. ^ m'Clure, Alexander Wilson (1847). "President Quincy's Statements Exposed and Corrected". The Christian Observatory. 1: 500–507. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Wigglesworth Family Papers". Massachusetts Historical Society.
  4. ^ "Quinquennial Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of Harvard University". 1895.
  5. ^ "Charter of Incorporation of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.