Daniel Dulany Addison
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| Born | March 11, 1863 Wheeling, West Virginia, US |
| Died | March 27, 1936 (aged 73) Brookline, Massachusetts, US |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery Marion, Massachusetts |
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| Occupation(s) | Clergyman, writer |
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Daniel Dulany Addison (March 11, 1863 – March 27, 1936) was an American clergyman and writer.
Early years[edit]
Addison was born on March 11, 1863, in Wheeling, West Virginia, to Thomas Grafton (1832–1896) and Maria Eliason (Addison) Addison (1836–1901), grandson of Daniel Dulany and Louise (Gordon) Addison, great-grandson of Thomas and Henrietta (Paca) Addison, grandnephew of Walter Dulany Addison, and a descendant of William Paca, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and of Colonel John Addison, first ancestor in America, who was a cousin of Joseph Addison, English poet and essayist.[2]
Career[edit]
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He was prepared for college at Emerson Institute, Washington, D.C.[2] He graduated from Union College in 1883, then studied at the Episcopal Theological School at Cambridge, Massachusetts, where graduated in 1886.[1][2] He was ordained to the priesthood, becoming assistant minister of Christ Church, Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1886 to 1889.[2]
Addison was married on February 20, 1889, in Beverly, Massachusetts, to Julia de Wolf Gibbs (1866–1952) an American writer.[3] He became rector of St. Peter's church at Beverly, Massachusetts, from 1889 to 1895, when started his service as rector of All Saints church at Brookline, Massachusetts.[2]
Last years[edit]
A member of many church societies, he gave special attention to conditions in Liberia. He was made a trustee of the College of Monrovia and in 1904 was knighted by the government of Liberia in recognition of his services.
He died in Brookline, Massachusetts, on March 27, 1936.[4] He was burred in Evergreen Cemetery at Marion, Massachusetts.
Bibliography[edit]
Addison wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, these articles are designated by the initials "D. D. A."[5]
Among his published writings are:
- New England Town in the Civil War, (1890)[2]
- Phillips Brooks, (1892)[2]
- Lucy Larcom, Life, Letters, and Diary, (1894)[2]
- All Saints Church, Brookline, (1895)[2]
- The Life and Times of Edward Bass, First Bishop of Massachusetts, 1726-1803, (1897)[2]
- The Clergy in American Life and Letters, (1899)[2]
- The Episcopalians, (1904)[6]
References[edit]
Citations
- ^ a b Denehy 1906, p. 229
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Johnson 1906, p. 58
- ^ Leonard & Marquis 1908, p. 13
- ^ Rutland Herald, March 28, 1936, p. 1
- ^ EB1911 Contributors, p. 948
- ^ Marquis 1915, p. 21
Sources
- Denehy, John William (1906). A History of Brookline, Massachusetts. Brookline, Mass.: The Brookline Press Company. p. 229. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Google Books.
from the First Settlement of Muddy River Until the Present Time: 1630-1906; Commemorating the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Town, Based on the Early Records and Other Authorities and Arranged by Leading Subjects...
- Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Addison, Daniel Dulany". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston, Mass.: American Biographical Society. p. 58. Retrieved October 30, 2020 – via en.wikisource.org.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson, eds. (1908), Who's who in America, vol. 5, Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, Incorporated, p. 13 – via Google Books.
- Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed. (1915), Who's who in New England (2nd ed.), New England: A.N. Marquis, p. 21 – via Google Books.
- "Dev. Daniel D. Addison, Brookline, Massachusetts, Dies". Rutland Herald. Brookline, Mass. AP. March 28, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
- Bibliographic directory from Project Canterbury
Works by or about Daniel Dulany Addison at Wikisource
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