Nathaniel Appleton
Nathaniel Appleton | |
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 Nathaniel Appleton, portrait by John Singleton Copley | |
| Born | 9 December 1693 New York City |
| Died | 9 February 1784 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | minister |
Nathaniel Appleton (9 December 1693 – 9 February 1784) was a Congregational minister.
Life
Appleton was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts. He was educated at Harvard, taking his degree in 1712, studied theology, and was ordained on 9 October 1717, succeeding William Brattle as Congregational minister. From 1717 to 1779 he was one of the corporation of Harvard University. He published sermons and occasional discourses. He died, aged 90, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Writings
- A Thanksgiving sermon on the total repeal of the Stamp-Act, preached in Cambridge, New-England, May 20th, in the afternoon preceding the public rejoicings of the evening upon that great occasion (Boston: Printed and sold by Edes and Gill, 1766)[1]
See also
References
- ^ APPLETON, Nathaniel (1766). A Thanksgiving Sermon on the Total Repeal of the Stamp-Act, preached in Cambridge, New England, etc. Boston: Edes & Gill.
External links
- Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
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