Herrick Johnson
Herrick Johnson | |
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| Born | September 21, 1832 |
| Died | November 20, 1913 (aged 81) |
| Occupation(s) | Clergyman Author |
Herrick Johnson (September 21, 1832 – November 20, 1913) was a leading American Presbyterian clergyman and author.
Born in Auriesville, New York, Johnson graduated from Hamilton College in 1857 and from the Auburn Theological Seminary in 1860.[1] On September 6, 1860, he married Katherine Spencer Hardenburg.[2] After ministering in churches in Troy, New York, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Illinois, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[1] he returned to Auburn Theological Seminary to teach, also teaching at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.[1] In 1882, he was elected moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.[1] He was extensively quoted in the 1895 Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Noted Theologian Dead, New York Times (November 21, 1913)
- ^ Charles Edward Robinson, Herrick Johnson, An Appreciative Memoir (1914).
- ^ Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895).
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