Gordon Battelle (minister)

Gordon Battelle
Born(1814-11-14)November 14, 1814
Newport, Washington County, Ohio, US
DiedAugust 7, 1862(1862-08-07) (aged 47)
Washington, D. C., US
Alma materAllegheny College
Occupation(s)Methodist Minister, educator, chaplain
Known forabolitionist, helped establish West Virginia
SpouseMaria Louise Tucker

Gordon Battelle (November 14, 1814 – August 7, 1862) was a Methodist minister, educator, abolitionist, chaplain and one of the founders of the state of West Virginia during the American Civil War.

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