Lyman Beecher
Lyman Beecher | |
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Painting by James Henry Beard c. 1842 | |
| Born | October 12, 1775 |
| Died | January 10, 1863 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Spouses | Roxana Foote
(m. 1799; died 1816)Harriet Porter
(m. 1817; died 1835)Lydia Beals (m. 1836) |
| Children | 13, including Catharine, William, Edward, Harriet, Henry, Charles, Isabella, Thomas, James |
| Parent(s) | David Beecher Esther Hawley Lyman |
| Family | Beecher |
Lyman Beecher (October 12, 1775 – January 10, 1863) was an American Presbyterian minister and abolitionist. Father of 13 children, many of them became writers or ministers, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Beecher, Edward Beecher, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Catharine Beecher, and Thomas K. Beecher.
According to his son Henry, Beecher was "largely engaged during his life-time in controversy". However, "he was also the most respected religious voice of his era. ...[H]e seemed also to embody all of the nation's moral ideals, in representing the established clergy, who looked to him for leadership.": 94