Hosea Ballou II
| Hosea Ballou II | |
|---|---|
| President of Tufts University | |
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In office 1853–1861 | |
| Succeeded by | Alonzo Ames Miner |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 18, 1796 Guilford, Vermont |
| Died |
May 27, 1861 (aged 64) Medford, Massachusetts |
Hosea Ballou II (October 18, 1796 – May 27, 1861) was an American Universalist minister and the first president of Tufts University from 1853 to 1861.[1]
Life and career
Ballou was born in Halifax, Vermont.[1] He was the son of Asahel Ballou and Martha Starr, a descendant of Comfort Starr, one of the original incorporators of Harvard College.[2] Hosea Ballou II was also the grand-nephew of Hosea Ballou, and was associated with him in editing The Universalist Quarterly Review.[1] He married Clarissa Hatch in 1820, and they had seven children.
Ballou promoted the establishment of seminaries for religious training, something which was at that time opposed by a number of influential Universalists including his uncle Hosea. He edited or wrote for a number of Universalist publications. In 1843, he replaced Ellery Channing as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers, and retained this position until 1858.[3]
Writings
- The Ancient History of Universalism, from the Time of the Apostles to the Fifth General Council (1829)
- A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families (1837)
- "Review of the Denomination of Universalists in the United States," Universalist Expositor (1839)
- Counsel and Encouragement: Discourses on the Conduct of Life (1866)
References
Notes
- 1 2 3
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ballou, Hosea". Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 282. - ↑ Hosea Ballou, 2nd, First President of Tufts College, Hosea Starr Ballou, E. P. Guild & Co., Boston, 1896
- ↑ Howe & Hughes 1999.
Bibliography
- Howe, Charles A. and Hughes, Peter(1999) "Hosea Ballou 2d.", Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography
Further reading
- Ballou, Hosea Starr (1896). Hosea Ballou, 2d, D. D., First President of Tufts College.
- Alan Seaburg. The First Universalist Church of Medford, Massachusetts. Billerica: Anne Miniver Press, 2013
External links
- The papers of Hosea Ballou are in the Andover-Harvard Theological Library at Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.