Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
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Samuel Kirkland Lothrop was a New England
clergy
man.
in 1825, and at the Harvard Divinity School
in 1828. In 1829 he was ordained pastor of the Unitarian church
in Dover, New Hampshire
, and on 17 June 1834, took charge of the Brattle Square Church
in Boston, Massachusetts. The degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Harvard in 1852. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention of 1853. His society moved to a new building in 1873, but dissolved in 1876, when Lothrop resigned the pastorate. He was a member of the Boston School Committee for 30 years, and chairman of its committee on the English high school for 26.
, included in Jared Sparks
' “American Biography,” and a History of Brattle Square Church.
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
clergy
Clergy
Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. A clergyman, churchman or cleric is a member of the clergy, especially one who is a priest, preacher, pastor, or other religious professional....
man.
Biography
He was graduated at HarvardHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1825, and at the Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. The School's mission is to train and educate its students either in the academic study of religion, or for the practice of a religious ministry or other public...
in 1828. In 1829 he was ordained pastor of the Unitarian church
Unitarian Church
Unitarian church usually refers to a church which follows Unitarianism, a Christian theology...
in Dover, New Hampshire
Dover, New Hampshire
Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. The population was 29,987 at the 2010 census, the largest in the New Hampshire Seacoast region...
, and on 17 June 1834, took charge of the Brattle Square Church
Brattle Street Church
The Brattle Street Church was a Congregational and Unitarian church on Brattle Street in Boston, Massachusetts.- Brief history :...
in Boston, Massachusetts. The degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Harvard in 1852. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention of 1853. His society moved to a new building in 1873, but dissolved in 1876, when Lothrop resigned the pastorate. He was a member of the Boston School Committee for 30 years, and chairman of its committee on the English high school for 26.
Works
Among his literary works are a life of his grandfather, Samuel KirklandSamuel Kirkland
Rev. Samuel Kirkland was a Presbyterian missionary among the Oneida and Tuscarora people in North America. Kirkland graduated from Princeton in 1765. On September 20, 1769, Samuel Kirkland married Jerusha Bingham in Windham, Connecticut...
, included in Jared Sparks
Jared Sparks
Jared Sparks was an American historian, educator, and Unitarian minister. He served as President of Harvard University from 1849 to 1853.-Biography:...
' “American Biography,” and a History of Brattle Square Church.