Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American clergyman, social reformer, and speaker. As the pastor of a Congregational church in Brooklyn he became famous for his work to end slavery.
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| 230px Beecher, between 1855 and 1865 | |
| Born | June 24, 1813 |
| Died | March 8, 1887 (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Congregational Clergyman, abolitionist |
| Spouse(s) | Eunice White Beecher |
| Parent(s) | Lyman and Roxana Beecher |
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Henry Ward Beecher Media
Daguerreotype of Beecher as a young man
Plymouth Church (Henry Ward Beecher's), Brooklyn, New York, a wood engraving sketched by C. H. Wells and published in Harper's Weekly, August 1866.
Sketch of Henry Ward Beecher
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Henry Ward Beecher, ca. 1861–1897; from the Louis Prang & Company Collection of the Boston Public Library
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Beecher as Gulliver (1885)
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Beecher family, [ca. 1859–1870]. Carte de Visite Collection, Boston Public Library.
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Henry Ward Beecher, circa 1878, the year he was appointed chaplain of the New York National Guard's 13th Regiment
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Statue of Henry Ward Beecher in Downtown Brooklyn, New York
