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.

Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher, between 1855 and 1865
Born	(1813-06-24)June 24, 1813 Litchfield, Connecticut
Died	March 8, 1887(1887-03-08) (aged 73) Brooklyn, New York
Occupation	Congregational Clergyman, abolitionist
Spouse(s)	Eunice White Beecher
Parent(s)	Lyman and Roxana Beecher
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Henry Ward Beecher Media

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  Daguerreotype of Beecher as a young man

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  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.

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  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