Person:Justin Edwards (1)
Rev. Justin Edwards, D.D.
b.25 Apr 1787 Westhampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
d.23 Jul 1853 Bath Alum, Bath, Virginia, United States
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  1. Rev. Justin Edwards, D.D.1787 - 1853
  2. Prof. Bela B Edwards
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Name Rev. Justin Edwards, D.D.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 25 Apr 1787 Westhampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Death[1] 23 Jul 1853 Bath Alum, Bath, Virginia, United States

Dr. Justin Edwards was distinguished as an advocate of temperance, and for his Notes or Commentary on the Bible.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 TRUSTEES. 1778-1830, in Biographical Catalogue of the Trustees, Teachers and Students of Phillips Academy Andover 1778-1830. (Andover, Massachusetts: The Andover Press, 1903)
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    1820 Justin Edwards 1853

    Son of Justin Edwards and Elizabeth Clark;
    born, Westhampton, April 25, 1787;
    fitted for college under his pastor, Rev. Enoch Hale;
    Williams College, 1810;
    Andover Seminary (1813);
    pastor, South Church, Andover, 1812-27;
    one of founders of American Tract Society (at Andover), and secretary, 1814-25;
    pastor of Salem Street Church, Boston, 1828-29;
    secretary and general agent of American Temperance Society, 1829-36;
    president of Andover Seminary, 1836-42;
    secretary of American and Foreign Christian Union, 1842-49;
    author of Family Commentary on the Bible, of the Sabbath and Temperance Manuals, and of many tracts;
    resided in Andover from 1829;
    died, Bath Alum Springs, Va., July 23, 1853.
    D.D., Yale, 1827.

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