Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892)
- Name:
- Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892)
- Title:
- Editor of New England Weekly Review, 1830
Editor of the Pennsylvania Freeman, 1838-1840
Elector in Presidential Election of 1860 and 1864, voting for Lincoln both times
Considered one of the Fireside Poets - Born:
- 12/17/1807
- Birthplace:
- Haverhill, MA
- Died:
- 09/07/1892
- Death Location:
- Hampton Falls, NH
- Residence:
- Haverhill, MA -- born and raised
Amesbury, MA -- c.1835 through end of life
Center Harbor, NH - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Shoemaker
Poet -- wrote some poetry in Center Harbor, NH - Father:
- Whittier, John
- Mother:
- Hussey, Abigail
- Spouse:
- Never married
- Notes:
- American Quaker poet and forceful advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Buried: Amesbury, MA
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