Increase N. Tarbox
Deceased Person
1815 – 1888
Who was Increase N. Tarbox?
Increase Niles Tarbox, D.D., S.T.D. was an American theologian and author.
He graduated from Yale University in 1844, after which he served as pastor of the Framingham, Massachusetts Congregational Church for seven years. He acted as secretary of the American College and Education Society in Boston, Massachusetts until 1884, while completing work for his Doctor of Divinity degree at Yale College. He authored numerous works on the topics of history, religion, and philosophy. Tarbox, a conservative theologian, delivered the dedication address at the Framingham Cemetery in 1848 and delivered the prominent An address on the origin, progress & present condition of philosophy, to the Alpha Delta Phi Society at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. The Framingham dedication address explained that cemeteries amplify the moral influence of Christianity. The cemetery worked to amplify
He was among the original members of the New England Tarbox Family to rise to political and academic prominence in the region. Of his relations include U.S. Representative John K. Tarbox, John Tarbox, and Jack M. Tarbox.
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- Born
- Feb 11, 1815
East Windsor - Also known as
- Increase Tarbox
- Education
- Yale University
- Died
- May 3, 1888
West Newton
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on July 23, 2013
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