William Emerson

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1769 – 1811

80

Who was William Emerson?

The Rev. William Emerson was one of Boston's leading citizens, a liberal-minded Unitarian minister, pastor to Boston's First Church and founder of its Philosophical Society, Anthology Club, and Boston Athenaeum, and father to Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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Born
May 6, 1769
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Lived in
  • Boston
Died
May 12, 1811

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on July 23, 2013

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