Herman Husband

Who was Herman Husband?

Herman Husband, also known as Harmon Husband, was a farmer, radical, pamphleteer, and preacher. He was born in Cecil County, Maryland and raised as an Anglican. One of the many to be inspired to the Great Awakening after hearing George Whitefield preach, he became disenchanted with his original faith and became a "New Light" Presbyterian and then a Quaker.

Husband was twice elected the North Carolina assembly, being expelled during his second term.