Samuel Gilman
Writer, Author
1791 – 1858
Who was Samuel Gilman?
The Reverend Samuel Gilman was an American clergyman and author.
He was born at Gloucester, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard University in 1811, and in 1819 was ordained pastor of the Unitarian church at Charleston, South Carolina which he continued to serve till his death.
He was an active advocate of the temperance cause. His writings consisted of Fair Harvard, a hymn; contributions to periodicals; translations of certain of Boileau's satires; and other works, including:
Memoirs of a New England Village Choir
Pleasures and Pains of a Student's Life
Contributions to Literature, Descriptive, Critical, Humorous, Biographical, Philosophical, and Poetical
Caroline Howard Gilman, his wife, published several popular books.
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