Herrick Johnson

Herrick Johnson
Born (1832-09-21)September 21, 1832
Auriesville, New York, U.S.
Died November 20, 1913(1913-11-20) (aged 81)
Occupation Clergyman
Author

Herrick Johnson (September 21, 1832 – November 20, 1913) was a leading American Presbyterian clergyman and author.

Born in Auriesville, New York, Johnson graduated from Hamilton College in 1857 and from the Auburn Theological Seminary in 1860.[1] On September 6, 1860, he married Katherine Spencer Hardenburg.[2] After ministering in churches in Troy, New York, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Illinois, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[1] he returned to Auburn Theological Seminary to teach, also teaching at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.[1] In 1882 he was elected Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Noted Theologian Dead, New York Times (November 21, 1913)
  2. Charles Edward Robinson, Herrick Johnson, An Appreciative Memoir (1914).
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Preceded by
The Rev. Henry Darling
Moderator of the 94th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
18821883
Succeeded by
The Rev. Edwin Francis Hatfield
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