Ezra Hall Gillett
Personal details
Born(1823-07-15)July 15, 1823
Colchester, Connecticut
DiedSeptember 2, 1875(1875-09-02) (aged 52)
New York, New York
Education
OccupationClergyman, writer

Ezra Hall Gillett (1823–1875) was an American clergyman and author.

Biography

Ezra Hall Gillett was born at Colchester, Connecticut on July 15, 1823.[1] He graduated in 1841 at Yale, and in 1844 at the Union Theological Seminary, and became pastor of a Presbyterian church in Harlem, N. Y. In 1868 he was appointed professor of political economy, ethics, and history in New York University.[1]

He died at his home in Harlem on September 2, 1875.[2]

Works

In addition to numerous contributions to the theological reviews, he published works, including:

References

  1. ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. V. James T. White & Company. 1907. p. 530. Retrieved April 6, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Rev. Dr. E. H. Gillett". The New York Times. September 3, 1875. p. 4. Retrieved April 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. ((cite encyclopedia)): Missing or empty |title= (help)


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