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Converse, John Kendrick, 1801-1880

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1801 - 1880

John Kendrick Converse was born on June 15, 1801. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1827, after which he taught school in Virginia where he also edited the Southern Religious Telegraph and the Literary and Evangelical Magazine. In 1829, he began the study of theology and was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church at Burlington, Vermont in 1932. Dismissed in 1844, Cogswell became the principal of the Burlington Female Seminary. He also published sermon and essays. Converse died on Sept. 3, 1880.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

John Kendrick Converse Common Place Book

Codex 003282
 Collection
Identifier: 003282
Overview Common Place Book or Diary of John Kendrick Converse, Dartmouth College, Class of 1827.