Edward Wigglesworth (1732–1794)

Edward Wigglesworth
Born1732 
Died1794  (aged 61–62)
Alma mater
Employer
Spouse(s)Margaret Hill 
ChildrenThomas Wigglesworth 
Parent(s)
Awards
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1780–) 

Edward Wigglesworth (1732–1794), the son of Edward Michael Wigglesworth (c. 1693–1765), occupied the Hollis Chair of divinity at the Harvard Divinity School from 1765 to 1792.[1][2] His father had been the first to hold that position.[3] He was the acting President of Harvard from 1780 to 1781.[1]

He graduated from Harvard University in 1749.[4] He was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1780).[5]

Archives and records

  • Edward Wigglesworth business records at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School.

References

  1. ^ The National cyclopaedia of American biography, Volume 9. J.T. White. 1899. pp. 237–38.
  2. ^ m'Clure, Alexander Wilson (1847). "President Quincy's Statements Exposed and Corrected". The Christian Observatory. 1: 500–507. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Wigglesworth Family Papers". Massachusetts Historical Society.
  4. ^ "Quinquennial Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of Harvard University". 1895.
  5. ^ "Charter of Incorporation of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.


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