Introduction

Biography

Octavius was the son of Na­than­iel Lang­don Froth­ing­ham and Ann Gor­ham Brooks, and hus­band of Car­ol­ine Eli­za­beth Cur­tis.

He gra­du­at­ed from Har­vard Uni­ver­si­ty (1843) and Har­vard Di­vi­ni­ty School (1846).

He served pas­tor­ates North Church, Sa­lem, Mas­sa­chu­setts (1847–55); the In­de­pend­ent Li­ber­al Church, Jer­sey Ci­ty, New Jer­sey (1855–59); and the Third Con­gre­ga­tion­al Uni­ta­ri­an So­ci­ety, New York Ci­ty (1859–79).

He was known as a lead­er of the Free Re­li­gious move­ment.

Works

• Theodore Park­er: A Bio­gra­phy (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: J. R. Os­good, 1874)