1799–1872

Introduction

Born: Jan­ua­ry 30, 1799, Deer­field, New Hamp­shire.

Died: Ap­ril 2, 1872, New York.

Buried: Pine Grove Ce­me­te­ry, Bruns­wick, Maine

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Biography

Thomas was the son of Am­eri­can Con­gress­man Na­than­iel Up­ham.

He was a phi­lo­so­pher, psy­cho­lo­gist, pa­ci­fist, po­et, au­thor, and edu­cat­or.

He was edu­cat­ed at Dart­mouth Col­lege, Ha­no­ver, New Hamp­shire (1819) and An­do­ver Theo­lo­gic­al Se­mi­na­ry (1821).

He pas­tored at the Con­gre­ga­tion­al Church in Ro­ches­ter, New Hamp­shire (1823–25), and was Pro­fess­or of Mo­ral and Men­tal Phi­lo­so­phy at Bow­doin Col­lege, Bruns­wick, Maine (1825–67).

He was al­so as­so­ci­at­ed with the ho­li­ness move­ment, and was vice-pre­si­dent of the Am­eri­can Peace So­ci­ety (1843–72).

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