Hosea Ballou II

Hosea Ballou II (October 18, 1796 – May 27, 1861) was an American Universalist minister and the first president of Tufts University from 1853 to 1861.

Life

He was born in Halifax, Vermont.^[1] He promoted the establishment of seminaries for religious training, something which was at that time opposed by a number of influential Universalists including his uncle Hosea. He edited or wrote for a number of Universalist publications. In 1843, he replaced Ellery Channing as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers, and retained this position until 1858.^[2]

He was the son of Asahel Ballou and Martha Starr, a descendant of Comfort Starr, one of the original incorporators of Harvard College.^[3] Hosea Ballou II was also the grand-nephew of Hosea Ballou.^[1] He married Clarissa Hatch in 1820. They had seven children.

Writings

• The Ancient History of Universalism, from the Time of the Apostles to the Fifth General Council (1829)
• A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families (1837)
• "Review of the Denomination of Universalists in the United States," Universalist Expositor (1839)
• Counsel and Encouragement: Discourses on the Conduct of Life (1866)

Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chisholm 1911.
2. ↑ Howe & Hughes 1999.
3. ↑ Hosea Ballou, 2nd, First President of Tufts College, Hosea Starr Ballou, E. P. Guild & Co., Boston, 1896

Attribution

•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ballou, Hosea". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press 
• Charles A. Howe, Peter Hughes, (1999) "Hosea Ballou 2d.", Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography

Further reading

• Ballou, Hosea Starr (1896). Hosea Ballou, 2d, D. D., First President of Tufts College. 
• Alan Seaburg. The First Universalist Church of Medford, Massachusetts. Billerica: Anne Miniver Press, 2013

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