It was during his three years preaching in Liverpool that Giles gained a reputation as a preacher of marked oratorical power.[1] In "the Liverpool Controversy," - an extended debate held in 1839 between thirteen clergymen of the Established Church on one hand, and Giles, along with James Martineau and John Hamilton Thom defending the Unitarian position on the other hand. Giles spoke on the topics "God and Christ," "Man," "Creeds" and "Future Retribution."[1] A record of the debate was published under the name Unitarianism Defended.[1]
In 1840, Giles moved to the United States, where he preached, lectured extensively, and wrote.[2] He was widely known as a lecturer,[3] and his numerous volumes of literary interpretation and criticism were well-received, particularly his Human Life in Shakespeare.[3] Other works included Lectures and Essays (2 vols. 1845), Christian Thoughts on Life (1850), and Illustrations of Genius in Some of its Applications to Society and Culture. He was married in 1849, in Bangor, Maine, to Louise Lord, of Bucksport, Maine, with whom he had two daughters, and a son.[1] One daughter, Nora, was drowned off Bucksport in 1869, at the age of 18, in a sailing accident.[4]
Giles was plagued by a variety of health issues. He had a hunchbacked, dwarfish stature which he claimed resulted from a nurse having let him fall as an infant, injuring his spine.[1] Throughout his life, he struggled with alcoholism; although he initially found strong drink distasteful, he became acclimated to liquor when it was prescribed to him to counter an illness.[1] His public life came to an abrupt halt around 1865, when he suffered a sudden paralytic attack while lecturing in Boston.[1] He lived for 17 years thereafter, and died in Quincy, Massachusetts.[2] He was an avid reader and was proficient in both French and German.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghijkA. Judson Rich, "Henry Giles" in Joseph Henry Allen, ed., The Unitarian review (1891), p. 276-285.
^ abcJustin McCarthy, ed., Irish Literature (1904), p. 1280.
^ abGeorge Willis Cooke, Unitarianism in America: A History of Its Origin and Development (1902), p. 420.
henry, giles, other, people, named, disambiguation, november, 1809, july, 1882, unitarian, minister, writer, biography, editborn, county, wexford, roman, catholic, family, giles, changed, religious, belief, several, times, becoming, protestant, dissenter, stud. For other people named Henry Giles see Henry Giles disambiguation Henry Giles 1 November 1809 10 July 1882 was a Unitarian minister and writer Biography editBorn in County Wexford to a Roman Catholic family Giles changed his religious belief several times becoming a Protestant and a Dissenter 1 He studied for a time at the Royal Academical Institution of Belfast 1 before finally becoming a Unitarian and officiating as a minister of that denomination in Greenock Scotland and chapel of Toxteth Park in the edge of Liverpool England 1 2 It was during his three years preaching in Liverpool that Giles gained a reputation as a preacher of marked oratorical power 1 In the Liverpool Controversy an extended debate held in 1839 between thirteen clergymen of the Established Church on one hand and Giles along with James Martineau and John Hamilton Thom defending the Unitarian position on the other hand Giles spoke on the topics God and Christ Man Creeds and Future Retribution 1 A record of the debate was published under the name Unitarianism Defended 1 In 1840 Giles moved to the United States where he preached lectured extensively and wrote 2 He was widely known as a lecturer 3 and his numerous volumes of literary interpretation and criticism were well received particularly his Human Life in Shakespeare 3 Other works included Lectures and Essays 2 vols 1845 Christian Thoughts on Life 1850 and Illustrations of Genius in Some of its Applications to Society and Culture He was married in 1849 in Bangor Maine to Louise Lord of Bucksport Maine with whom he had two daughters and a son 1 One daughter Nora was drowned off Bucksport in 1869 at the age of 18 in a sailing accident 4 Giles was plagued by a variety of health issues He had a hunchbacked dwarfish stature which he claimed resulted from a nurse having let him fall as an infant injuring his spine 1 Throughout his life he struggled with alcoholism although he initially found strong drink distasteful he became acclimated to liquor when it was prescribed to him to counter an illness 1 His public life came to an abrupt halt around 1865 when he suffered a sudden paralytic attack while lecturing in Boston 1 He lived for 17 years thereafter and died in Quincy Massachusetts 2 He was an avid reader and was proficient in both French and German 1 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k A Judson Rich Henry Giles in Joseph Henry Allen ed The Unitarian review 1891 p 276 285 a b c Justin McCarthy ed Irish Literature 1904 p 1280 a b George Willis Cooke Unitarianism in America A History of Its Origin and Development 1902 p 420 New York Times 7 July 1869 p 1 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Henry Giles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Giles amp oldid 1172278549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
