Storrs was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. He bore the same name as his grandfather (1763–1819), pastor at Longmeadow, Massachusetts, from 1785 to 1819, and his father (1787–1873), pastor at Braintree, Massachusetts, from 1811 to 1873 (except the years 1831–1836), both prominent Congregational ministers, who were descendants of Richard Mather.[1]
His great-grandfather, John Storrs (1733–1799), a chaplain in the Continental Army, had been pastor of the Southold Church in 1763–1776 and in 1782–1787.
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Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z at Project Gutenberg, contains Storrs' centennial speech on The Victory at Yorktown.
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richard, salter, storrs, august, 1821, june, 1900, american, congregational, clergyman, richard, storrs, sherman, mchugh, abraham, bogardus, studio, contents, biography, works, bibliography, references, external, linksbiography, editstorrs, born, braintree, ma. Richard Salter Storrs August 21 1821 June 7 1900 was an American Congregational clergyman Richard Storrs by Sherman amp McHugh Abraham Bogardus studio Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editStorrs was born in Braintree Massachusetts He bore the same name as his grandfather 1763 1819 pastor at Longmeadow Massachusetts from 1785 to 1819 and his father 1787 1873 pastor at Braintree Massachusetts from 1811 to 1873 except the years 1831 1836 both prominent Congregational ministers who were descendants of Richard Mather 1 He graduated at Amherst in 1839 studied law in Boston under Rufus Choate graduated at Andover Theological Seminary in 1845 and was pastor of the Harvard Congregational church of Brookline Massachusetts in 1845 1846 and of the Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn New York from 1846 until shortly before his death 1 He was a conservative in theology and an historical writer of considerable ability From 1848 to 1861 he was associate editor of the New York Independent which he had helped to establish from 1887 to 1897 he was president of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions and he was prominent in the Long Island Historical Society 1 His great grandfather John Storrs 1733 1799 a chaplain in the Continental Army had been pastor of the Southold Church in 1763 1776 and in 1782 1787 Works editDr Storrs s more important published works were John Wycliffe and the First English Bible 1880 The Recognition of the Supernatural in Letters and in life 1881 Bernard of Clairvaux 1892 Foundation Truths of American Missions 1897 Bibliography editStorrs Charles 1886 The Storrs Family New York a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link References edit a b c Chisholm 1911 Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Storrs Richard Salter Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Richard Salter Storrs Modern Eloquence Vol III After Dinner Speeches P Z at Project Gutenberg contains Storrs centennial speech on The Victory at Yorktown Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Salter Storrs amp oldid 1054340809, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
