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Edward Beecher

Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (died 1895)

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Born
August 27, 1803
Died
July 28, 1895
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1803

About Edward Beecher

Edward Beecher was an American theologian, the son of Lyman Beecher and the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher. In 1830, he became the first president of Illinois College at Jacksonville, Illinois, where he remained president for 14 years. He was the pastor of Salem Street Church until 1855, when he returned to Illinois and became the pastor of the First Congregational Church of Galesburg.

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Edward Beecher timeline

  1. In 1830, he became the first president of Illinois College at Jacksonville, Illinois, where he remained president for 14 years.
  2. He was the pastor of Salem Street Church until 1855, when he returned to Illinois and became the pastor of the First Congregational Church of Galesburg.

The world when Edward Beecher was born

Edward Beecher was born in 1803. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineLouisiana Purchase doubles size of the US
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical steam locomotive by Trevithick
  • World population~915M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderThomas Jefferson
  • U.S. population5.9M

1803 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Edward Beecher's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18032026
Population5.9M341 million

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