Herrick Johnson

Herrick Johnson

Born	(1832-09-21)September 21, 1832 Auriesville, New York, U.S.
Died	November 20, 1913(1913-11-20) (aged 81)
Occupation(s)	Clergyman Author

Herrick Johnson (September 21, 1832 – November 20, 1913) was a leading American Presbyterian clergyman and author.

Born in Auriesville, New York, Johnson graduated from Hamilton College in 1857 and from the Auburn Theological Seminary in 1860.^[1] On September 6, 1860, he married Katherine Spencer Hardenburg.^[2] After ministering in churches in Troy, New York, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Illinois, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,^[1] he returned to Auburn Theological Seminary to teach, also teaching at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.^[1] In 1882, he was elected moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.^[1] He was extensively quoted in the 1895 Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Noted Theologian Dead, New York Times (November 21, 1913)
^ Charles Edward Robinson, Herrick Johnson, An Appreciative Memoir (1914).
^ Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895).

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Preceded by The Rev. Henry Darling	Moderator of the 94th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 1882–1883	Succeeded by The Rev. Edwin Francis Hatfield