Life and times of William Samuel Johnson, first Senator in Congress from Connecticut, and president of Columbia College, New York

by Eben Edwards Beardsley

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218 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Eben Edwards Beardsley (January 8, 1808 – December 21, 1892) was a clergyman of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Born in Stepney, Connecticut, he was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, and ordained to the diaconate and priesthood by Thomas Church Brownell in 1835 and 1836 respectively. Beardsley served as rector of St Thomas Church, New Haven, from 1848 until his death, during which time he initiated extensive building programs and oversaw significant parochial growth. Beardsley died in New Haven.