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Beecher

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Bee·cher  (bchr), Lyman 1775-1863.
American cleric. A fiery preacher, moderate Calvinist theologian, and resolute abolitionist, he was the father of Catharine Esther Beecher (1800-1878), who promoted equal educational opportunities for women; Edward Beecher (1803-1895), a clergyman and educator noted for his abolitionist views and writings; and Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887), a clergyman and newspaper editor famous for his abolitionist orations. Harriet Beecher Stowe was another of Lyman's children.
Beecher [ˈbiːtʃə]
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(Biographies / Beecher, Henry Ward (1813-1887) M, US, RELIGION: clergyman, POLITICS: abolitionist) Henry Ward. 1813-87, US clergyman: a leader in the movement for the abolition of slavery
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Noun1.BeecherBeecher - United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
Henry Ward Beecher


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Your eyes turned across to the unframed portrait of Henry Ward Beecher which stands upon the top of your books.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
I tell you Harriet Beecher Stowe herself couldn't 'a' done it better justice.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
Reverend Henry Ward Beecher was to have accompanied the expedition, but urgent duties obliged him to give up the idea.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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