Hosea Ballou II (October 18, 1796 – May 27, 1861) was an American Universalist minister and the first president of Tufts University from 1853 to 1861.[1] Ballou was named after his uncle and went by the name "Hosea Ballou 2d. " Publishers, friends, editors, Tufts College staff, and others generally followed this example. The title of this article reflects the more recent generational suffix usage of the Roman numeral II for those named for an uncle. Ballou used the ordinal number suffix "2d" rather than "2nd."
Hosea Ballou II | |
|---|---|
 Hosea Ballou II, 1858 | |
| 1st President of Tufts College | |
| In office 1853–1861 | |
| Succeeded by | Alonzo Ames Miner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 18, 1796 Guilford, Vermont |
| Died | May 27, 1861 (aged 64) Medford, Massachusetts |
Life and career
editBallou was born in Guilford, Vermont,[2] the son of Asahel Ballou and Martha Starr, a descendant of Comfort Starr, one of the original incorporators of Harvard College.[3] Hosea Ballou II was also the grand-nephew of Hosea Ballou, and was associated with him in editing The Universalist Quarterly Review.[1] He married Clarissa Hatch in 1820, and they had seven children.
Ballou promoted the establishment of seminaries for religious training, something which was at that time opposed by a number of influential Universalists, including his uncle Hosea. He edited or wrote for a number of Universalist publications. In 1843, he replaced Ellery Channing as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers, and retained this position until 1858.[4]
Privately educated, Ballou was awarded two honorary degrees from Harvard University - the Master of Arts (AM) in 1844, then the Doctor of Divinity (DD) in 1845.[5]
Writings
edit- The Ancient History of Universalism, from the Time of the Apostles to the Fifth General Council (1829)
- A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families (1837)
- "Review of the Denomination of Universalists in the United States," Universalist Expositor (1839)
- Counsel and Encouragement: Discourses on the Conduct of Life (1866)
References
editNotes
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 282.
- ^ "TEI | History of Tufts College, 1854-1896 | ID: dz011115g | Tufts Digital Library". dl.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ Hosea Ballou, 2nd, First President of Tufts College, Hosea Starr Ballou, E. P. Guild & Co., Boston, 1896
- ^ Howe & Hughes 1999.
- ^ Ballou, Hosea Starr (1896). Hosea Ballou, 2d, D.D., First President of Tufts College: His Origin, Life, and Letters. Boston: E. P. Guild and Company. pp. 160–161.
Bibliography
- Howe, Charles A.; Hughes, Peter (1999). "Hosea Ballou". Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography. Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Ballou, Hosea (1796–1861)". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 201.
Further reading
- Ballou, Hosea Starr (1896). Hosea Ballou, 2d, D. D., First President of Tufts College. ISBN 9780795005060.
- Alan Seaburg. The First Universalist Church of Medford, Massachusetts. Billerica: Anne Miniver Press, 2013
External links
edit- The papers of Hosea Ballou are in the Harvard Divinity School Library at Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
