Oliver Everett
Oliver Everett (born June 11, 1752 in Dedham , Province of Massachusetts Bay , † November 19, 1802 in Dorchester , Massachusetts ) was an American clergyman and judge.
Everett graduated from Harvard College in 1779 . From January 1782 he was pastor in the New South Church , a Unitarian church on Summer Street in Boston , but was released from his duties in 1792 for health reasons. He was succeeded in 1794 by John Thornton Kirkland . For several years, Everett was a judge in the Court of Common Pleas for Norfolk County , Massachusetts.
In 1793 Everett was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1800 he held a eulogy on George Washington .
Oliver Everett was married to Lucy (Hill) Everett (1768-1824). Her children included Alexander Hill Everett (1792–1847), a diplomat, and Edward Everett (1794–1865), a politician. Oliver Everett's grave is in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge , Massachusetts.
literature
- Everett, Oliver. In: William Allen: American biographical and historical dictionary , 1832.
Web links
- Oliver Everett in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter E. (PDF; 477 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Accessed August 4, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Everett, Oliver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman and judge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1752 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dedham , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1802 |
| Place of death | Dorchester , Massachusetts |