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A prominent American clergyman and man of letters; born in Sheffield, Mass., March 28, 1794; died there, March 21, 1882. He entered the Unitarian ministry in 1819, and became prominent as a pastor in New Bedford and New York. For two years he was Dr. Channing's assistant in Boston. In 1862 he retired and devoted himself to study. Among his works are: "Discourses on Human Nature" (1847); "Discourses on the Nature of Religion" (1847); "The Problem of Human Destiny" (1864).