Today in Wheeling History: March 11—Daniel Dulany Addison, Episcopal clergyman and writer, was born in Wheeling (1863).
Daniel Dulany Addison (1863–1936) was a prominent Episcopal clergyman, historian, and author with deep ancestral ties to American history. Born on March 11, 1863, in Wheeling, West Virginia, to the Reverend Thomas Grafton Addison and Maria Eliason Addison, he was a descendant of William Paca, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Colonel John Addison, an early American settler. Addison pursued higher education at Union College, where he graduated in 1883. He later attended the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, earning his degree in 1886.
Addison served as a rector in various churches, including St. Peter's Church in Beverly, Massachusetts, and All Saints Church in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was also deeply involved in missionary work, particularly in Liberia, where he was recognized for his contributions by being knighted by the Liberian government in 1904. As a writer, Addison authored several notable works, including "The Episcopalians" and "The Clergy in American Life and Letters". His historical and biographical writings remain valuable resources for understanding American religious and cultural history.
Addison passed away on March 27, 1936, in Brookline, Massachusetts, and was laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery in Marion, Massachusetts.
To learn more: Wikipedia (https://tinyurl.com/yckaa2yj), Massachusetts Historical Society (https://tinyurl.com/dn2n5928)
Photo credits: Find a Grave, Wikimedia Commons
Daniel Dulany Addison (1863–1936) was a prominent Episcopal clergyman, historian, and author with deep ancestral ties to American history. Born on March 11, 1863, in Wheeling, West Virginia, to the Reverend Thomas Grafton Addison and Maria Eliason Addison, he was a descendant of William Paca, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Colonel John Addison, an early American settler. Addison pursued higher education at Union College, where he graduated in 1883. He later attended the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, earning his degree in 1886.
Addison served as a rector in various churches, including St. Peter's Church in Beverly, Massachusetts, and All Saints Church in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was also deeply involved in missionary work, particularly in Liberia, where he was recognized for his contributions by being knighted by the Liberian government in 1904. As a writer, Addison authored several notable works, including "The Episcopalians" and "The Clergy in American Life and Letters". His historical and biographical writings remain valuable resources for understanding American religious and cultural history.
Addison passed away on March 27, 1936, in Brookline, Massachusetts, and was laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery in Marion, Massachusetts.
To learn more: Wikipedia (https://tinyurl.com/yckaa2yj), Massachusetts Historical Society (https://tinyurl.com/dn2n5928)
Photo credits: Find a Grave, Wikimedia Commons
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