Daniel Dulany Addison (March 11, 1863 – March 27, 1936) was an American clergyman and writer.

Early years

Addison was born on March 11, 1863, in

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, to Thomas Grafton (1832–1896) and Maria Eliason (Addison) Addison (1836–1901), grandson of Daniel Dulany and Louise (Gordon) Addison, great-grandson of Thomas and Henrietta (Paca) Addison, grandnephew of

Walter Dulany Addison Walter Dulany Addison (January 1, 1769 – January 31, 1848) was an Episcopal clergyman who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate (1810–1811). Early years Walter Dulany Addison was born at Annapolis, Maryland on January 1, 1769, the ...

, and a descendant of

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, signer of the

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, and of Colonel John Addison, first ancestor in America, who was a cousin of

Joseph Addison Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was the eldest son of The Reverend Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard ...

, English poet and essayist.

Career

He was prepared for college at

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He graduated from

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in 1883, then studied at the Episcopal Theological School at

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, where graduated in 1886. He was ordained to the priesthood, becoming assistant minister of Christ Church, Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1886 to 1889. Addison was married on February 20, 1889, in

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, to Julia de Wolf Gibbs (1866–1952) an American writer. He became

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of St. Peter's church at Beverly, Massachusetts, from 1889 to 1895, when started his service as rector of All Saints church at

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Last years

A member of many church societies, he gave special attention to conditions in

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. He was made a trustee of the College of Monrovia and in 1904 was knighted by the

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in recognition of his services. He died in

, on March 27, 1936. He was burred in Evergreen Cemetery at

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Bibliography

Addison wrote articles for the

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, these articles are designated by the initials "D. D. A." EB1911 Contributors, p. 948 Among his published writings are: * ''New England Town in the Civil War'', (1890) * ''Phillips Brooks'', (1892) * ''Lucy Larcom, Life, Letters, and Diary'', (1894) * ''All Saints Church, Brookline'', (1895) * ''The Life and Times of Edward Bass, First Bishop of Massachusetts, 1726-1803'', (1897) * ''The Clergy in American Life and Letters'', (1899) * ''The Episcopalians'', (1904)

References

Citations Sources * * * * *

External links

Bibliographic directory
from

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Addison, Daniel Dulany 19th-century American Episcopalians 20th-century American Episcopalians History of Liberia 1863 births 1936 deaths Union College (New York) alumni Writers from Wheeling, West Virginia American Episcopal priests Religious leaders from Wheeling, West Virginia Episcopalians from West Virginia