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Charles Chauncey (other)
Charles Chauncey may refer to: * Charles Chauncy (1592–1671), Anglo-American clergyman and educator * Charles Chauncy (1705–1787) Charles Chauncy (1 January 1705 – 10 February 1787) was an American Congregational clergyman. He is known for his opposition to the First Great Awakening and his contributions to the development of Unitarianism and Liberal Protestantism, pa ..., American Congregational clergyman * Charles Chauncey (physician) (1706–1777), English physician, antiquary, and Fellow of the Royal Society {{hndis, Chauncey, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Chauncy
Charles Chauncy (baptized 5 November 1592 – 19 February 1672) was an Anglo-American Congregational church, Congregational clergyman, educator, and secondarily, a physician. He was the second President of Harvard University, Harvard. Life Charles Chauncy was born at Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England. The village was then known as Yardley. The Manorialism, manor belonged to the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's, Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, which leased the manor-house (a moated property called "Ardeley Bury") and the demesne lands to the Chauncy family. He was educated at Westminster School, then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he later was a lecturer in Greek language, Greek. In 1627 the College arranged for him to be appointed Vicar (Anglicanism), vicar of St Mary's Church, Ware, St Mary's, the parish church of Ware, Hertfordshire, Ware, Hertfordshire. In 1633 he left Ware to become vicar of Marston St. Lawrence, Northamptonshire. At both parishes he faced dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Chauncy (1705–1787)
Charles Chauncy (1 January 1705 – 10 February 1787) was an American Congregational clergyman. He is known for his opposition to the First Great Awakening and his contributions to the development of Unitarianism and Liberal Protestantism, particularly his insistence on rational religion and defense of universal salvation. Life and career Chauncy was born into the elite Puritan merchant class that ruled Boston, Massachusetts. His great-grandfather, Charles Chauncy, after whom he was named, was the second president of Harvard College. His father was a successful Boston merchant. Chauncy was educated at the Boston Latin School and at Harvard, where he received both his undergraduate degree and his master's in theology. In 1727, Chauncy was ordained as an assistant minister of Boston's First Church, the oldest Congregational church in the city and one of the most important in New England. In 1762, Chauncy became pastor of First Church. He served the congregation for 60 year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
