Ebenezer Porter (May 5, 1772 – April 8, 1834), D.D., was an American minister and writer.

Early life and career

The son of

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politician and judge Thomas Porter, Ebenezer was born in Cornwall, Connecticut on May 5, 1772. He graduated from

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in 1792, studied theology in Bethlehem, Connecticut, and in 1796 became pastor of the

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church in Washington, Connecticut. In 1812 he was appointed professor of sacred rhetoric at

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, and he was appointed the academy's president in 1827, retaining both positions until his death. In 1814 Dartmouth College awarded Porter an honorary

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degree.

Author

Porter published ''Young Preacher's Manual''; ''Analysis of Vocal Inflections''; ''Analysis of the Principles of Rhetorical Delivery''; ''Rhetorical Reader and Exercises''; and ''Lectures on Homilectics and Preaching, and on Public Prayer, with Sermons and Addresses''. After his death, ''The Biblical Reader'' and ''Lectures on Eloquence and Style'' were also published. Porter was also a contributor to the ''Quarterly Register'', and a translator of many sacred German poems.

Death and burial

Porter died in

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on April 8, 1834.

External links

*This article incorporates text from the ''International Cyclopedia'' of 1890, a publication now in the public domain. *Lyman Matthews
Memoir on the Life and Character of Ebenezer Porter, D.D.
1837 *Sarah Loring Bailey
Historical Sketches of Andover
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