Elijah Parish (November 7, 1762– October 15, 1825) was a

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clergyman of the early nineteenth century. Parish was a native of

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. He graduated from

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in 1785. In the early nineteenth century he was a leading opponent of the Jeffersonian Republican Party and brought issues of slavery into his political discourse. Parish was elected a member of the

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in 1813.American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
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Parish biography
* Mason, Matthew. ''Slavery and Politics in the Early American Republic.'' (2006) . 1762 births 1825 deaths American clergy Dartmouth College alumni Members of the American Antiquarian Society {{US-Christian-clergy-stub