John Greenleaf Whittier Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Friend, Like, Affairs, Favourite, Birthdate & Other

John Greenleaf Whittier Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Friend, Like, Affairs, Favourite, Birthdate & Other

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This Biography is about one of the best Poet John Greenleaf Whittier including his Height, weight,Age & Other Detail…

Biography Of John Greenleaf Whittier
Profession Poets
Famous as Poet
Nationality American
Religion Quaker
Personal life of John Greenleaf Whittier
Born on 17 December 1807
Birthday 17th December
Died At Age 84
Sun Sign Sagittarius
Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States
Died on 07 September 1892
Place of death Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, United States
City Massachussets
Family Background of John Greenleaf Whittier
Father John
Mother Abigail (Hussey)
Married No
Education Haverhill Academy
Personal Fact of John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier was a leading American Quaker poet and a passionate supporter of the abolition of slavery. Born on a farm into a Quaker family, he had limited formal education. His poem, The Exiles Departure, was published in the Newburyport Free Press. Its editor, William Garrison became his friend and associate in the abolitionist cause. He went on to edit newspapers in Boston and Haverhill and the New England Weekly Review in Hartford, Connecticut, the most important Whig journal in New England. He continued writing verse, sketches, and tales, and published his first volume of poems, Legends of New England.

His fiery antislavery pamphlet, Justice and Expediency, made him prominent activist in the abolition movement, and for a decade he was probably its most influential writer. He served a term in the Massachusetts legislature, and spoke at antislavery meetings. Among his other poems are, Voice of Freedom, Maud Muller, The Brewing of Soma which had the hymn for which he wrote the words, Dear Lord and Father of Mankind, and Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyll. His verse is often marred by sentimentality and poor technique, but his best poems are still read for their moral beauty and simple sentiments and are regarded as an important voice of his age.