Channing, William Ellery (1780-1842)

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The Responsibilities and Duties of Women toward the Peace Movement, October 5, 1904

Women's Peace Meeting, October 22, 1904

Old Glory: The Flag of Hope for World Peace, 1915

The Hopes We Inherit, 1927

Review of Law or War, February 22, 1929

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Birth Date

1780-04-07

Death Date

1842-10-02

Birthplace

Newport, Rhode Island

Biographical Text

William Ellery Channing was born in Newport, Rhode Island, to a wealthy family. He graduated from Harvard College in 1798 and worked as a private tutor in Richmond, Virginia after. Once Channing returned from Virginia, he decided to return to Harvard and study theology in order to become a minister of the Unitarian church. A strong opponent of Calvinist traditions, he promoted a Unitarian ideology influenced by the transcendentalist movement. His sermons and speeches were popular with parishioners, abolitionists, and intellectuals alike. Channing died in 1842.

William Ellery Channing married Ruth Gibbs in 1814. The couple had four children together.

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Dzuback, Emily

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Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1904

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Unitarian Universalist Dictionary and Biography

Virginia Commonwealth University archive

Wikipedia

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“Channing, William Ellery (1780-1842),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed February 13, 2026, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/3547.