Bliss, William Dwight Porter (1856-1926)

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Richard Theodore Ely to Jane Addams, August 3, 1906

Jane Addams to Richard Theodore Ely, August 5, 1906

National Conference of Charities and Corrections Conference Program Draft, March 18, 1909

William D. P. Bliss to Jane Addams, May 4, 1908

William D. P. Bliss to Jane Addams, October 21, 1911

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Birth Date

1856-08-20

Death Date

1926-10-08

Birthplace

Constantinople, Turkey

Biographical Text

William Dwight Porter Bliss was an activist, editor, and clergyman. In 1882, Bliss was ordained a Congregationalist Minister. By 1886, he became an ordained deacon of Episcopal Church, and a priest by 1887. From 1887-1890 he served in Boston's Grace Church, attempting to organize an inner-city ministry, the Church of the Carpenter, where he served for four years. During the 1880's, Bliss became interested in the Christian Socialist movement and helped organize the first Christian Socialist Society in America in 1889. He edited the society's publication, The Dawn while also compiling and editing many books, including the Encyclopedia of Social Reform. He served as an investigator for the Bureau of Labor. Bliss died in 1926.

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Sciancalepore, Victoria

Lichon, Sara Catherine

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Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1906

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“Bliss, William Dwight Porter (1856-1926),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 27, 2024, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/868.