Everett, Edward
educator, college president, governor, was born April 11, 1794, in Dorchester, Mass. He was a distinguished Massachusetts statesman famous for his oratory. He was ordained to the unitarian ministry in 1813, but soon retired from the profession and entered political life, becoming a congressman in 1825. After that date he was successively governor of Massachusetts, president of Harvard college, and secretary of state. He achieved a wide popularity, and his literary style was greatly admired. His work has, however, failed to retain its hold upon attention, and his polished sentences now find a constantly lessening circle of readers. He is the author of Defense of Christianity; Orations and Speeches; Mount Vernon Papers; and Importance of Practical Education. died Jan. 15, 1865, in Boston, Mass.
He EVERETT, EDWARD FRANKLIN, genealogist, was born May 28, 1840, in Northfield, Mass. He is a Boston genealogist who has published genealogies of the families of Capen and Everett.