Hosea Ballou II
| Hosea Ballou II | |
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| President of Tufts University | |
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In office 1853–1861 |
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| Succeeded by | Alonzo Ames Miner |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 18, 1796 Guilford, Vermont |
| Died | May 27, 1861 (aged 64) Medford, Massachusetts |
Hosea Ballou II (October 18, 1796 – May 27, 1861) was an American Universalist minister and the first president of Tufts University from 1853 to 1861.
Ballou was born in Halifax, Vermont. He was the son of Asahel Ballou and Martha Starr, a descendant of Comfort Starr, one of the original incorporators of Harvard College. Hosea Ballou II was also the grand-nephew of Hosea Ballou, and was associated with him in editing The Universalist Quarterly Review. He married Clarissa Hatch in 1820, and they had seven children.
Ballou promoted the establishment of seminaries for religious training, something which was at that time opposed by a number of influential Universalists including his uncle Hosea. He edited or wrote for a number of Universalist publications. In 1843, he replaced Ellery Channing as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers, and retained this position until 1858.
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