# Lyman Beecher

> American Presbyterian minister and American Temperance Society co-founder (1775–1863)

**Wikidata**: [Q456454](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q456454)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman_Beecher)  
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## Summary

Lyman Beecher was born on October 12, 1775, in New Haven[1][2][3][4][5][6], and died on January 10, 1863, in Brooklyn[1][2][4][5][6]. He was a United States citizen and was buried at Grove Street Cemetery[6]. He was the son of David Beecher[7] and Esther Lyman[7], and he married Roxana Foote Beecher. Their children included Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Beecher, Catharine Beecher, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Thomas K. Beecher, Edward Beecher, and four more[2][3][8][9].He was educated at Yale University and Yale Divinity School[10]. His professional work spanned the fields of Christianity, Presbyterianism, pastoral care, and sermon[11]. He worked as a theologian, writer, and presbyter[12][11], and his religion was Presbyterianism.


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