Benjamin Holloway Bailey | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1829 Bolton, Massachusetts |
| Died | 1919 (aged 89–90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bridgewater Normal College Leicester Academy |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation | Unitarian Minister |
Benjamin Holloway Bailey (1829–1919) [1] was an American Unitarian minister. At the time of his death, he was "one of [the Unitarian church's] best known and best loved as well as one of its oldest ministers." [2]
Bailey was born in Bolton, Massachusetts on July 5, 1829, to Holloway and Lucy Sawyer Bailey. [2] He grew up in Northborough, Massachusetts on his father's farm before attending Bridgewater Normal College, Leicester Academy, and Harvard College, where he graduated in 1854. [2]
Then followed a few years of teaching at Chicopee High School and in Providence. [2] He studied law and then was graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1860. [2] While living in Dedham he met his wife, Emily F. Sampson, and they married on June 1, 1864. [2] [1] [lower-alpha 1] They had five children, three of whom predeceased him. [2]
He spent the last six years of his life in retirement in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. [2] He is buried in Brookdale Cemetery. [1]
Bailey served at the First Church and Parish in Dedham from 1861 to 1867. [3] [2] In Dedham, he presided over the funeral of his predecessor, Alvan Lamson [4] and led the service at the 250th anniversary of the church's gathering in 1888 where he delivered an historical discourse. [5]
In 1867, he was called to Portland, Maine where he remained for five years. [2] He then served in Marblehead, Massachusetts beginning in 1872. [2] [6] A twelve years pastorate there was followed by a slightly longer one at Malden, Massachusetts from 1884 to 1897. [2] For six years, he served on the Malden School Committee. [2] He then ministered in Westford, Massachusetts. [7] [2] While there, he was a member of The Grange. [2]
Beginning in Marblehead, he began teaching as well. [2] Boys would either lodge with his family and study under him, or be taught as day students. [2]
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