13 Facts About Charles Beecher

Charles Beecher was an American minister, composer of religious hymns and a prolific author.

Charles Beecher was the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the famous author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, and the brother of renowned Congregationalist minister, Henry Ward Beecher.

Charles Beecher had another prominent and activist sister, Catharine Beecher.

Charles Beecher attended Boston Latin School and Lawrence Academy in Groton, Massachusetts, graduated from Bowdoin College in 1834, and then attended Lane Theological Seminary in Ohio.

Charles Beecher taught music classes in Cincinnati, Ohio, and received his preaching license from the Presbytery of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Charles Beecher served as pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from 1844 until 1851.

Charles Beecher was a prominent member of the Peucinian Society.

Charles Beecher left in 1857 for a pastorate in Georgetown, Massachusetts.

Charles Beecher eventually was state Superintendent of Public Instruction in Florida from 1871 to 1873.

Charles Beecher finished his ministry as acting pastor in Wysox, Pennsylvania, from 1885 to 1893.

Charles Beecher published two music texts and was one of the music editors for his brother Henry's 1855 Plymouth Collection.

Charles Beecher published several antislavery tracts, including A Sermon on the Nebraska Bill and The God of the Bible Against Slavery.

In 1840, Charles Beecher married Sarah Leland Coffin, a daughter of Nathaniel Coffin and Mary King Coffin.