Peter Cartwright (revivalist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Cartwright (revivalist)

American politician

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1785

Place of Birth: Amherst County, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 25-Sep-1872

Profession: writer, politician, preacher, author, autobiographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jump to search In a book published in 1909 (>110 years ago) there is a page on "Meeting a group of ministers" - Christmas Evans, Rowland Hill of England, Dr.
Guthrie, Robert Flockhart, John Wesley, Dr.Adam Clark, George Fox, Peter Cartwright, Lorenzo Dow having a "preachers picnic party." Those who are interested to read/see this excerpt (which I am not allowed to upload) are welcome to email me.
Thank you. Born Peter Cartwright, Jr., or better known as Peter Cartwright, and also known as "Uncle Peter", "Backwoods Preacher", "Lord's Plowman", "Lord's Breaking-Plow", and "The Kentucky Boy" (September 1, 1785 – September 25, 1872), was an American Methodist, revivalist, preacher, in the Midwest, as well as twice an elected legislator in Illinois.
Cartwright, a Methodist missionary, helped start America's Second Great Awakening, personally baptizing twelve thousand converts.
Opposed to slavery, Cartwright moved from Kentucky to Illinois, and was elected to the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly in 1828 and 1832.
In 1846 Abraham Lincoln defeated Cartwright for a seat in the United States Congress.
As a Methodist circuit rider, Cartwright rode circuits in Kentucky and Illinois, as well as Tennessee, Indiana and Ohio.
His Autobiography (1856) made him nationally prominent.