Hosea Ballou, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hosea Ballou

American Universalist minister (1771–1852)

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1771

Place of Birth: Richmond, New Hampshire, United States

Date of Death: 06-Jun-1852

Profession: writer, author, theologian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Hosea Ballou (April 30, 1771 – June 7, 1852) was an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer. Originally a Baptist, he converted to Universalism in 1789.
He preached in a number of towns in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
From 1817, he was pastor of the Second Universalist Church of Boston.
He wrote a number of influential theological works, as well as hymns, essays and sermons, and edited two Universalist journals.
Ballou has been called one of the fathers of American Universalism.