Joseph Twichell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoseph Twichell
American writer and pastor
Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1838
Place of Birth: Southington, Connecticut, United States
Date of Death: 20-Dec-1918
Profession: biographer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Joseph Twichell
- Reverend Joseph Hopkins Twichell (November 30, 1838 – December 20, 1918), writer and Congregational minister in Hartford, Connecticut, is notable as the closest friend of writer Mark Twain for over forty years.
- He is believed to be the model for the character "Harris" in A Tramp Abroad as "Harris".
- Twain and Twichell met at a church social after the Civil War when Twichell was pastor of Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford, where he served for almost 50 years.
- Reverend Twichell performed Twain's wedding and christened his children.
- He counseled the author on literary as well as personal matters for the rest of his life.
- A scholar and devout Christian, Twichell was described as "a man with an exuberant sense of humor, and a profound understanding of the frailties of mankind."
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