What is Henry Ward Beecher?
{{Infobox person | name = Henry Ward Beecher | image = Henry Ward Beecher - Brady-Handy.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Beecher, between 1855 and 1865 | birth_date = {{birth date|1813|6|24|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Litchfield, Connecticut]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1887|3|8|1813|6|24|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Brooklyn, New York]] | occupation = Congregational Clergyman, abolitionist | spouse = [[Eunice White Beecher]] | parents = [[Lyman Beecher|Lyman]] and Roxana Beecher | children = | signature = Appletons' Beecher Lyman - Henry Ward signature.png }} '''Henry Ward Beecher''' (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American [[clergy]]man, [[Activism|social reformer]], and [[Public speaking|speaker]]. As the pastor of a [[Congregational church]] in [[Brooklyn]] he became famous for his work to [[Abolitionism|end slavery]]. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Beecher, Henry Ward}} [[Category:1813 births]] [[Category:1887 deaths]] [[Category:American abolitionists]] [[Category:American activists]] [[Category:American Christian clergy]] [[Category:Congregationalists]]