Edward Hartley Dewart | |
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Born | 1828 Stradone, County Cavan, Ireland |
Died | 17 June 1903 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Methodist clergyman |
Known for | Editor of The Christian Guardian |
Edward Hartley Dewart (1828 – 17 June 1903) was an Irish-born Canadian Methodist clergyman, author and editor. He became a leading figure in the Methodist church and the temperance movement. For several years he edited the official Methodist journal The Christian Guardian. His poetry anthology Selections from Canadian Poets (1864) was the first anthology of Canadian poetry to be published.