David Jewett Waller | |
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 David Jewett Waller | |
| Born | January 26, 1815 |
| Died | December 7, 1893 (aged 78) Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Minister, businessman |
| Relatives | David Jewett Waller Jr. (son), Phineas Waller (father) |
David Jewett Waller Sr. (January 26, 1815 – December 7, 1893) was an American Presbyterian minister, entrepreneur, landowner and civic leader who lived in the American state of Pennsylvania. He also helped build several local railroads, such as the North and West Branch Railway and also owned many coal mines. By the time of his death, he was one of the most well-known people in northeastern Pennsylvania.[1] He helped increasing the population and industrialization of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. He also organized and created a number of churches in Pennsylvania.[2]
Waller was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and attended the Wilkes-Barre Academy, Williams College, and the Princeton Theological Seminary. He spent most of his life in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, where he died. He was ordained in 1839 and attended General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church in addition to preaching in Columbia County. He retired from preaching in 1871 and most of his involvement in industrial and commercial work started at this point, including involvement in the railroad and the coal industries.[2] He died in 1893 at the age of 78.
- ^ "The Rev. David Jewett Waller." (PDF), The New York Times, December 8, 1893, retrieved 7 May 2013
- ^ a b William M. Ballie (2011). Preacher, Entrepreneur: Rev. D.J. Waller Sr.