David Low Dodge

David Low Dodge
Photographic portrait of David Low Dodge.
David Low Dodge, circa 1830.
Born(1774-06-14)June 14, 1774
DiedApril 23, 1852(1852-04-23) (aged 77)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Activist, theologian
EraEarly 19th century
Spouse
Sarah Cleveland
(m. 1798)
Children7, including William E. Dodge and Elizabeth Clementine Stedman

David Low Dodge (June 14, 1774 – April 23, 1852)[1] was an American activist and theologian who helped to establish the New York Peace Society[2] and was a founder of the New York Bible Society and the New York Tract Society. According to historian Dale R. Steiner, he wrote "some of the earliest and most effective antiwar literature in the United States."[1]

  1. ^ a b Steiner, Dale R. (1985). "David Low Dodge". In Josephson, Harold (ed.). Biographical Dictionary of Modern Peace Leaders. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. pp. 217–218. ISBN 0-313-22565-6. OCLC 10277769.
  2. ^ Brock, Peter (1968). Pacifism in the United States: From the Colonial Era to the First World War. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 458. ISBN 0-691-04581-X. OCLC 820.