George Duffield Jr. | |
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| Born | George Duffield V September 12, 1818 Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | July 6, 1888 (age 69) Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, US |
| Resting place | Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, US |
| Occupation | Presbyterian Minister and Hymnodist. |
| Education | Yale College (1837), Union Theological Seminary (1840) |
| Notable works | "Stand up, Stand up for Jesus" |
| Spouse | Anna Augusta Willoughby |
| Children | 3, including Samuel Willoughby Duffield |
| Parents | George Duffield IV, Isabella Graham Bethune Duffield |
George Duffield Jr. D.D. (September 12, 1818 – July 6, 1888)[1] was an American Presbyterian minister and hymnodist.
He was born on September 12, 1818, the fifth such George Duffield. He was born to George Duffield IV, who was also a Presbyterian minister, and Isabella Graham Bethune Duffield.[1] His grandfather was George A. Duffield III. His great-grandfather, George Duffield II, was chaplain to the Continental Congress. His great-great-grandfather George D. Dunfield was a native of Belfast. His brother was Colonel William Duffield, commander of the 9th Michigan volunteer Infantry Regiment.
He graduated from Yale College in 1837, the youngest in his graduating class,[2] and the Union Theological Seminary in New York. He was a pastor from 1840 to 1869 at numerous cities including Brooklyn, New York; Bloomfield, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Adrian, Michigan; Galesburg, Illinois; Saginaw City, Michigan; Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Lansing, Michigan.[3][4] He married and had a son, minister Samuel Willoughby Duffield. He died on July 6, 1888, and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit.[2]
- ^ a b Yale Obituary Record (PDF). 1889. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ a b Log College Press
- ^ Biography and hymns of George Duffield, Jr. at Hymnary.org
- ^ Duffield, George in Hymn Writers of the Church at CCEL