John Chase Lord

John Chase Lord
Pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church in Buffalo
Engraving of John C. Lord by Geoffrey E. Perine of New York.
ChurchPresbyterian Church in the United States of America
Opposed toCatholicism, immigration to the United States, slavery
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 1833
Personal details
Born9 August 1805
Washington, New Hampshire, United States
Died21 January 1877
Buffalo, New York, United States
BuriedForest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York
NationalityAmerican
DenominationPresbyterianism
ResidenceBuffalo, New York
ParentsRev. John Way Lord
Sarah Chase
SpouseMary E. Johnson (1829-)
EducationDoctor of Divinity
Alma materHamilton College, Madison College, Auburn Seminary
SignatureJohn Chase Lord's signature

John Chase Lord, AM (9 August 1805 – 21 January 1877) was an American Presbyterian minister, lawyer, writer, and poet well known for his involvement in the nativist and anti-Catholic movements in Upstate New York during the mid-1800s. He was also a leading theologian of conservative Presbyterianism in the mid-19th century, serving as Moderator of the 63rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in 1852.[1]

  1. ^ "Memoir of John C. Lord, D.D. Pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church for thirty-eight years". archive.org. Retrieved 2015-12-11.