John Chase Lord | |
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Pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church in Buffalo | |
Church | Presbyterian Church in the United States of America |
Opposed to | Catholicism, immigration to the United States, slavery |
Orders | |
Ordination | September 1833 |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 August 1805 Washington, New Hampshire, United States |
Died | 21 January 1877 Buffalo, New York, United States |
Buried | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Presbyterianism |
Residence | Buffalo, New York |
Parents | Rev. John Way Lord Sarah Chase |
Spouse | Mary E. Johnson (1829-) |
Education | Doctor of Divinity |
Alma mater | Hamilton College, Madison College, Auburn Seminary |
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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]