John Pierpont | |
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 Photograph of Pierpont by Mathew Brady | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Pierpont April 6, 1785 South Farms, Connecticut, U.S. (now part of Morris) |
| Died | August 27, 1866 (aged 81) Medford, Massachusetts |
| Spouses | Mary Sheldon Lord
(m. 1810; died 1855)Harriet Campbell Fowler
(m. 1857) |
| Relations | John Pierpont Morgan (grandson) |
| Children | 6, including James |
| Parent(s) | James Pierpont Elizabeth Collins Pierpont |
| Alma mater | Yale College Litchfield Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney, merchant, minister, poet |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861 |
| Rank | Chaplain |
| Unit | 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
John Pierpont (April 6, 1785 – August 27, 1866) was an American poet, who was also successively a teacher, lawyer, merchant, and Unitarian minister. His poem The Airs of Palestine made him one of the best-known poets in the U.S. in his day. He was the grandfather of J. P. Morgan.