Daniel C. Eddy
American politician

Daniel C. Eddy

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American politician
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
Is:
PoliticianWriterHymnwriterNovelist
Work field:
LiteraturePoliticsReligion
Birth:
21 May 1823(Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA)
Death:
26 July 1896(Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA)
Star sign:
Gemini
Residences
Massachusetts, USA
Politics:
Know Nothing
Religions:
Baptists
Education:
New Hampton School
New Hampshire, USA
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Daniel Clarke Eddy (May 21, 1823 - July 26, 1896) was a U.S. clergyman, hymn writer, politician, and author, who in 1855 served as a member, and as the Speaker, of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Selected works

Novels

  • "Young Man's Friend" (1st series, Lowell, 1849; 2d series, Boston, 1859)
  • "The Burman Apostle" (Lowell, 1850)
  • "Europa," a book of words (1851)
  • "The Percy Family" (5 vols., 1852)
  • "Waiter's Tour in the East " (6 vols., Boston, 1861)
  • "Heroines of the Missionary Enterprise" (1854)
  • "Angel Whispers" (Lowell, 1853)
  • "City Side" (1854)
  • "Young Woman's Friend" (1855)
  • "Waiting at the Cross" (Boston, 1859)

Travel writings

  • Eddy's Travels in Asia and Africa. Boston: Brown, 1893
  • Eddy's Travels in Europe. Boston: Brown, 1893.
  • Europe; or, Scenes and Society in England, France, Italy, and Switzerland 1859.

Hymns

  • God Is the Seamen’s Friend
  • God of Nations, Let Salvation Sound
  • Sailor Speed Thee o’er the Sea
  • We Dedicate to Thee
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded by
Otis P. Lord		 Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1855		 Succeeded by
Charles A. Phelps