Bridgman, Howard Allen (1860-1929)

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Jane Addams to H .A. Bridgman, January 5, 1905

Jane Addams to Howard Allen Bridgman, September 22, 1909

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Birth Date

1860-08-20

Death Date

1929-03-16

Birthplace

Northampton, MA

Biographical Text

Reverend Dr. Howard Allen Bridgman was both a Congregationalist figure and educator. He studied at Amherst College, Hartford Theological Seminary, and Yale Theological Seminary. Bridgman was officially ordained in 1890. During this time, from 1883-1884, he was the principal of Massachusetts' Granby High School. In 1908, he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from Oberlin College. In 1889, Bridgman took the job of managing editor of the Christian magazine, "The Congregationalist" and remained in the position until 1911 when he took over as the publication's editor-in-chief. He kept this tenure until 1921, at which point he accepted the role of headmaster at the Lawrence Academy. In 1925, left this position and founded his own school, Bridgman School, which he also served as the headmaster of. Bridgman authored three books in his lifetime, "Steps Christward," "Real Religion," and "New England in the Life of the World." He served on a number of missionary councils abroad and was in attendance of the 1914 peace conference in Switzerland. Bridgman was also a director at the South End Social Settlement.

Bridgman married Helen North Bryant in 1898. The couple had four children. Bridgman died in 1929.

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Biebrich, Caitlin

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Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1905

Bibliography and Links

Dr. Bridgman Dies in Shirley, Fitchburg Sentinel March 28, 1929, p. 1 & 10

Find-A-Grave

Rev. Howard A. Bridgman, Hartford Courant March 17, 1929, p. 28

SNAC

The Congregationalist, Volume 107, Pilgrim Press, 1922, pg. 10

Citation

“Bridgman, Howard Allen (1860-1929),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, http://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/2905.