Edward Payson Terhune (November 22, 1830 – May 25, 1907) was an American theologian and author.
He was born on November 22, 1830 in
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat, seat of government of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Rutgers University
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ordained
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to the ministry of the Presbyterian church in Virginia, becoming pastor of the congregation at Charlotte Court-House, Virginia.
In 1859 he moved to
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Old First Presbyterian Church. Rutgers gave him the degree of
D.D.
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In the United Kingdom, it is considered an advanced doctoral degree. At the University of Oxford, doctors of divinity are ra ...
in 1869. He was the American chaplain at
Rome, Italy
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, in 1876-1877. He returned to the United States in 1878, and was pastor of a Congregational church in
Springfield, Massachusetts
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, from 1879 till 1884, when he took charge of a Reformed church in
Brooklyn, New York
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.
He married
Mary Virginia Hawes
Mary Virginia Terhune (née Hawes, December 21, 1830 – June 3, 1922), also known by her penname Marion Harland, was an American author who was prolific and bestselling in both fiction and non-fiction genres. Born in Amelia County, Virginia, ...
in 1856.
They had six children, three dying in infancy: the survivors were
Christine Terhune Herrick
Christine Terhune Herrick (June 13, 1859 – December 2, 1944) was an American author who wrote mostly about housekeeping.James, Edward T., et alNotable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary Vol. II, p. 188-89 (1971) () She publ ...
, Albert Payson Terhune, and Virginia Terhune Van de Water. He died on May 25, 1907.