Thomas Hicks Mudge (1815–1862) was an American Methodist Episcopal clergyman, born at Orrington, Me., the nephew of

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. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1840 and from Union Theological Seminary in 1843. He then entered the ministry, joining the New England conference. After several pastorates in New England, he became professor of sacred literature in

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, serving from 1857 to 1859. Later, he held pastorates in

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, and Baldwin, Kansas. His papers are held at Boston University. Boston University website, Archives section, ''Mudge, Thomas Hicks, 1815-1862''
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mudge, Thomas 1815 births 1862 deaths People from Orrington, Maine American Methodist clergy 19th-century American Methodist ministers Wesleyan University alumni McKendree University faculty 19th-century American clergy