William Sullivan Barnes, (16 June 1841 – 2 April 1912), was born in Boston and became a Unitarian minister. After working in the business world, Barnes studied at Newton Theological Seminary.Unitarian year book, 1910-12, page 156
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before accepting a position with the Unitarians of

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to succeed John Cordner, a distinguished minister with an established congregation of many leading citizens. He soon became recognized as an outstanding orator. The Barnes ministry was highly geared toward culture and the visual arts and for this he became famous, receiving an honorary LLD from

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in 1909. He was seen as weak in the area of denominational promotion and the congregation diminished during his tenure.

Family

Barnes married Mary Alice Turner in 1864; they had two sons and one daughter.

References

External links

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Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''Google Books website, ''The Life of Count Rumford: A Lecture Given in the Lyceum Course of 1872-3'' ... by William Sullivan Barnes
1841 births 1912 deaths Canadian Protestant ministers and clergy American emigrants to Canada {{Canada-clergy-stub