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Harvey Newcomb
1803–1863
A 19th-century American clergyman and prolific religious writer, he spent much of his career turning faith, education, and moral instruction into clear, practical books for families and young readers.
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About the author
Born in Thetford, Vermont, in 1803, he later moved to western New York, where he taught school for several years before working as an editor. He went on to become an American clergyman and writer whose career blended ministry, journalism, and steady literary work.
For about a decade, he prepared books for the American Sunday School Union, and he continued to write extensively afterward. His output included religious instruction, advice books for young people, and larger reference works such as A Cyclopedia of Missions, showing how wide his interests were within Protestant publishing.
He died in 1863. Today, he is remembered less as a single famous-name author than as a hardworking 19th-century religious writer whose books were meant to guide everyday readers in faith and character.