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Henry Ferguson
1848–1917
A late-19th-century historian and Episcopal clergyman, he wrote thoughtful studies of early America while also shaping school and college life. His work often turns to colonial politics, religion, and the tensions that helped form the United States.
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Essays in American history
by Henry Ferguson
About the author
Henry Ferguson (1848–1917) was an American clergyman, teacher, and historian. He served as Northam Professor of History and Political Science at Trinity College in Hartford, where he taught for more than two decades, and later became the third rector of St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire.
As a writer, he is best known for Essays in American History and Sir Edmund Andros. His books focus on early American history, especially colonial government, religion, loyalism, and the complicated moral questions behind the nation’s beginnings.
The surviving sources found here say less about his private life than about his public work, but they consistently show a man trusted in both education and the church. He stands out as one of those scholar-teachers whose writing grew directly from a life spent in classrooms, institutions, and public thought.