Congregational minister and educator
| When Burke met | 1810 |
| Where Burke met | Litchfield, CT |
| Occupation | Clergy |
| Interaction with Burke | Stayed with him during a revival and visited local prisoners |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | Wikitree |
| Memoir Pages | 69 |
Notes
Dan Huntington (October 11, 1774 – October 31, 1864) was an American Congregational minister and educator. Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, to William and Bethiah (Throop) Huntington, he graduated from Yale College in 1794. After tutoring at Williams College and Yale, he was ordained in October 1798 as pastor of the Congregational Church in Litchfield, Connecticut. He married Elizabeth Whiting Phelps in 1801, with whom he had eleven children, including future Episcopal bishop Frederic Dan Huntington. In 1809, he transferred to a pastorate in Middletown, Connecticut, but financial strain prompted his resignation in 1816. Relocating to his wife’s family homestead in Hadley, Massachusetts, Huntington served as preceptor of Hopkins Academy and preached as a guest minister. Although he openly embraced Unitarianism later in life—leading to ecclesiastical discipline from the Hadley orthodox church—sources indicate he returned to the orthodox communion in his final years. He published his memoirs in 1857.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.