Minister of the First Church of Christ in New London, Connecticut
| When Burke met | 1803 |
| Where Burke met | New London, CT |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Interaction with Burke | Wrote letters of introduction |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | WikiTree |
| Memoir Pages | 55, 62 |
Notes
Henry Trevett Channing (January 17, 1760 – August 27, 1840) was an American clergyman, politician, and early Unitarian sympathizer. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, he graduated from Yale College in 1781 and served as a tutor there before his ordination in 1787 as pastor of the First Church of Christ in New London, Connecticut. He resigned his pastorate in 1806 due to his increasingly liberal theology and his staunch views on the separation of church and state. After a brief ministry in Canandaigua, New York, Channing returned to Connecticut, where he was elected twice to the state legislature on the Toleration ticket. He married Sally McCurdy in 1787, and the couple had nine sons. Notably, he was a pivotal early mentor and tutor to his nephew, the eminent Unitarian theologian William Ellery Channing. He spent his final years in New York City and is buried in Newport.
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.