Pastor at the Old South Church in Boston. A firm orthodox opponent of the era’s Unitarian movement, he actively engaged in regional benevolent work, serving as the first president of the Society for the Moral and Religious Instruction of the Poor and secretary of the Boston Foreign Mission Society
| 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 | 83 |
Notes
Joshua Huntington (January 31, 1786 – September 11, 1819) was an American clergyman born in Norwich, Connecticut, to General Jedidiah and Ann (Moore) Huntington. He graduated from Yale College in 1804 and subsequently studied theology under prominent ministers, including Jedidiah Morse and Timothy Dwight. Ordained in May 1808, Huntington served as a colleague pastor at the Old South Church in Boston alongside Dr. Joseph Eckley, becoming the sole pastor upon Eckley’s death in 1811. A firm orthodox opponent of the era’s Unitarian movement, he actively engaged in regional benevolent work, serving as the first president of the Society for the Moral and Religious Instruction of the Poor and secretary of the Boston Foreign Mission Society. In 1809, he married Susan Mansfield. Plagued by declining health, Huntington died of typhus fever in Groton, Massachusetts, at age thirty-three.
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.