William Cleaver Wilkinson
Overview
Westford, Vermont
Westford is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,087 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.3 square miles , of which 39.3 square miles is land and 0.04 square mile is...
, October 19, 1833 - Chicago
Chicago
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, April 25, 1920)
was a Baptist
Baptist
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preacher, professor of theology, professor of poetry, and literary figure.
He popularized the "Three W's and the Five W's".
He graduated from the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
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in 1857 and the
Rochester Theological Seminary in 1859. After his graduation, he
visited Great Britain and on his return in November 1859, he became
pastor of the Wooster Place Baptist church in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
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.
On account of ill health, he resigned his pastorate in
1861 and took a walking tour of England.