Born: March 13, 1840, Boston, Massachusetts. Died: December 15, 1923, Rochester, New York. Buried: Rochester, New York. |
Gannett was educated at Harvard University (B.A. 1860, M.A. 1863). After the American civil war, he spent three years working with freed slaves in Port Royal, South Carolina. Afterward, he toured Europe (1865-1866), then returned to Harvard, graduated from its Divinity School, and became a Unitarian minister. He served in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1868-70); East Lexington, Massachusetts (1871-1872); St. Paul, Minnesota (1877-1883); Hinsdale, Illinois (1887-1888); and Rochester, New York (1889-1908). He was also a leader in the women’s suffrage movement, founded the Boys Evening Home association, and was active in many other causes. He helped edit the Unity Hymns and Chorals, 1880. His other works include:
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