Theodore Dwight Weld
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Theodore Dwight Weld Net Worth

Theodore Dwight Weld was a nineteenth-century abolitionist, public speaker, and author born on November 23, 1803 in Connecticut. He is most well-known for co-writing the 1839 work American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses, which was a powerful and influential work in the fight against slavery.
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Birth Day November 23, 1803
Birth Place Connecticut
Age 216 YEARS OLD
Died On Feb 3, 1895 (age 91)
Birth Sign Sagittarius

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

About

Nineteenth-century abolitionist, public speaker, and author. He is perhaps best remembered for co-writing the 1839 work American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses.

Before Fame

During his time at Hamilton College, he became a follower of evangelical preacher Charles Finney. In 1833, he helped establish the Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Trivia

During the 1830s and early 1840s, he edited an abolitionist publication called The Emancipator.

Family Life

He married women's suffragist and fellow abolitionist Angelina Grimke in 1838.

Associated With

Author Harriet Beecher Stowe based her famous novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, on Weld's American Slavery As It Is.

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