Name Arthur Fuller Parents Timothy Fuller | Siblings Margaret Fuller | |
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Spouse Emma Reeves (m. 1859), Elizabeth Davenport (m. 1850–1856) Children Arthur Ossoli Fuller, Richard Buckminster Fuller, Alfred Buckminster Fuller, Edith Davenport Fuller Similar People | ||
Arthur Buckminster Fuller (August 10, 1822 – December 11, 1862) was a Unitarian clergyman of the United States.
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Biography
Arthur Buckminster Fuller was born in Cambridgeport, Massachusettson August 10, 1822. He was a son of United States Congressman Timothy Fuller, and was prepared for college by his sister Margaret Fuller. He graduated from Harvard College in 1843, and studied in the Harvard Divinity School. For some years, he was a teacher and missionary in Illinois, after which he held pastorates in Manchester, New Hampshire (1848–1853), Boston (new North Church; 1853–1859) and Watertown, Massachusetts (until 1861).
In the American Civil War, he became chaplain to a Massachusetts regiment on August 1, 1861. He was honorably discharged on December 10, 1862, on account of failing health. On the day following his discharge, being present at the Battle of Fredericksburg, he volunteered to join a detachment in crossing the Rappahannock River, and was killed while attempting to drive the Confederate sharpshooters out of the city.
Inventor Buckminster Fuller was a grandson of his.
Writings
He edited several works of his sister Margaret. Among his other publications are: