Theodore Dwight Weld

Quick Facts

Full Name	Theodore Dwight Weld
Occupation	Non-Fiction Author
Date Of Birth	Nov 23, 1803(1803-11-23)
Age	221
Date Of Death	February 3, 1895
Birthplace	Hampton
Country	United States
Birth City	Connecticut
Horoscope	Scorpio

Theodore Dwight Weld Biography

Theodore Dwight Weld is one of the most popular and richest Non-Fiction Author who was born on November 23, 1803 in Hampton, Connecticut, United States. Abolitionist from the 19th century, speaker, and writer. He’s perhaps most well-known for his co-writing of the 1839 book American Slavery As It Is A the testimony of a thousand witnesses.

The author Author Harriet Beecher Stowe based her famous novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, on Weld’s American Slavery As It Is. inspired her popular story, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, on the work of Weld. American Slavery As It Is.

He got married to women’s suffragist fellow Abolitionist He married women’s suffragist and fellow abolitionist Angelina Grimke in 1838. in 1838.

Theodore Dwight Weld Net Worth

Theodore Dwight Weld is one of the richest Non-Fiction Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Theodore Dwight Weld 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While in Hamilton College, he became a disciple of the preacher of the evangelical church Charles Finney. In 1833, he was instrumental in helping to establish the Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In the 1830s and into the into the 1840s, he edited the abolitionist journal The Emancipator.

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Who is Theodore Dwight Weld Dating?

According to our records, Theodore Dwight Weld married to Angelina Grimké. As of December 1, 2023, Theodore Dwight Weld’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Theodore Ranked on the list of most popular Non-Fiction Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Theodore Dwight Weld celebrates birthday on November 23 of every year.

What was Theodore Dwight Weld known for?

After leaving Lane Seminary, Weld became a lecturer for the American Anti- Slavery Society. As the anti-slavery agent for Ohio, charged with converting westerners to the idea of slavery as a national sin, Weld became known as the most mobbed man in America.

What did Theodore Dwight Weld believe in?

In 1838, Weld married Angelina Grimké; see The abolitionist Weld–Grimké wedding. He was a strong abolitionist and women’s rights advocate ; at the marriage there were two ministers, one white and one black. He renounced any power or legal authority over his wife, other than that produced by love.

What was most significant about Theodore welds work as an abolitionist?

What was most significant about Theodore Weld’s work as an abolitionist? He helped to create a larger movement. The Seneca Falls Convention’s Declaration of Sentiments: condemned the entire structure of inequality between men and women.

How did Theodore Weld help to spread the abolitionist message?

He also distributed thousands of antislavery pamphlets around the country. In 1839, Weld published an important book called American Slavery as It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses. This book reached a wider audience than any antislavery book ever had before and had a profound effect on its readers.

What lasting impact did Theodore Weld have?

Theodore Weld’s lasting impact on American society came from his actions that helped establish the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1833 and he established a school in New Jersey and Massachusetts that admitted students of all races and sexes.