Background
MacWhorter was the only surviving child of Alexander C. and Frances C G. (Lawrence) MacWhorter, and the grandson of Alexander MacWhorter. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, January 1, 1822.
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Alexander MacWhorter
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He graduated from Yale College in 1842. He studied for three years in the Theological Department of Yale College, and was licensed to preach in 1844.
Career
After 1845 he continued to reside in New Haven, pursuing philosophical and theological studies, with the exception of a brief residence (1859-1860) in Troy, North Y., as Professor of Metaphysics and English Literature in Troy University. In 1847, MacWhorter was embroiled in a noted scandal of the day, the subject of Catharine Beecher"s book Truth Stranger than Fiction (1850). When Bacon"s brother, Review
Leonard Bacon, learned from MacWhorter that the latter had no intention of marrying her, he had MacWhorter brought up on charges that resulted in an ecclesiastical trial.
A close 12-11 decision resulted in only a reprimand for MacWhorter. He published a volume entitled Yahveh Christ, or the Memonal Name, besides several magazine articles on metaphysical and theological subjects.
During the extreme heat in June, 1880, he had labored assiduously to finish an article for the Princeton Review, and at the close of his labors was struck with apoplexy on Friday, the 24th. He died on Tuesday, the 28th, at the age of 58.
This article incorporates public domain material from the 1881 Yale Obituary Record.
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