Background
Lester, Charles Edward was born on July 15, 1815 in Griswold, Connecticut, United States. Son of Moses and Sarah (Woodbridge) Lester.
Lester, Charles Edward was born on July 15, 1815 in Griswold, Connecticut, United States. Son of Moses and Sarah (Woodbridge) Lester.
Studied law under Robert J. Walker, Natchez, Mississippi. Attended Auburn Theological Seminary, 1835-1836.
Salisbury. Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Church, 1836. Minister in Northern New York, for a time, then left ministry. Became interested in anti-slavery movement.
Delegate World Anti-Slavery Convention, England, 1840.
United States consul, Genoa, 1842-1847. Devoted himself to writing, lived chiefly in New York City, after 1847.
Worked in hospitals in Washington, District of Columbia, during Civil War. Author: Chains and Freedom, 1839.
Artists of America, 1846.
Our First Hundred Years, 1874-1875. America’s Advancement, 1876. Also 23 other books and translations from Italian writers.
Married Ellen Brown, August 8, 1837.