Background
Bethune, George Washington was born on March 18, 1805 in New York City. Son of Divie and Joanna (graham) Bethune.
Bethune, George Washington was born on March 18, 1805 in New York City. Son of Divie and Joanna (graham) Bethune.
Graduate Dickinson College, 1823. Studied theology Princeton, 1823-1825.
Ordained by 2d Presbytery of New York, 1827, entered Dutch Reformed Church. Pastor Rhinebeck, New York, 1827-1830, Utica, New York, 1830-1834, 1st, 3d churches, Philadelphia, 1834-1849, Brooklyn Heights, New York, 1850-1859, 21st Street Church, New York City, 1859-1862. Prominent member American Colonization Society.
Democrat.
Author: Lays of Love and Faith (volume of poetry), 1848. Editor: The British Female Poets with Biographical and Critical Notices, 1848. 1st American edit Complete Angler (Walton).
Also author well-known hymns.
Member American Colonization Society.
Married Mary Williams, November 4, 1825.