Background
Homes, Henry Augustus was born on March 10, 1812 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry and Dorcas (Freeman) Homes.
Homes, Henry Augustus was born on March 10, 1812 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry and Dorcas (Freeman) Homes.
Graduate Amherst College, 1830. Attended Andover Theological Seminary, 1831-1832, Yale, 1832-1834.
Ordained by Église Reformee, Paris, France, 1835. Did missionary work in Turkey, 1836-1854. Interpreter, charge d’ affaires American legation, Constantinople, 1851-1853.
Assistant librarian New York State Library, 1854-1862, chief librarian, 1862-1887. Author pamphlets and papers “Observations on the Design and Import of Metals,” “The Palatine Emigration to England in 1709,” “The Correct Arms of the State of New York,” 1880.
Married Anna Whiting Heath, April.