Background
Diman, Jeremiah Lewis was born on May 1, 1831 in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Byron and Abby (Wight) Diman.
Diman, Jeremiah Lewis was born on May 1, 1831 in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Byron and Abby (Wight) Diman.
Graduate Brown U., 1851, Andover Theological Seminary, 1856.
Ordained pastor First Congregational Church, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1856-1860. Pastor Harvard Congregational Church, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1861-1864. Professor of history and political economy Brown U., 1864-1881.
Member editorial staff Providence (Rhode Island) Journal. Reviewed history works for The Nation, 1877-1881. Lowell lecturer, Boston, 1880.
Author: The Theistic Argument as Affected by Recent Theories, 1881. Orations and Essays: with Selected Parish Sermons, 1882.
Member editorial staff Providence (Rhode Island) Journal.
Married Emily Stimson, May 15, 1861.