Theodore Parker

The Reverend Theodore Parker
Parker, c. 1855
Born	(1810-08-24)August 24, 1810 Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 10, 1860(1860-05-10) (aged 49) Florence, Italy
Education	Harvard University
Occupation	Minister
Spouse	Lydia Dodge Cabot
Relatives	John Parker (captain) (grandfather)
Religion	Unitarianism
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Theodore Parker (August 24, 1810 – May 10, 1860) was an American transcendentalist and reforming minister of the Unitarian church. A reformer and abolitionist, his words and popular quotations would later inspire speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.