GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-002938
NameBenjamin Wadsworth
Title
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. 1670-02-28 - d. 1737-03-16 (old)
Linked Manuscriptsmanuscript owner - Sermons, 1696-1704 [Papers of Benjamin Wadsworth Box 2]: UAI 15.868 Box 2 manuscript owner - Sermons, 1707-1712: RANGE 97 BAY 2manuscript owner - Sermons, 1711 - 1712 [Papers of Benjamin Wadsworth, Box 3] : UAI 15.868 Box 3
Linked SermonsA Sermon preach'd by Mr Benjamin Wodsworth -- preacher (autograph: no)Boston Lecture. 15 John 5. -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 1 on 1 Thessalonians 5:17 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 1 on Ecclesiastes 8:11 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 1 on Ephesians 1:18 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 1 on Job 19:26 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 1 on John 14:19 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 1 on Philippians 1:20 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 1 on Philippians 1:20 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 2 on 1 Thessalonians 5:17 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 2 on Canticles 8:5 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 2 on Ecclesiastes 8:11 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 2 on Ephesians 1:18 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 2 on Jeremiah 25:5 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 2 on Job 19:26 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 2 on John 14:19 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 2 on Philippians 1:20 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 3 on 1 Thessalonians 5:17 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 3 on Canticles 8:5 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 3 on Ecclesiastes 8:11 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 3 on Ephesians 1:18 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 3 on John 14:19 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 3 on Philippians 1:20 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 4 on 1 Thessalonians 5:17 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Corinthians 10:10 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 11:37-43 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 1:1-53 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 12:1-33 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 13:1-34 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 14:1-31 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 15:1-34 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 16:1-34 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 17:1-24 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 18:1-46 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 19:1-21 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 20:1-43 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 21:1-29 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 2:1-46 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Kings 22:1-53 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Peter 4:10 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on 1 Samuel 10:1-27 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 11:1-15 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 12:1-25 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 13:1-23 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 14:1-52 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 15:1-35 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 16:1-23 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 17:1-58 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 18:1-30 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 19:1-24 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 20:1-42 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 21:1-15 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 22:1-23 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 23:1-29 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 24:1-22 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 2:4-35 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 25:1-44 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 26:1-25 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 27:1-12 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 28:1-25 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 29:1-11 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 30:1-31 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 31:1-13 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 3:1-21 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 4:1-22 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 5:1-12 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 6:1-21 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 7:1-17 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 8:1-22 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Samuel 9:1-27 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Thessalonians 4:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on 1 Timothy 6:12 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Chronicles 24:20 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on 2 Kings 1:1-18 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Kings 6:1-33 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 1:1-27 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 16:1-23 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 17:1-29 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 18:1-33 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 19:1-43 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 2:1-32 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 23:1-38 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 24:1-25 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 3:1-39 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 4:1-12 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 5:1-25 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 6:1-23 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 7:1-29 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 8:1-18 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Samuel 9:1-37 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 2 Timothy 2:3 -- 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yes)Sermon on Genesis 42:1-38 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Genesis 43:1-34 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Genesis 43:1-34 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Genesis 44:1-34 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Genesis 45:1-28 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Genesis 46:1-34 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Genesis 47:1-31 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Genesis 5:1-27 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Genesis 6:1-22 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Genesis 7:1-24 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Genesis 8:1-22 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Genesis 9:1-29 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Isaiah 1:5 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Isaiah 58:6 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on James 5:18 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Jeremiah 10:24 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Jeremiah 25:5 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on John 6:54 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on John 6:54 -- preacher (autograph: 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-- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Leviticus 13:1-59 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Leviticus 14:1-33 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Leviticus 15:1-33 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Leviticus 16:1-32 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Leviticus 17:1-16 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Leviticus 18:1-30 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Leviticus 19:1-37 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Leviticus 6:1-18 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Leviticus 7:1-38 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Leviticus 8:1-28 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Leviticus 9:1-24 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Luke 12:21 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Mark 8:36 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Numbers 23:5-27 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Numbers 24:1-24 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Numbers 25:1-18 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Numbers 26:1-65 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Numbers 27:1-23 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Numbers 28:1-31 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Numbers 29:1-40 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Numbers 30:1-16 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Numbers 31:1-54 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Numbers 32:1-42 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Numbers 33:1-56 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Numbers 34:1-16 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Numbers 35:1-34 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Numbers 36:1-16 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Psalms 1:2 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Psalms 1:2 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Psalms 124:6 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Psalms 142:5 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Psalms 26:8 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Psalms 3 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Psalms 36:7 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Psalms 39:12 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Psalms 73:1 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Romans 12:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Romans 2:5 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Romans 3:9 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Romans 8:8 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Ruth 1:1-5 -- preacher (autograph: yes)
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesMilton -- HomeHarvard College (University) -- Place of BusinessHarvard College (University) -- Place of StudyBoston -- Post
Source of DataCatherine Evans
Biographical Sources ConsultedHoughton Library catalogue.
Other NoteWadsworth was born in Milton, MA and attended Harvard College, receiving an A.B. degree in 1690 and A.M. degree in 1693. He was then appointed pastor of the First Church of Boston, one of the most important pulpits in New England. He was popular with the congregation, holding the post for over 30 years. He married Ruth Boardman (d. 1745) in 1696. They would have no issue but boarded and taught children throughout Wadsworth's tenure as a preacher. He served as Fellow of Harvard College from 1697 to 1707 and from 1712 to 1737 he was president of the College, the eighth to hold the post. During his time in post, he established new College Laws, improved the curriculum and appointed the first Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. He instituted innovative record-keeping strategies, ensuring that formal lists of students, graduates, and faculty were kept and recouped lost College property.
GEMMS record createdApril 20, 2020
GEMMS record last editedApril 20, 2020