John Greenleaf Whittier facts for kids

John Greenleaf Whittier
Quick facts for kids John Greenleaf Whittier
Born	December 17, 1807; Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States
Died	September 7, 1892 (aged 84); Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, United States
Occupation	Editor, poet

John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American poet. He was from Haverhill, Massachusetts and was a Quaker. Like many Quakers, Whittier believed that slavery was wrong. Whittier was active in the movement to end American slavery, and was a member of the anti-slavery Liberty Party.

Many of his poems are about slavery. During the American Civil War, Whittier wrote a poem called "Barbara Frietchie". Later in life, Whittier wrote a poem called "Snowbound". Whittier was one of the people who founded The Atlantic Monthly. The city of Whittier, California was named for Whittier when he was still living, and the town of Whittier, Alaska is also named for him.

He died at home on September 7, 1892, and was buried in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Poetry collections

Broadside publication of Whittier's Our Countrymen in Chains

Poems written during the Progress of the Abolition Question in the United States (1837)
Lays of My Home (1843)
Voices of Freedom (1846)
Songs of Labor (1850)
The Chapel of the Hermits (1853)
Le Marais du Cygne (September 1858 Atlantic Monthly)
Home Ballads (1860)
The Furnace Blast (1862)
Maud Muller (1856)
In War Time (1864)
Snow-Bound (1866)
The Tent on the Beach (1867)
Among the Hills (1869)
Whittier's Poems Complete (1874)
The Pennsylvania Pilgrim (1872)
The Vision of Echard (1878)
The King's Missive (1881)
Saint Gregory's Guest (1886)
At Sundown (1890)

Images for kids

Whittier at age 29
Whittier in 1887
Grave of John Greenleaf Whittier in Amesbury, MA
The John Greenleaf Whittier Home in Amesbury, Massachusetts
United States postal stamp of Whittier, issued in 1940
Whittier's Birthplace, by Thomas Hill
Birthplace of John Greenleaf Whittier, Haverhill, Mass