John Greenleaf Whittier

Biography

John Greenleaf Whittier, born in 1807, used his pen to bring poetry and conscience together, crafting verses that celebrated the dignity of labor, the quiet strength of rural life, and the cause of justice. His Quaker upbringing inspired both his art and his activism in a century of change.

He passed in 1892, leaving behind a lasting body of work that continues to comfort and inspire readers, and his remains were placed in Union Cemetery to rest among the rolling green hills he so often evoked.