Leonard Woods (theologian)

Leonard Woods (June 19, 1774 – August 24, 1854)[1] was an American theologian.

In 1796, Woods graduated from Harvard, and was soon ordained pastor in 1798 of the Congregational Church at West Newbury, MA.

Woods was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1812.

[2] Woods was also an influential and outspoken proponent of slavery in the run-up to the American Civil War.

[3] His son-in-law, Edward A. Lawrence, Sr., was a pastor, professor, and author.