Henry Slicer
Henry Slicer (March 27, 1801 – April 23, 1874) was a Methodist minister who served as Chaplain of the Senate for three separate terms.
Early years
Henry Slicer was born on March 27, 1801 in Annapolis, Maryland, the son of Andrew Slicer and Elizabeth Selby.[1] During his youth he worked for a time as a painter of furniture while he studied for the ministry. He was licensed to preach in December 1821, by the Methodist church.[2]
Ministry
Slicer served pastorates at the Harford circuit (1821) and then the Redstone circuit (1823), west of the Allegheny Mountains. Then he was assigned to the Ebenezer Station in Washington, D.C. at the Naval Yard (1824). In 1837 he was elected to serve as Chaplain of the Senate, a post to which he would again be elected in 1847 and 1853.
The unfortunate duel on February 24, 1838, at the Bladensburg dueling grounds, between two Congressmen, Jonathan Cilley and William J. Graves, resulting in Cilley’s death, brought forth a sermon by Slicer that greatly influenced Congressional legislation banning dueling in the District of Columbia.[3]
He served at Georgetown and went to Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1846. Following his third term as Senate Chaplain he served in Baltimore and in Frederick, Maryland. Slicer served as chaplain of the Seaman’s Chapel (1862–1870) in Baltimore. In 1870, he was appointed presiding elder of the Baltimore district. He died April 23, 1874.[4]
Personal life
On April 3, 1827, in Baltimore, Slicer married Elizabeth (“Eliza”) C. Roberts. They had two daughters: Julia (b. 1836) and Sarah (b. 1847).[5] Their three sons were George, Henry and Thomas Slicer.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Per Kathy Sedler, “Records of Isaac McComas, Individuals who appear in 1859 Diary”, California Genealogy & History Archives, http://calarchives4u.com
- ↑ Baltimore: Past and Present, with Biographical Sketches, by Brantz Mayer, p. 457
- ↑ Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians, by John H. Wheeler, p 99
- ↑ The Ladies' repository, Volume 3, by Methodist Episcopal Church. General Conference, p. 380
- ↑ Marylou McDonald, see: www.baltimorequiltlady.com
- ↑ Baltimore: Past and Present, with Biographical Sketches, by Brantz Mayer, p. 462
- ↑ History of Frederick County, Maryland, Volume 1, by Thomas John Chew Williams, Folger McKinsey, p. 1069]
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Reinhard Goodman |
32nd US Senate Chaplain September 11, 1837 – December 31, 1839 |
Succeeded by George Grimston Cookman |
| Preceded by Septimus Tustin |
35th US Senate Chaplain December 16, 1846 – January 9, 1850 |
Succeeded by Clement Moore Butler |
| Preceded by Clement Moore Butler |
37th US Senate Chaplain December 7, 1853 – December 4, 1855 |
Succeeded by Henry Clay Dean |