Jedediah Vincent Huntington

Jedediah Vincent Huntington (January 20, 1815 – March 10, 1862) was an American clergyman and novelist. He was born in New York City, the son of Benjamin Huntington Jr. and Faith Trumbull Huntington.

Biography

Huntington was born in New York city, to Faith Huntington, daughter of General Jedediah Huntington; his brother Daniel Huntington was a painter. Two of his uncles were also preachers.

Huntington received his early education at home and at an Episcopalian private school. He entered Yale College and later the University of New York, where he graduated in 1835. He then studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, received his degree in 1838, but never practiced his profession. He also translated Louis Gaston Adrien de Ségur's Short and Familiar Answers to Objections against Religion.

Huntington is best known as a writer of fiction. His novels were widely read and received considerable notice in the leading journals in America and England. The criticism was often harsh and at times justly deserved, especially in the case of his first novel Lady Alice and its sequel The Forest.

Family

He married his cousin, Miss Huntington; she died on 14 Sept 1899.