William Reed Huntington

Life Huntington was born September 20, 1838, in Lowell, Massachusetts. He was the son of Elisha Huntington and Hannah Hinckley. He was also descendant of Christopher Huntington, one of the founders of Norwich, Connecticut He began his education at Norwich University at Alden Partridge's military college in Norwich, Vermont, and eventually transferred and graduated from Harvard College in 1859 and in 1859–1860 taught as Assistant in Chemistry to Professor Josiah Parsons Cooke. Huntington studied theology under Frederick Dan Huntington and served as his assistant at Emmanuel Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Huntington was ordained deacon on October 1, 1861, and priest on December 3, 1862. Huntington was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1875.

In October, 1863, Huntington married Theresa Reynolds, granddaughter of John Phillips, the first Mayor of Boston, and niece of Wendell Phillips. Together they had four children: Francis, Margaret, Theresa, and Mary. Reynolds died in 1872. Huntington died July 26, 1909, in Nahant, Massachusetts.

The Quadrilateral has had a significant impact on Anglican identity since its passage by the Lambeth Conference. Its title was a reference to John Henry Newman's Tract 90, which had also attempted a reinterpretation of the Thirty-Nine Articles. The New York Times called the book "an anachronism at the present day."

Honors Huntington received honorary Doctor of Divinity (D.D.) degrees from Columbia University, Princeton University, and Harvard University. He also received a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) degree from the University of the South and a Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) from Hobart College.