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| − | '''Richard Frothingham Jr.''' was a [[historian]] who served in the [[Massachusetts]] House of Representatives, and later as Mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts. | + | '''Richard Frothingham Jr.''' (January 31, 1812 – January 29, 1880) was a [[historian]] and journalist who served in the [[Massachusetts]] House of Representatives, and later as Mayor of Charlestown from 1851 to 1853.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Document/KeYXMIDVDFgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA355 Documents of the City of Boston], 1890</ref> He was editor of the Boston Post,<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Historic_Boston_Tea_Party_of_Decembe/MwERAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA68 The Historic Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773]</ref> and was a treasurer for the Massachusetts Historical Society.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=yzMTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR50 Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Volume 1]</ref> |
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| | His best-known work is ''The Rise of the Republic of the United States'', which highlights the "Christian idea of man" and the Christian roots of Early America and the Founding. | | His best-known work is ''The Rise of the Republic of the United States'', which highlights the "Christian idea of man" and the Christian roots of Early America and the Founding. |
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| | * [https://archive.org/details/riseofrepublicof01frot ''History of the Rise of the Republic of the United States''], (1872) | | * [https://archive.org/details/riseofrepublicof01frot ''History of the Rise of the Republic of the United States''], (1872) |
| | * [https://archive.org/details/centennialbattle01frot ''The Centennial: Battle of Bunker Hill''], (1875) | | * [https://archive.org/details/centennialbattle01frot ''The Centennial: Battle of Bunker Hill''], (1875) |
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| | + | ==References== |
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| | {{DEFAULTSORT:Frothingham Jr., Richard}} | | {{DEFAULTSORT:Frothingham Jr., Richard}} |
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| | [[Category:Christian Authors]] | | [[Category:Christian Authors]] |
| | [[Category:Conservative Authors]] | | [[Category:Conservative Authors]] |
| | [[Category:Historians]] | | [[Category:Historians]] |
| | [[Category:Colonial America]] | | [[Category:Colonial America]] |