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Born December 18, 1835 • Roxbury • Massachusetts
Died October 22, 1922 (aged 86) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “Christianity and Social Problems”
Role In Social Gospel

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Lyman Abbott, 1901.
Lyman Abbott seated and facing the camera, wearing a dark suit with a long white beard and mustache.
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