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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jessup , Henry Harris 1832 - (search)
Jessup, Henry Harris 1832-
Clergyman; born in Montrose, Pa., April 19, 1832; graduated at Yale University in 1851, and at Union Theological Seminary in 1855; and after ordination went to a missionary to Tripoli, where he served in 1856-60.
In the latter year he went to Beirut.
In 1879 he was moderator of the General Assembly.
He is the author of Mohammedan Missionary problem; The women of the Arabs; The Greek Church and Protestant missions; Syrian home life; Kamil, Moslem convert, etc.