Shinn, Q. H. (Quillen Hamilton), 1845-1907

Quillen Hamilton Shinn (1845-1907) served the Union during the Civil War and was a Confederate prisoner of war until the war ended. He graduated from St. Lawrence University in 1870 and served Universalist parishes in Tyngsboro, Dunstable, Lynn, Foxboro, and Mansfield, Massachusetts; Gaysville and Rutland, Vermont; Plymouth and Rochester, New Hampshire; Deering and Westbrook, Maine; and Omaha, Nebraska. From 1891 to 1907 Shinn worked as an itinerant missionary throughout the United States, establishing numerous parishes.

From the guide to the Papers, 1866-1934., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)

From the guide to the The Optimist, n.d., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)

Universalist minister and, for 16 years, southern missionary of the Universalist General Convention.

From the description of Papers, 1866-1934 (bulk). (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 181964031