Introduction

Biography

Theodore was the hus­band of Ly­dia Dodge Ca­bot.

As a young man, he worked with his fa­ther as a farm­er and me­cha­nic.

He en­tered Har­vard Col­lege (now Har­vard Uni­ver­si­ty), Cam­bridge, Mas­sa­chu­setts, in 1820, but con­tin­ued work­ing at home. He at­tend­ed Har­vard Di­vi­ni­ty School (1834–36), then be­came a Uni­ta­ri­an min­is­ter.

He be­gan pas­tor­ing in West Rox­bury, Mas­sa­chu­setts, in 1837. He re­ceived his mas­ter’s de­gree from Har­vard in 1840, and moved to a church in Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts, in 1846.

He con­tin­ued his writ­ing, preach­ing, and lec­tur­ing un­til 1859, when bleed­ing in the lungs (tu­ber­cu­lo­sis?) com­pelled him to seek re­lief in Eur­ope. The ef­fort was un­succes­sful, and he died in It­aly.