Henry S. Clubb
Henry S. Clubb | |
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| Born | Henry Stephen Clubb 21 June 1827 Colchester, Essex, England |
| Died | 29 October 1921 (aged 94) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S. 40°01′23″N 75°06′03″W / 40.0231018°N 75.1007996°W |
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| Years active | 1842–c. 1907 |
| Notable work | Thirty-nine Reasons Why I Am a Vegetarian |
| Spouse |
Anne Barbara Henderson
(m. 1855; died 1915) |
| Children | 3 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Rank | Quartermaster |
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Henry Stephen Clubb (21 June 1827 – 29 October 1921) was an English-American Bible Christian minister, activist, journalist, author, Civil War veteran, and Michigan State Senator. Born in Colchester, England, Clubb advocated for various causes, including abolitionism, vegetarianism, and Chartism. He immigrated to the United States in 1852, where he worked as a journalist and was involved in efforts to establish a utopian community, known as Octagon City, Kansas. During the American Civil War, Clubb served in the Union Army as a quartermaster, including during the Siege of Vicksburg. From 1873 to 1874, he represented Michigan's 29th Senate district. Clubb also led the Bible Christian Church in Philadelphia and founded the Vegetarian Society of America, serving as its president. In 1903, he published his best-known work, Thirty-nine Reasons Why I Am a Vegetarian.