Richard McNemar

Short Name: Richard McNemar
Full Name: McNemar, Richard
Birth Year: 1770
Death Year: 1839

Presbyterian turned Shaker, "father of Shaker literature".

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Richard McNemar (20 November 1770 – 15 September 1839) was a Presbyterian-turned-Shaker preacher, revivalist preacher, writer, and a historian of the early nineteenth century. He published the Shakers’ first printed bound book and is considered by historians as the father of Shaker literature. He started the Shaker colonies of Union Village Shaker settlement in Ohio and Shaker village of Pleasant Hill in Kentucky. He is the most prolific composer of Shaker hymns and anthems.
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