Eber D. Howe
Eber Dudley Howe (June 9, 1798 – November 10, 1885)[1] was the founder and editor of the Painesville Telegraph, a newspaper that published in Painesville, Ohio, starting in 1822. Howe was the author of one of the first books that was critical of the spiritual claims of Joseph Smith Jr, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. His 1834 book Mormonism Unvailed [sic] was based largely on affidavits collected by Latter Day Saint dissenter Doctor Philastus Hurlbut and on the letters of dissenter Ezra Booth, which in 1831 had been published in the Ohio Star.
Life
Howe was born to Samuel William Howe and Mabel Dudley in
While living in Painesville, Howe's wife, sister, and niece converted to
In January 1835, Howe sold the Painesville Telegraph to his younger brother for $600 (~$17,721 in 2023). After leaving the newspaper, Howe remained a publisher and a manufacturer of woollen goods.
Howe considered himself to be a skeptic on religious matters. However, after his wife died of stomach cancer in 1866, he became an avid believer in spiritualism.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Howe, Eber Dudley: Biography". The Joseph Smith Papers. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ "Big Creek at Liberty Hollow". Lake Metroparks. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ Howe, E. D. (1834). Mormonism Unvailed: Or, A Faithful Account of that Singular Imposition and Delusion, from Its Rise to the Present Time, With Sketches of the Characters of Its Propagators. Painesville, Ohio: Printed and Published by the Author.