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Early years
He was born on a farm on April 17 1842 in Framingham Massachusetts. On February 14 1892 he challenged Tammany Hall from the pulpit. ".

Charles Henry Parkhurst (April 17 1842 – September 8 1933) was an American clergyman and social reformer born in Framingham Massachusetts. Although scholarly and reserved he preached two sermons in 1892 in which he attacked the political corruption of New York City government.