Tappan, William Bingham

Tappan, William Bingham an American divine, was born at Beverly, Mass., in 1794, entered the service of the American Sunday-school Union in 1826, and continued this connection until his death, at West Needham, Mass., in 1849. He published, among other poetical works, Poetry of the Heart (Worcester, 1845. 12mo). — Sacred and Miscellaneous Poems (Boston, 1846, 16mo): — Poetry of Life (ibid. 1847, 16mo): — The Sunday-school and other Poems (ibid. 1848, 16mo). See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.