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1811 births
   
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1888 deaths
   
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EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION


Bergh studied at Columbia College in New York, New York , after which he worked in his father's Shipyard . After the shipyard was sold, Bergh received a share of the inheritance and set forth on a lengthy journey throughout Western Europe with his young bride, Catherine Matilda Taylor.


CAREER


Bergh was appointed to the American Legation in Russia by then President Abraham Lincoln


Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children


Berg was approached by a Methodist missionary seeking help rescuing a child, Mary Ellen Wilson, from an extremely abusive home. After Mary Ellen's story was heard, other complaints came in to Bergh. In response, a group of citizens met and formed the MSPCC.


REFERENCES


  • ''Friend of Animals: The Story of Henry Berg'', Mildred Mastin Pace, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1942)

  • "The Child-Saving Movement", J. Riis, (1982), ''Childhood in America'', P. Fass and M.A. Mason (eds.). New York: New York University Press, p 539-542 (2000).



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