George Leonard Chaney

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Rev. George Leonard Chaney
George Leonard Chaney
Born	(1836-12-24)December 24, 1836 Salem, Massachusetts
Died	April 19, 1922(1922-04-19) (aged 85) Salem, Massachusetts
Burial place	Salem, Massachusetts
Education	Meadville Theological School, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Unitarian Minister
Years active	33
Spouse	Caroline Isabel Chaney (née Carter)
Children	George Carter Chaney
Parent(s)	James Chaney and Harriet Webb Chaney
Religion	Unitarian
Ordained	1862
Offices held	Minister, Southern Superintendent

George Leonard Chaney (1836-1922) was a Boston Unitarian minister who served the city's Hollis Street Church for 15 years. In 1882, at the American Unitarian Association's (A.U.A.) request, he moved to Atlanta to organize the first Unitarian church in that city. As the A.U.A. Southern Superintendent, he was a leader in expanding Unitarianism across the South. He later moved to Richmond, Virginia and established another Unitarian church. In 1895, he retired from his superintendent and ministerial duties and returned to Massachusetts.