Leonard Bacon

he presided as moderator he manifested great ability both as a debater and as a parliamentarian. Of these his Thirteen Historical Discourses (1839) dealing with the history of New Haven and his Four Commemorative Discourses (1866) may be especially mentioned. "
Gradually after taking up his pastorate he gained greater and greater influence in his denomination until he came to be regarded as perhaps the most prominent Congregationalist of his time and was sometimes popularly referred to as "The Congregational Pope of New England.

Leonard Bacon (February 19 1802 – December 24 1881) was an American Congregational preacher and writer.