who was arthur tappan
For the American pastor and biographer of George MÃ¼ller, see Pierson. Portrait of Arthur Tappan from The Life of Arthur Tappan, by Lewis Tappan, New York, Hurd and Houghton, 1870. Arthur Tappan (May 22, 1786 â July 23, 1865) was an American abolitionist. He was the brother of Senator Benjamin Tappan, and abolitionist Lewis Tappan and nephew of Harvard Theologian Rev. Dr. David Tappan.