: G erman ▁male ▁film ▁actors ▁Category : English ▁male ▁film ▁actors ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Lew ish am ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁English ▁male ▁actors ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁German ▁male ▁actors ▁Category : English ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁Germany ▁Category : English ▁people ▁of ▁German ▁descent <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁D aven port ▁( 1 7 1 6 – 1 7 5 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁cl erg yman ▁and ▁it iner ant ▁pre acher ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁often ▁controvers ial ▁actions ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁early ▁life ▁D aven port ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁St am ford , ▁Connecticut , ▁to ▁an ▁old ▁Pur itan ▁family . ▁Gr adu ating ▁from ▁Y ale ▁College , ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁as ▁a ▁minister ▁by ▁the ▁Cong reg ational ▁Council ▁of ▁South old , ▁Long ▁Island ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 7 3 8 . ▁ ▁Pre aching ▁career ▁and ▁controvers ies ▁It ▁was ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁met ▁Pres by ter ian ▁rev ival ist ▁Gilbert ▁T enn ent ▁and ▁English ▁evangel ical ▁George ▁White field . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁White field ' s ▁style ▁of ▁rev ival ▁pre aching ▁convinced ▁D aven port ▁that ▁God ▁was ▁calling ▁him , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁- ▁having ▁by ▁chance ▁opened ▁his ▁Bible ▁to ▁ 1 ▁Samuel ▁ 1 4 , ▁where ▁Jonathan ▁and ▁his ▁arm or - b ear er ▁attack ▁the ▁Phil ist ine ▁camp