George Fox
Founding Figure
1624 – 1691
Who was George Fox?
George Fox was an English Dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends.
The son of a Leicestershire weaver, Fox lived in a time of great social upheaval and war. He rebelled against the religious and political authorities by proposing an unusual and uncompromising approach to the Christian faith. He travelled throughout Britain as a dissenting preacher, for which he was often persecuted by the authorities who disapproved of his beliefs.
Fox married Margaret Fell, the widow of one of his wealthier supporters; she was a leading Friend. His ministry expanded and he undertook tours of North America and the Low Countries, between which he was imprisoned for over a year. He spent the final decade of his life working in London to organize the expanding Quaker movement.
Though his movement attracted disdain from some, others such as William Penn and Oliver Cromwell viewed Fox with respect.
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- Born
- Jul 1, 1624
Fenny Drayton - Spouses
- Margaret Fell
(1669 - )
- Margaret Fell
- Religion
- Religious Society of Friends
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 13, 1691
London - Resting place
- Bunhill Fields
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on July 23, 2013
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