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A Elisabeth Abegg (1882–1974), German educator who rescued Jews during the Holocaust Damon Albarn (b. 1968), English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer Harry Albright (living), Swiss-born Canadian former editor of The Friend, Communications Consultant for FWCC Thomas Aldham (c. 1616–1660), English Quaker instrumental in setting up the first meeting in the Doncaster area Horace ...
Quakers are the members of the Religious Society of Friends. This category consists of individuals who are or were members of the Religious Society of Friends. All other topics related to Friends are listed in the Quakerism category.
As of 2023, twenty-four Quakers have ever been elected to the United States Congress, the first being John Chew Thomas in 1799. One Quaker currently serves in the Congress. One Quaker currently serves in the Congress.
Pages in category "18th-century Quakers" The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Elizabeth ...
According to Fox's autobiography, Bennet "was the first that called us Quakers, because I bade them tremble at the word of the Lord". [29]: 125 It is thought that Fox was referring to Isaiah 66:2 or Ezra 9:4. Thus the name Quaker began as a way of ridiculing Fox's admonition, but became widely accepted and used by some Quakers. [33]
First among Friends: George Fox and the Creation of Quakerism. (1994). 407 pp. Ingle, H. Larry. Nixon's First Cover-up: The Religious Life of a Quaker President. (2015). 272 pp. James, Sydney. A People among Peoples: Quaker Benevolence in Eighteenth-Century America (1963), a broad ranging study that remains the best history in America before 1800.
Pages in category "English Quakers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 504 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
In various cultures, a middle name is a portion of a personal name that is written between a person's given name and surname. [1] This list includes people who use their middle name, or one of their middle names, or a diminutive form of their middle name, such as Bob for Robert or Ted for Edward, as their first name, or in some instances, they use their middle name mononymously.