Joseph John Gurney
ID: 2506
Classification number: B GUR 962
Subtitle: Banker, Reformer, & Quaker
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Date of publication: 1962
Physical description: hc, 304 pp., bibliography, index, notes, illus.
Descriptors or Subject Headings: Gurney, Joseph John (1788-1847); Canada – Travels in Ministry; Europe – Travels in Ministry; America – Travels in Ministry; London Yearly Meeting – History; Education
Location: Biography
Copies: copy 2
Edition: 1st ed.
Place of publication: Middleton, Conn.
Abstract: From a prominent wealthy Quaker family, Gurney supported catechism among English Friends. His independent economic means furthered his interests. His impact on Quakerism was greater in North America than in England. “Church” Friends were called Gurneyites, evidence of his influence.
Author (one or more individuals): Swift, David E.