biography
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Evans, Frederick William
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| male
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| lived:
| (1808–93)
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| biography:
| Reformer, editor, and Shaker elder, born in Leominster, Worcestershire, C England, UK. Having been influenced by the Owenites and a group of freethinkers and reformers in England, he sailed to the USA (1820) with family members. With his brother he edited several publications devoted to radical reform. After visiting a Shaker community in Lebanon, NY, he became a member and spent 57 of his last 63 years with the community as elder. A born leader and natural orator, he became one of the nation's most influential Shaker leaders and published much on this topic. |
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