| 词条 | Alexander Parker (Quaker) |
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He was born on 21 June 1628 at Chipping, Lancashire, England the son of Robert Parker. He was convinced and became a Quaker preacher, travelling widely in England and Scotland. He wrote:
Parker was one of eighty-four Quakers who founded the six-weeks' meeting for the management of Quaker affairs, in October 1671. On 8 August 1683 he, with George Whitehead, and Gilbert Latey,[2] presented an address to King Charles II of England at Windsor on behalf of persecuted Friends. Parker accompanied George Fox to the Netherlands in 1684. He died in London on 8 March 1689. One of his letters to Friends, advising them on the holding of Meetings for Worship was included in current printed guidance for British Quakers.[3] References1. ^ODNB article by Richard L. Greaves, "Parker, Alexander (1628–1689)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 15 May 2008 {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Alexander}}2. ^For information on Gilbert Latey, see ODNB article: Charlotte Fell-Smith, ‘Latey, Gilbert (1626–1705)’, rev. Caroline L. Leachman, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 18 June 2013 3. ^Quaker Faith & Practice (1994), Paragraph 2:41 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060517060611/http://quakersfp.live.poptech.coop/qfp/chap2/2.35.html#2.41 |date=2006-05-17 }}. 6 : 1628 births|1689 deaths|Quaker ministers|People from Ribble Valley (district)|17th-century Quakers|17th-century English people |
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