Titles by Francis Stone

1738 – 1813

Rector of St. Stephens parish in Cold Norton, Essex, and a radical English clergyman who championed religious and political liberty.

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Stone actively petitioned against forced conformity. He strongly backed American independence, the French Revolution, and anti-slavery efforts. In 1806, he preached an openly Unitarian sermon, sparking a landmark trial that led to his conviction for heresy and the loss of his ministry in 1808.

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A New, Easy, and Expeditious Method of Discharging the National Debt: Or, a Plan of Reformation of the English Constitution in Church, Practicable Not Only without Detriment, but with Emolument to the Constitution in State; and Designed as Introductory…

Francis Stone

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