William Stevens
1732 – 1807
Influential English High Church layman, writer, and successful London textile merchant.
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Stevens used his business success to fund extensive religious charities. A self-taught scholar fluent in Hebrew, he engaged in theological and political debates. During the American controversy, he defended Parliament’s authority over the colonies. He later founded the “Nobody’s Friends” club, a circle supporting the Church of England, and wrote key biographies.
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