Ron Stansell

William Hobson (1820–1891)

History & Biography

“Anderson’s biography of William Hobson traces the lively story of a religious and cultural conservative who embraced revivalism and social reform in the mid-nineteenth-century American West. His great contribution to Quaker history was founding the first officially recognized Friends Meeting west of the Rocky Mountains and contributing significantly to the growth of Newberg, Oregon, a regional network of Friends churches, and what is now George Fox University.”