Elias Hicks
Elias Hicks | |
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Engraving after Henry Inman, c. 1830 | |
| Born | March 19, 1748 |
| Died | February 27, 1830 (aged 81) |
| Occupation(s) | Carpenter, farmer |
| Known for | Traveling Quaker minister Hicksite Quakerism |
| Spouse | Jemima Seaman (married January 2, 1771) |
| Children | 11 |
| Relatives | Edward Hicks (cousin) |
Elias Hicks (March 19, 1748 – February 27, 1830) was a traveling Quaker minister from Long Island, New York. In his ministry he promoted doctrines deemed unorthodox by many which led to lasting controversy, and caused the second major schism within the Religious Society of Friends (the first caused by George Keith in 1691).