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John Alexander
1792–1868
A Nonconformist minister in Norwich, he wrote from the middle of congregational life and left a firsthand account of one chapel’s growth and struggles. His surviving work offers a close-up view of English religious life in the early Victorian period.
7 Audiobooks
The Christian serving his own generation A sermon occasioned by the lamented death of Joseph John Gurney, Esq.
by John Alexander
A funeral sermon for the Rev. Joseph Kinghorn preached in St. Mary's Meeting-house, Norwich, on Sunday afternoon, September 9th, 1832
by John Alexander
Christ Remembered at His Table
by John Alexander
The Baptism of the Prince: A Sermon Preached ... on Sunday morning, Jan. 23, 1842, in anticipation of the baptism of His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales.
by John Alexander
About the author
Born in 1792 and dying in 1868, John Alexander is identified in library and portrait records as the minister of Prince's Street Chapel in Norwich, England.
He is best known today for Thirty Years’ History of the Church and Congregation in Prince’s Street Chapel, Norwich, a work connected with the thirtieth year of his ministry. The book stands out as a practical, firsthand history of a local congregation, describing how the chapel developed, the challenges it faced, and the life of the community around it.
Although not a widely documented literary figure, Alexander's writing has lasted because it preserves a clear record of dissenting religious life in nineteenth-century Norwich. A confirmed portrait image was not available from the sources checked, so no profile image is included here.