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William Geary

Best known today for a single surviving 1836 pamphlet, this little-known writer stepped into a lively public debate about church life and early education in Norwich. His work has the feel of a sharp, earnest reply written for readers in the middle of a real local controversy.

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The Members of the Established Church Vindicated

The Members of the Established Church Vindicated

by William Geary

About the author

Very little biographical information about this William Geary could be confirmed from reliable sources consulted here. What can be confirmed is that he is the author of The Members of the Established Church Vindicated, a pamphlet printed in Norwich in 1836 and now listed by Project Gutenberg.

The book is a response to criticism from the Rev. John Alexander on the subject of infant education. From the surviving text and catalog information, Geary appears to have written as a defender of the Established Church during a dispute over how church members and dissenters were working together around infant schools.

Because firm details about his life were not clearly documented in the sources I found, it is safer to remember him through this pamphlet rather than through a fuller personal biography. No suitable confirmed portrait of this specific author was found.