to his business as a tea merchant, and in some literary work which he never completed. Later appointments and death In 1760 he was appointed one of a committee to visit all the quarterly and other meetings in the kingdom, and in 1762 he visited most of the Quaker meetings in Ireland. A similar service in Scotland two years later led largely to the revival of Quakerism in that country. From this time till his death he was unable to take any active part in the affairs of the Society of Friends, and his later years were passed in great suffering. He died at Warrington in June 1772, and was buried in the Friends' burial-ground at Penketh, Lancashire. Fothergill was well read in books, and a keen student of men and manners. He is described as having been dignified, courteous, grave, and yet affable. His writings were chiefly tracts or brief addresses, but the number of times they have been reprinted proves them to have been highly valued by the Quakers. Works Memoirs of the life and gospel labours of Samuel Fothergill, with selections from his correspondence Ten discourses, delivered extempore, at several meeting-houses of the people called Quakers Eleven discourses, delivered extempore, at several meeting-houses of the people called Quakers Some discourses, epistles, and letters, by the late Samuel Fothergill (also) References 1715 births 1772 deaths English tax resisters English Quakers People from Richmondshire (district) Clergy from Yorkshire