Austin Holyoake

Austin Holyoake (27 October 1826 – 10 April 1874) was a printer, publisher, and freethinker. The younger brother and partner of the more widely known George Jacob Holyoake, Austin Holyoake was himself a significant figure in nineteenth century secularism.[1]

Austin Holyoake
Born27 October 1826
Birmingham, England
Died10 April 1874
London, England
Resting placeHighgate Cemetery
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Printer and publisher
Organizations
  • Reform League
  • National Secular Society
Known forSecularist activism
Spouses
  • Lucy Pettigrew (?–1855)
  • Jane Baker (1858–1874)
  1. ^ Royle, Edward (2004). "Holyoake, Austin (1826–1874), freethought printer and publisher". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47695. Retrieved 3 September 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)