William Groser

William Groser (1791-1856) was the son of the Baptist minister at Watford. Groser entered the ministry in 1813 at Princes Risborough, followed by a long tenure at Maidstone (1820-1839). He removed to London in 1839 to become secretary to the Anti-Opium Society, for which he contributed a number of printed tracts. In 1838 he became editor of the Baptist Magazine; he would later serve as a member of the committee of the Baptist Irish Society, the London Baptist Board, the BMS, and the Religious Tract Society. He was also an early supporter of the Baptist Union. See Seymour Price, “The Early Years of the Baptist Union.” Baptist Quarterly 4 (1928–1929), 127.