Other leading founding members (all in Birmingham) were R. W. Dale, A. Follett Osler, J. H. Chamberlain, George Dawson, and William Harris.
The first general meeting was in October 1869, by which time William Dronfield of Sheffield was acting as Secretary.
Dixon and Chamberlain were campaigners for the provision of non-sectarian education free of influence by the churches.
The League continued campaigning for eight years for adoption of their original requirements, before being dissolved in 1877.
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