Thomas Charles Williams
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Thomas Charles Williams was a Welsh
Calvinistic Methodist minister, who served as Moderator of the denomination's General Assembly.
, Anglesey
, north Wales
, was the son of a Welsh Anglican priest
; his mother's father, and four of her brothers, were also clergymen. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford
, graduating in 1897, and later obtained a Doctorate of Divinity degree from the University of Edinburgh
. After leaving Oxford, he moved to Menai Bridge
and served as the minister of the Calvinistic Methodist church there until his death on 29 September 1927. He preached in both English and Welsh, and was highly respected as a preacher. He also served as Moderator of the North Wales Calvinistic Methodist Association (1918–19) and as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Calvinistic Methodists (1921–22).
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
Calvinistic Methodist minister, who served as Moderator of the denomination's General Assembly.
Life
Williams, who was born on 28 August 1868 in GwalchmaiGwalchmai
Gwalchmai or Gwalchmei is a figure in Welsh Arthurian legend known in English as Gawain.Gwalchmai may also refer to:* Gwalchmai, Anglesey, a village in Anglesey, north Wales*Gwalchmai ap Meilyr , Welsh court poet...
, Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, north Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, was the son of a Welsh Anglican priest
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
; his mother's father, and four of her brothers, were also clergymen. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
, graduating in 1897, and later obtained a Doctorate of Divinity degree from the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
. After leaving Oxford, he moved to Menai Bridge
Menai Bridge
Menai Bridge is a small town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales. It overlooks the Menai Strait and lies by the Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thomas Telford...
and served as the minister of the Calvinistic Methodist church there until his death on 29 September 1927. He preached in both English and Welsh, and was highly respected as a preacher. He also served as Moderator of the North Wales Calvinistic Methodist Association (1918–19) and as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Calvinistic Methodists (1921–22).