LLOYD, THOMAS (1765 - 1789), Unitarian minister and Academy tutor
Date of birth: 1765
Date of death: 1789
Parent: John Lloyd
Gender: Male
Occupation: Unitarian minister and Academy tutor
Area of activity: Education; Religion
Author: Thomas Oswald Williams
Born at Coedlannaufawr, Llanwenog, in 1765. His father was John, brother of David Lloyd (1845 - 1863) of Brynllefrith. He was educated at Davis of Castell-hywel's school, at Carmarthen Academy (1782-6), and Hoxton academy (1784-5). In March 1786 he was appointed tutor in classics and mathematics at 'Carmarthen' Academy (which at that time was located at Swansea), where he remained until his death. He was a Unitarian of the school of Priestley. He died at the age of 24, and was buried in Llanwenog churchyard, 25 April 1789.
Author
- Reverend Thomas Oswald Williams, (1888 - 1965)
- Monthly Repository, 1827, 848-9
- D. Peter, Hanes Crefydd yng Nghymru, o'r amser y daeth y Cymry i Ynys Brydain hyd yr amser presennol (Carmarthen 1816)
- Enwogion Ceredigion (1869)
- Yr Ymofynnydd, 1901, 53-5
- English Education under the Test Acts (1931), 57
Sources
- Wikidata: Q20734501
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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