Lawrence Thomas (priest)
Lawrence Thomas, DD (19 August 1889 - 19 October 1960)[1] was the inaugural Archdeacon of Margam.
He was educated at Lewis School, Pengam; St David’s College, Lampeter; St John’s College, Oxford; Trinity College, Dublin (studies in Hebrew); and St. Michael's College, Llandaff. He was ordained in 1912.[2] After curacies in Cardiff and Oxford[3] he was the Vicar of Briton Ferry from 1924 to 1942; Vicar of Bargoed from 1942 to 1946; and Vicar of Aberavon from 1946 to 1958. He was Treasurer of Llandaff Cathedral from 1948 until his death.
References
- ^ Archdeacon of Margam The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Nov 01, 1960; pg. 15; Issue 54917
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 19129-30 p 1279 Oxford, OUP, 1929
- ^ ‘THOMAS, Ven. Lawrence’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 7 Feb 2014
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