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Lawrence Thomas (priest)

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Lawrence Thomas, DD (19 August 1889 - 19 October 1960) was a Welsh Anglican priest and 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. After curacies in Cardiff and Oxford 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

  1. Archdeacon of Margam (54917). The Times. (London, England), Nov 1, 1960; pg. 15.
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 19129-30 p 1279 Oxford, OUP, 1929.
  3. 'THOMAS, Ven. Lawrence', Who's Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012.
Church in Wales titles
Preceded byInaugural appointment Archdeacon of Margam
1948–1960
Succeeded byThomas Maurice Hughes
Archdeacons of Margam
Archdeacons in the Church in Wales
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