- Thomas Charles Edwards
Thomas Charles-Edwards (
22 September 1837 –22 March 1900 ) was a Welsh minister, writer and academic who was the first Principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.Edwards was the son of
Lewis Edwards , founder of the Bala Theological College. He was educated atLincoln College, Oxford , and began preaching with thePresbyterian Church of Wales in 1856. He became minister of the Windsor Street chapel inLiverpool , and later of the Catherine Street chapel in the same city. He was accounted one of the leadingpreacher s of his generation.In 1872 the new university at
Aberystwyth was founded, and Edwards was appointed as the first Principal. He resigned from this post in 1891, partly for health reasons and partly to follow his father as head of the Bala Theological College. He wasModerator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in 1887.tatue at Aberyswyth University
A statue of Thomas Charles Edwards was unveiled in July 1922 in the forecourt of University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. The sculptor was
Goscombe John . [cite web|title=Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project|url=http://pmsa.cch.kcl.ac.uk/AH/CERED001.htm|accessdate=31 July|accessyear=2008]References
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NAME= Edwards, Thomas Charles
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Welsh minister, writer and academic; first Principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
DATE OF BIRTH=22 September 1837
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DATE OF DEATH=22 March 1900
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