Eliezer Griffiths
Eliezer Griffiths (3 February 1827 – 21 April 1920) was a Welsh Congregationalist minister with a significant career in Australia and America, where he died.
History[edit]
Griffiths was born in Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales, a son of Rev. G. Griffiths, minister of Mynydd Seion, Newport, Wales and his wife Maria Griffiths (c. 1794 – 18 December 1866).[1] He was educated at New College and served the church at Tenby, Wales for twelve years, then moved to Australia.[2]
He served from 1861 to 1865 at Port Denison, Queensland, where he served in several different churches, including the Church of England.[3] He may have served briefly at Bowen, Queensland,[4] but in 1866 moved to South Australia[5] to take over the Clayton Congregational Church in Kensington, South Australia, recently vacated by William Harcus. He left South Australia for England in December 1872.[6]
He married Isabella Bell (c. 1839 – 1882). They had seven children. He died in Omaha, Nebraska.
References[edit]
- ^ "Family Notices". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. IV, no. 963. South Australia. 15 February 1867. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "History of the Welsh Independent Churches:Tenby". Translated by Gareth Hicks. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Queensland: James Morrill". The Border Watch. Vol. V, no. 240. South Australia. 25 November 1865. p. 1. Retrieved 30 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Rev. Eliezer Griffiths". Rockhampton Bulletin and Central Queensland Advertiser. No. 461. Queensland, Australia. 29 June 1865. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Congregational Union". South Australian Register. Vol. XXX, no. 6076. South Australia. 25 April 1866. p. 3. Retrieved 30 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Valedictory tea". The South Australian Advertiser. South Australia. 6 December 1872. p. 6. Retrieved 30 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.