'An Indefatigable Philanthropist': Joseph Tregelles Price (1784-1854) of Neath, Wales
Joseph Tregelles Price, the Quaker ironmaster of Neath Abbey, Wales (1784-1854), was described by the Cambrian newspaper on his death in December 1854 as a leading man of business and an indefatigable philanthropist. His character was one of singular energy, cool discrimination and inflexible integ...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Liverpool University Press
[2018]
|
| In: |
Quaker studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 219-237 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDG Free church NCC Social ethics NCD Political ethics ZF Education |
| Further subjects: | B
Slavery
B industrialisation B Education B Pacifism B Wales B democratic rights |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (doi) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | Joseph Tregelles Price, the Quaker ironmaster of Neath Abbey, Wales (1784-1854), was described by the Cambrian newspaper on his death in December 1854 as a leading man of business and an indefatigable philanthropist. His character was one of singular energy, cool discrimination and inflexible integrity'. Moreover, he was the outspoken advocate for the working class martyr' Richard Lewis (Dic Penderyn) who was condemned to death for having taken part in the Merthyr Rising of 1831 - an event which was part of the drive towards democratic reform in Britain. He was a champion of minority human rights and visualised as a benevolent ironmaster and educationalist in a period of rapid industrial growth as well as social and political discontent in Europe. In this context, this study will consider many of Price's additional humanitarian activities, particularly his advocacy of a peace society (c.1814 onwards) and his stalwart patronage of the anti-slavery movement. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2397-1770 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Quaker studies
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3828/quaker.2018.23.2.5 |