Английская Википедия:Charles Tooth

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox person The Reverend Charles Tooth was an Anglican clergyman and founder of St Mark's English Church, Florence.Шаблон:R

Early life

Charles Tooth was born 14 February 1831 in Cranbrooke, Kent. He was the son of Robert Tooth (1799–1867Шаблон:Sfn) and Mary Ann Reader (c. 1801 – 1845).

Tooth became managing partner of the Tooth Brothers' brewery (later Crescent Brewery) in Burton upon Trent in 1855.Шаблон:Sfn This was founded mainly to export beer to the business run by his brothers Robert (1821–1893), Edwin and Frederick in Sydney, AustraliaШаблон:Sfn where demand for beer had increased as a result of the Australian gold rushes.Шаблон:Sfn It closed after financial problems early in the next decade.Шаблон:Sfn He was author or coauthor of patents related to brewing.Шаблон:Sfn

Ministry

Tooth was admitted as a fellow-commoner to Downing College in 1860 and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a B.A. in 1864.Шаблон:Sfn He was ordained deacon in 1863 and priest in 1864Шаблон:Sfn (his brothers Arthur and William Augustus also studied at Cambridge and were ordained in the same year).Шаблон:Sfn

He served as curate in Uxbridge (then in Middlesex) 1863–65, was perpetual curate of St George'sШаблон:R Falfield, Gloucestershire 1865–71, vicar of Grandborough, Warwickshire 1871–72 and rector of St. Mark's Snow Hill in Shelton, Staffordshire 1872–75.Шаблон:Sfn

Tooth moved to Tuscany for health reasonsШаблон:Sfn in 1876,Шаблон:Sfn where he was the Anglican chaplain in Siena.Шаблон:Sfn He founded St Mark's English Church as an independent house church in Florence in 1877 for which he purchased new premises which opened in 1881, although chaplain and church were not licensed for service by the bishop until 1884.Шаблон:Sfn He remained chaplain of St Mark's until 1894.Шаблон:Sfn

Legacy

He married Eliza Tabberer (died 1892) in 1855.

Charles Tooth married Louisa Janette Anne Edwards (died 1899) in 1894. Louisa Tooth was the daughter of Edward Lloyd Edward whose family owned Cerrig Llwydion Hall in Denbighshire. Her first husband was Richard Meredyth Richards, a JP and high sheriff for the county of Merionethshire.

Charles Tooth died the same year, on 2 August 1894 in Gibraltar.Шаблон:Sfn

Louisa Tooth, his widow, commissioned the building of St Mark's Church, Brithdir in Gwynedd, North Wales in his memory.[1] It was designed by Henry Wilson in the style of the Arts and Crafts movement. Building started in 1895 and the church was consecrated in 1898. It is designated a Grade I listed building by Шаблон:Lang who describe it as "an exceptionally important and advanced work for its date".Шаблон:R It is cared for by the Friends of Friendless Churches.[1]

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