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Henry John Williams
Henry John Williams (8 February 1841 – 1 April 1919) was an English Anglican priest, writer, and advocate of Christian vegetarianism and humanitarianism. Influenced by his brother Howard Williams, he adopted vegetarianism in 1878 and sought to promote it as a moral and religious duty grounded in Christian teaching. He founded the Order of the Golden Age, a Christian vegetarian organisation, in 1881, later serving alongside Sidney H. Beard when it was revived in 1895. Williams was also honorary president of the Scottish Vegetarian Society and a member of the Humanitarian League's Humane Diet department. He contributed essays to the order's journal, The Herald of the Golden Age.
Henry John Williams was born on 8 February 1841 in Whatley, Mendip, Somerset. He was the son of Reverend Hamilton John Williams, an Anglican clergyman, and Margaret Sophia (née Taunton). He was one of seven sons, among them Howard Williams, author of The Ethics of Diet.
Williams matriculated at The Queen's College, Oxford in 1860, aged 19.
Williams entered the Church of England and successively held the rectorships of Tintern and Brympton, later serving as incumbent of Kinross.
Influenced by his brother Howard, Williams adopted a vegetarian diet in 1878. He later wrote A Plea for a Broken Law, a pamphlet presenting a theological case for vegetarianism.
In 1881 he founded the Order of the Golden Age, a Christian vegetarian organisation formally established the following year. The order ceased operating soon after because of financial difficulties but was revived in 1895 by Williams, Sidney H. Beard, and others. He contributed several articles to the society's journal, The Herald of the Golden Age.
Williams also served as honorary president of the Scottish Vegetarian Society and was a member of the Humane Diet department of the Humanitarian League, which his brother Howard helped to found and on whose committee he served for several years.
In 1871 Williams married Cecelia Frances D'Arblay Croft in Newport Pagnell. He died on 1 April 1919 in Aspley Guise. His obituary, written by his brother Howard, appeared in the May 1919 issue of The Vegetarian Messenger and Health Review.
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Henry John Williams
Henry John Williams (8 February 1841 – 1 April 1919) was an English Anglican priest, writer, and advocate of Christian vegetarianism and humanitarianism. Influenced by his brother Howard Williams, he adopted vegetarianism in 1878 and sought to promote it as a moral and religious duty grounded in Christian teaching. He founded the Order of the Golden Age, a Christian vegetarian organisation, in 1881, later serving alongside Sidney H. Beard when it was revived in 1895. Williams was also honorary president of the Scottish Vegetarian Society and a member of the Humanitarian League's Humane Diet department. He contributed essays to the order's journal, The Herald of the Golden Age.
Henry John Williams was born on 8 February 1841 in Whatley, Mendip, Somerset. He was the son of Reverend Hamilton John Williams, an Anglican clergyman, and Margaret Sophia (née Taunton). He was one of seven sons, among them Howard Williams, author of The Ethics of Diet.
Williams matriculated at The Queen's College, Oxford in 1860, aged 19.
Williams entered the Church of England and successively held the rectorships of Tintern and Brympton, later serving as incumbent of Kinross.
Influenced by his brother Howard, Williams adopted a vegetarian diet in 1878. He later wrote A Plea for a Broken Law, a pamphlet presenting a theological case for vegetarianism.
In 1881 he founded the Order of the Golden Age, a Christian vegetarian organisation formally established the following year. The order ceased operating soon after because of financial difficulties but was revived in 1895 by Williams, Sidney H. Beard, and others. He contributed several articles to the society's journal, The Herald of the Golden Age.
Williams also served as honorary president of the Scottish Vegetarian Society and was a member of the Humane Diet department of the Humanitarian League, which his brother Howard helped to found and on whose committee he served for several years.
In 1871 Williams married Cecelia Frances D'Arblay Croft in Newport Pagnell. He died on 1 April 1919 in Aspley Guise. His obituary, written by his brother Howard, appeared in the May 1919 issue of The Vegetarian Messenger and Health Review.
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