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

Griffiths was born in

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, Wales, a son of Rev. G. Griffiths, minister of Mynydd Seion,

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and his wife Maria Griffiths (c. 1794 – 18 December 1866). He was educated at New College and served the church at

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, Wales for twelve years, then moved to

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. He served from 1861 to 1865 at

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, where he served in several different churches, including the Church of England. He may have served briefly at

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, but in 1866 moved to South Australia to take over the

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, recently vacated by

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. He left South Australia for England in December 1872. He married Isabella Bell (c. 1839 – 1882). They had seven children. He died in

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, Nebraska.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, Eliezer 1846 births 1916 deaths Welsh Congregationalist ministers Australian Congregationalist ministers Clergy from South Australia People from Lampeter