William M. M. Thomas
William Matthew Merrick Thomas (May 3, 1878 – September 18, 1951) was an American missionary bishop of the diocese which eventually became the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil. Early and family life William was born at Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site, Mattapany, the historic plantation of colonial Maryland governor Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Charles Calvert in St. Mary's County, Maryland to former Confederate Captain George Thomas (1836-1903) and his wife Ellen Ogle Beall(1842-1909) His mother was the daughter of the late Rev. Upton Beall and greatgranddaughter of former Maryland governor Benjamin Ogle. They met while Capt. Thomas was recovering at a Richmond, Virginia hospital from wounds received at Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg. The family included at least six children, among them: John H. Thomas (1869-1931), Rev. Upton Beall Thomas (1870-1939), Tazewell Thomas (1872-1942), and Louisa Thomas(1875-1952). William M.M. Thomas attended the Universit ...
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