Hugh Price Hughes

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Hugh Price Hughes (February 9, 1847 - November 17, 1902), was a Welsh Christian theologian in the Methodist tradition. He was the founder of the Methodist Times and the first superintendent of the West London Methodist Mission, a key Methodist organisation today. He was a driver of social change and reform.

Contents 1 Chronology 2 Biography 3 Foundations, Organisations and Settlements 4 Associated Activists in Social Change 5 Spouse 6 Offspring 7 External References

[edit] Chronology

• 1847 - Born in Carmarthen, Wales
• 1885 - Founded the Methodist Times
• 1887 - Appointed Superintendent of the West London Methodist Mission
• 1896 - Elected first president of the National Free Church Council
• 1902 - Died in London

[edit] Biography

Hughes was educated at University College London and the Wesleyan Theological College at Richmond.

[edit] Foundations, Organisations and Settlements

• West London Mission - Superintendent 1897- [1]

[edit] Associated Activists in Social Change

• Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence

[edit] Spouse

Katherine Hughes who represented Sisters of the People[2]

[edit] Offspring

[edit] External References

• "Hughes, Hugh Price." Britannica Student Encyclopedia from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
• Predicaments of Progressive Methodism