Thomas Wyles
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Thomas Wyles | |
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| Born | 22 March 1818 |
| Died | 16 November 1914 (aged 96) |
| Occupation | Schoolmaster |
| Spouse |
Ann Mary Foord (m. 1839) |
Thomas Wyles (22 March 1818 – 16 November 1914) was an English schoolmaster and vegetarianism activist. He was the owner of Allesley Park College in Warwickshire.
Wyles became active in the temperance movement from 1838 and was a pioneer of the United Kingdom Alliance.[1][2] He was president of the Coventry Temperance Society.[1] He was schoolmaster at Primrose Hill House in Coventry and in 1848 purchased Allesley Park College where he conducted a large resident school until 1886.[1][3] He moved to Buxton in 1888 and to King's Newton in 1908.[2][4]
At the age of 91 he guided a group of friends up the Matterhorn in Switzerland.[5] At the age of 92, Wyles stated that he was doing three or four hours hard laborious gardening every day.[5] He was active in his garden until a few days before his death at the age of 96.[1][2]
Family
He married Ann Mary Foord in 1839 at St. Mary's Parish Church, Chatham. They had eight children.