Thomas Williams (died 24 April 1877) was a Welsh Anglican priest in the mid-nineteenth century. [1] [2]
Williams was born at Llanvapley and educated at Oriel College, Oxford. He held incumbencies at Llanddewi Skirrid then Llanvapley [3] from 1859 to 1880. He was Archdeacon of Llandaff [4] from 1843 to 1857 and Dean of Llandaff from 1857 [5] until 1877.
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| Preceded by John Probyn | Archdeacon of Llandaff 1843–1857 | Succeeded by James Colquhoun Campbell |
| Preceded by William Conybeare | Dean of Llandaff 1857–1877 | Succeeded by Henry Lynch Blosse |
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