Thomas Crowther

Thomas Crowther
Born1794
Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England
Died1859
Cragg Vale, Yorkshire, England
OccupationClerk in Holy Orders (Anglican Minister)
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipBritish subject
PeriodNineteenth century
SpousePhoebe Wilkinson

Thomas Crowther (1794 – 1859) was an evangelical clergyman in the Church of England who served as perpetual curate of St John in the Wilderness at Cragg Vale from 1822 until 1859. He was a friend of the Brontë family and an outspoken critic of the working conditions for children employed in cotton factories.