Thomas Raffles

Reverend
Thomas Raffles
Minister wearing bands
Born(1788-05-17)May 17, 1788
DiedAugust 18, 1863(1863-08-18) (aged 75)
Liverpool, Lancashire
NationalityEnglish
Alma materIndependent College, Homerton
OccupationCongregational minister
Known forFounder of Lancashire Independent College
SpouseMary Catherine Hargreaves
RelativesStamford Raffles
ReligionCongregationalism
Ordained22 June 1809

Thomas Raffles (17 May 1788–18 August 1863) was an English Congregational minister, known as a dominant nonconformist figure at the Great George Street Congregational Church in Liverpool, and as an abolitionist and historian.