Angell, Prof.  Thomas L., of Bates College,
Lewiston, Me. Free Will Baptist minister from ME, VT
& NH (Copy from  "Free Baptist Cyclopaedia"
Historical & Biographical  by Rev G. A. Burgess. A.
M. & Rev. J. T. Ward, A.M. Free Baptist Cyclopaedia
Co. 1889, page 16-17) 


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Angell, Prof. Thomas L., of Bates College, Lewiston,
Me., was born at Greenville, R. I., Nov. 10, 1837.
His parents were Pardon and Mary Ann (Angell)
Angell. When 3 years old lie began to attend the
common school of Greenville, and continued in this
school several years with the loss of on1v one term.
December 1855, lie went to Thet-ford, Vt., and
remained two terms. The next two years he was at the
Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass., fitting for
college. He entered Brown University In 1858, and
graduated in 1862. The following winter he taught
the school in Greenville. In November,1863. He en-
tered the Theological-School at E. Wind-sor, Conn.
The next spring lie. taught school in Greenville
again, and in the fall of 1864, became an assistant
of Rev. B. F. Hayes in Laplam Institute. He was for
three years principal of that school, until the
summer of 1868, In January 1869, he entered upon the
Pro-fessorship of Modern Languages in Bates College.
After the close of the college year, he spent a year
in Europe in study. In early years he had marked
religious impressions through parental instruction
and the powerful influence of the devout teacher of
the Greenville school. He was baptized by Rev. James
McKenzie. He preaches more oi- less along with his
work in the college. His first sermon was preached
in the F. B. Church of Harrison, Me, Jan. 5, 1873.
July 31, 1862, he married Miss Emily Brown of
Providence, RI. His only daughter, Miss F. Angell,
entered Bates College in 1886, at the age of 18.


(Copy from "Free Baptist Cyclopaedia" Historical &
Biographical by Rev G. A. Burgess. A. M. & Rev. J.
T. Ward, A.M. Free Baptist Cyclopaedia Co. 1889,
page 16 & 17)