Thomas Hassall (priest)
Thomas Hassall | |
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Portrait of Reverend Thomas Hassall, Australia, ca. 1866 | |
| Born | May 29, 1794 Coventry, England |
| Died | March 29, 1868 (aged 73) |
| Education | Lampeter College, Wales |
| Spouse | Anne Marsden |
| Children | 3 sons 5 daughters |
| Parent(s) | Rowland Hassall and Elizabeth, nee Hancox |
| Church | Church of England |
| Ordained | 1821 |
Thomas Hassall (29 May 1794 – 29 March 1868) was an Anglican clergyman and the first Australian candidate for ordination. Hassall opened the first Sunday School in Australia in 1813 in his father's house at Parramatta.