Thomas Bowles (priest)
Thomas Bowles | |
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| Born | 1696 Corfe Castle, Dorset |
| Died | 6 November 1773 (aged 76–77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Doctor of Divinity |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Clergyman |
| Years active | 1717–73 |
| Organization | Church of England |
| Known for | not speaking Welsh |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth, née Lisle |
Thomas Bowles (died 1773) was a Church of England priest. He is notable for a controversy in which he was appointed to two parishes in Wales where hardly any parishioners spoke English, despite the fact that Bowles spoke no Welsh.