Thomas Raikes

(1736-1811)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Raikes, Robert, 1735-1811 DNB: Raikes, Robert (1736–1811), promoter of Sunday schools LBT ID: RoRaike1811 VIAF ID: 38327523 LOC ID: n84198701	B/BAP: 1736-09-14 DIED: 1811-04-05
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The son of Robert Raikes, he succeeded his father as editor of the Gloucester Journal, promoted charitable causes, and founded Sunday Schools.
REFERENCES TO Thomas Raikes: Robert Southey, “Memoir: Miss Tyler,” 7 April 1821 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Found 1: ¶ 6 Charles Cuthbert Southey, The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Early Life: VI