| 词条 | William Thompson (Methodist) |
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| name = William Thompson | image = William Thompson 1733-1799.jpg | alt = | caption = |office = President of the Methodist Conference |term_start = 1791 |term_end = 1792 |predecessor = John Wesley |successor = Alexander Mather | birth_name = | birth_date = 1733 | birth_place = Newtownbutler,Ireland | death_date = May 1, 1799 | death_place = Birmingham | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = | known_for = First President of the Methodist Conference after Wesley }}William Thompson (1733–1799) was the first President of the Methodist Conference after John Wesley's death, being elected President at the Manchester conference in 1791.[1] LifeThompson was born in 1733 at Newtownbutler in County Fermanagh, Ireland.[2] He entered the Wesleyan itinerancy in 1757.[2] During his early ministry he endured persecution including imprisonment and the impressment of several of his hearers into the Royal Navy. They were subsequently released through the intervention of the Lady Huntingdon.[1] After his term as President of the Methodist Conference, Thompson was involved with the sacramental controversy of the early 1790s. His pen drafted the Plan of Pacification of 1795.[1] He was serving as Chairman of the Birmingham District when he died on May 1, 1799.[2] References1. ^1 2 Kelly, C. H. (1891), [https://archive.org/stream/wesleyhissuccess00londuoft#page/23/mode/1up Wesley and his successors: a centenary memorial of the death of John Wesley], London, pp 23-24 2. ^1 2 The Methodist Archives Biographical Index William Thompson (1733-99) University of Manchester Library External links
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