12 Facts About Abraham Rees

Abraham Rees was a Welsh nonconformist minister, and compiler of Rees's Cyclopædia .

Abraham Rees was the second son of Esther, daughter of Abraham Penry, and her husband Lewis Rees, and was born in Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire.

Lewis Abraham Rees was independent minister at Llanbrynmair and Mynyddbach, Glamorganshire .

Abraham Rees was educated for the ministry at Coward's academy in Wellclose Square, near London, under David Jennings, entering in 1759.

Abraham Rees moved to the pastorate of the Old Jewry congregation in 1783, and retained this charge till his death, being both morning and afternoon preacher ; he shared a Sunday-evening lecture at Salters' Hall, and was one of the Tuesday-morning lecturers at Salters' Hall till 1795.

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Abraham Rees was elected trustee of Dr Daniel Williams's foundations in 1774, and secretary of the presbyterian board in 1778, and held both offices till his death.

Abraham Rees made a triennial visit to Wales as examiner of Carmarthen Academy.

Abraham Rees was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1813.

Abraham Rees was the last of the London dissenting ministers who officiated in a wig.

Abraham Rees died at his residence in Artillery Place, Finsbury, on 9 June 1825, and was buried on 18 June in Bunhill Fields, the pall being borne by six ministers of the 'three denominations.

Abraham Rees survived his wife and all his children, but left several grandchildren.

Congratulated, on the completion of his task, by his friend, John Evans, Abraham Rees wrote in reply: 'I thank you, but I feel more grateful that I have been spared to publish my four volumes of sermons.