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Bray, Thomas

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Bray, Thomas (1656-1730)

English cleric and philanthropist. He worked for the institution of public libraries in England and America; 80 were constructed in England and 36 in America before his death. The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) developed from this library scheme.

Bray was born in Shropshire, educated at Oswestry, graduated from Oxford in 1678, and became rector of Sheldon in 1690. He went to Maryland, America, in 1699 as the bishop of London's commissary, but returned in 1706 to a living at Aldgate, London, to work for the improvement of education in the colonies. His writings include Catechetical Lectures.
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