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			{{Short description\|English schoolmaster (1818–1914)}}
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	'''Thomas Wyles''' (22 March 1818 - 16 November 1914) was an English schoolmaster and ] activist. He was the owner of ] in Warwickshire.		'''Thomas Wyles''' (22 March 1818 – 16 November 1914) was an English schoolmaster and ] activist. He was the owner of ] in Warwickshire.

	==Career==		==Career==

	Wyles became active in the ] from 1838 and was a pioneer of the ].<ref name="Coventry">{{cite news\|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000683%2F19141127&page=4 \|title=Mr. Thomas Wyles\|newspaper=The Coventry Standard \|date=November 28, 2024\|page=4\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="Derbyshire">{{cite news\|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001084%2F19141127&page=2 \|title=King's Newton\|newspaper=The Derbyshire Advertiser\|date=November 27, 1914\|page=2\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was president of the Coventry Temperance Society.<ref name="Coventry"/> He was schoolmaster at Primrose Hill House in Coventry and in 1848 purchased Allesley Park College where he conducted a large resident school until 1886.<ref name="Coventry"/><ref>{{Cite web\|date=\|title=Allesley Park\|url=http://www.denspages.co.uk/park.htm\|website=Den's Pages\|language=en-GB\|archive-date=February 26, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226044945/http://www.denspages.co.uk/park.htm\|url-status=live}}</ref> He moved to ] in 1888 and to ] in 1908.<ref name="Derbyshire"/><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000385%2F18881005&page=5 \|title=Coventry Temperance Society \|newspaper=The Coventry Herald\|date=October 5, 1888\|page=5\|url-access=subscription}}</ref>		Wyles became active in the ] from 1838 and was a pioneer of the ].<ref name="Coventry">{{cite news\|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000683%2F19141127&page=4 \|title=Mr. Thomas Wyles\|newspaper=The Coventry Standard \|date=November 28, 2024\|page=4\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="Derbyshire">{{cite news\|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001084%2F19141127&page=2 \|title=King's Newton\|newspaper=The Derbyshire Advertiser\|date=November 27, 1914\|page=2\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was president of the Coventry Temperance Society.<ref name="Coventry"/> He was schoolmaster at Primrose Hill House in Coventry and in 1848 purchased Allesley Park College where he conducted a large resident school until 1886.<ref name="Coventry"/><ref>{{Cite web\|date=\|title=Allesley Park\|url=http://www.denspages.co.uk/park.htm\|website=Den's Pages\|language=en-GB\|archive-date=February 26, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226044945/http://www.denspages.co.uk/park.htm\|url-status=live}}</ref> He moved to ] in 1888 and to ] in 1908.<ref name="Derbyshire"/><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000385%2F18881005&page=5 \|title=Coventry Temperance Society \|newspaper=The Coventry Herald\|date=October 5, 1888\|page=5\|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

	At the age of 91 he guided a group of friends up the ] in Switzerland.<ref name="News">{{cite news\|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001780%2F19081024&page=1 \|title=Secret of Long Life: Views of a 91 Year Old Mountain Climber\|newspaper=Thomson's Weekly News\|date=October 24, 1908\|page=1\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> At the age of 92, Wyles stated that he was doing three or four hours hard laborious gardening every day.<ref name="News"/> He was active in his garden until a few days before his death at the age of 96.<ref name="Coventry"/><ref name="Derbyshire"/>		At the age of 91 he guided a group of friends up the ] in Switzerland.<ref name="News">{{cite news\|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001780%2F19081024&page=1 \|title=Secret of Long Life: Views of a 91 Year Old Mountain Climber\|newspaper=Thomson's Weekly News\|date=October 24, 1908\|page=1\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> At the age of 92, Wyles stated that he was doing three or four hours hard laborious gardening every day.<ref name="News"/> He was active in his garden until a few days before his death at the age of 96.<ref name="Coventry"/><ref name="Derbyshire"/>
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	==Family==		==Family==

	He married Ann Mary Foord in 1839 at St. ~~Mary’s~~ Parish Church, ]. They had eight children.		He married Ann Mary Foord in 1839 at St. Mary's Parish Church, ]. They had eight children.

	==Vegetarianism==		==Vegetarianism==

	Wyles was a vegetarian for health reasons. He stated that he became a vegetarian to prolong his life.<ref name="News"/> He commented that he consumed ] instead of butter from cows and that he lived on a simple diet of brown bread, fruits and vegetables.<ref name="News"/> He liked to eat boiled cabbage.<ref name="News"/><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001788%2F19101029&page=2 \|title=Live and Let Live: How Vegetarians Do It\|newspaper=The Manchester City News\|date=October 29, 1910\|page=2\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was a member of the ] and in 1910 was a speaker at ~~its~~ anniversary conference.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001788%2F19101022&page=11 \|title=Vegetarians in Conference\|newspaper=The Manchester City News \|date=October 22, 1910\|page=11\|url-access=subscription}}</ref>		Wyles was a vegetarian for health reasons. He stated that he became a vegetarian to prolong his life.<ref name="News"/> He commented that he consumed ] instead of butter from cows and that he lived on a simple diet of brown bread, fruits and vegetables.<ref name="News"/> He liked to eat boiled cabbage.<ref name="News"/><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001788%2F19101029&page=2 \|title=Live and Let Live: How Vegetarians Do It\|newspaper=The Manchester City News\|date=October 29, 1910\|page=2\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was a member of the ] and in 1910 was a speaker at their anniversary conference.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0001788%2F19101022&page=11 \|title=Vegetarians in Conference\|newspaper=The Manchester City News \|date=October 22, 1910\|page=11\|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

	==Selected publications==		==Selected publications==
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English schoolmaster (1818–1914)

Thomas Wyles

Born	22 March 1818 Melbourne, Derbyshire
Died	16 November 1914 (aged 96) King's Newton
Occupation	Schoolmaster
Spouse	Ann Mary Foord (m. 1839)

Thomas Wyles (22 March 1818 – 16 November 1914) was an English schoolmaster and vegetarianism activist. He was the owner of Allesley Park College in Warwickshire.

Career

Wyles became active in the temperance movement from 1838 and was a pioneer of the United Kingdom Alliance. He was president of the Coventry Temperance Society. He was schoolmaster at Primrose Hill House in Coventry and in 1848 purchased Allesley Park College where he conducted a large resident school until 1886. He moved to Buxton in 1888 and to King's Newton in 1908.

At the age of 91 he guided a group of friends up the Matterhorn in Switzerland. At the age of 92, Wyles stated that he was doing three or four hours hard laborious gardening every day. He was active in his garden until a few days before his death at the age of 96.

Family

He married Ann Mary Foord in 1839 at St. Mary's Parish Church, Chatham. They had eight children.

Vegetarianism

Wyles was a vegetarian for health reasons. He stated that he became a vegetarian to prolong his life. He commented that he consumed nut butter instead of butter from cows and that he lived on a simple diet of brown bread, fruits and vegetables. He liked to eat boiled cabbage. He was a member of the Vegetarian Society and in 1910 was a speaker at their anniversary conference.

Selected publications

The Duty of the Schoolmaster: In Relation to the Formation of Character (1865)
Wyles, Thomas (1876). "Physical Science in Schools". Nature. 13: 454–455. doi:10.1038/013454a0.

References

^ "Mr. Thomas Wyles". The Coventry Standard. November 28, 2024. p. 4.
^ "King's Newton". The Derbyshire Advertiser. November 27, 1914. p. 2.
"Allesley Park". Den's Pages. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024.
"Coventry Temperance Society". The Coventry Herald. October 5, 1888. p. 5.
^ "Secret of Long Life: Views of a 91 Year Old Mountain Climber". Thomson's Weekly News. October 24, 1908. p. 1.
"Live and Let Live: How Vegetarians Do It". The Manchester City News. October 29, 1910. p. 2.
"Vegetarians in Conference". The Manchester City News. October 22, 1910. p. 11.

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