Thomas Bywater Smithies
- Catherine Smithies (mother)
Thomas Bywater Smithies (27 August 1817 – 20 July 1883) was an English radical publisher and campaigner for temperance and animal welfare. He was the founder and editor of the broadsheet periodical The British Workman.
Biography
Smithies was born in York, to James and Catherine Smithies, the second of ten children.[1] His mother was a campaigner for abolitionism, animal welfare and temperance. He was converted to Methodism at age 15, joining the Methodist Society.[2] The following year, he started work at the Yorkshire Fire and Life Insurance Company,[3] where he worked for 18 years, while also working as a Sunday school teacher.[2] He became teetotal in 1837, aged 20.[3]
In 1849, Smithies moved to London to become the manager of the Gutta Percha Company.[3] The first "Band of Hope" in London was formed at Hannah Bevan's house and it included some of her neighbours and children.[4] In 1851, he published Sunday Scholars' Friend and the Band of Hope Review (1851–1937). This was followed by The British Workman in 1855; edited by Smithies.[5] Subsequent publications included The Infant's Magazine, The Children's Friend, The Family Friend, The Friendly Visitor, and The Weekly Welcome.[2]
In 1879, he published the Band of Mercy Advocate (1879–1934), a periodical for the Bands of Mercy movement, which was founded by his mother.[6]
On 20 July 1883, after a period of long illness, Smithies died of heart disease, aged 67.[2][3] He was buried with his mother in Abney Park Cemetery.[7]
References
- ^ "Smithies, Thomas Bywater (1817–1883), campaigner for temperance and for animal welfare campaigner for animal welfare". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74113. Retrieved 22 June 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c d Stevenson, George John (1884). Methodist Worthies: Characteristic Sketches of Methodist Preachers of the Several Denominations, with Historical Sketch of Each Connexion. London: T. C. Jack. pp. 588–591.
- ^ a b c d "SMITHIES, Thomas Bywater (Editor, "British Workman")". BLT19: 19th-Century Business, Labour, Temperance, & Trade Periodicals. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Phillips, Amanda (23 September 2004). "Bevan [née Bennett], Hannah Marishall (1798–1874), philanthropist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/45524. Retrieved 31 July 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "British Workman magazine". Archives Hub. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Animals". BLT19: 19th-Century Business, Labour, Temperance, & Trade Periodicals. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Pinching, Albert (9 June 2019). "Wood Green's Obelisk". Hornsey Historical Society. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
Further reading
- T. B. Smithies: Editor of "The British workman": A Memoir (1884) by George Stringer Rowe
- v
- t
- e
- Abandoned pets
- Blood sports
- Chick culling
- Cormorant culling
- Livestock dehorning
- Eating live animals
- Eating live seafood
- Intensive animal farming
- Intensive pig farming
- Overview of discretionary invasive procedures on animals
- Dairy farming
- Poultry farming
- Puppy mill
- Vivisection
- Welfare of farmed insects
- Wild animal suffering
- Wildlife farming
- Feedback (pork industry)
- Foam depopulation
- Ventilation shutdown
- Abnormal behaviours in animals
- Animal psychopathology
- Animal shelter
- Animal welfare science
- Anthrozoology
- Behavioral enrichment
- Compassionate conservation
- Conservation welfare
- Ethics of uncertain sentience
- Ethical omnivorism
- Five freedoms
- Humane law enforcement
- Intrinsic value in animal ethics
- Rescue group
- Three Rs principles
- Welfare biology
nonhuman animals
- ASPCA
- Animal Defenders International
- Animal Welfare Party
- American Humane
- Animal Aid Unlimited
- Animal Welfare Board of India
- Animal Welfare Institute
- Badger Trust
- Battersea
- Blue Cross
- Blue Cross of India
- Cats Protection
- Compassion in World Farming
- CAWF
- Cinnamon Trust
- Dogs Trust
- DSPCA
- Eurogroup for Animals
- Four Paws
- Hedgehog Care
- HSUS
- International Animal Rescue
- IFAW
- International Society for Applied Ethology
- ISPCA
- List of animal welfare organizations
- League Against Cruel Sports
- Marine Connection
- Network for Animals
- Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research
- MSPCA-Angell
- National Animal Welfare Trust
- National Anti-Vivisection Society
- OneKind
- Party for Animal Welfare
- People for Animals
- People's Dispensary for Sick Animals
- RNZSPCA
- RSPCA
- RSPCA Australia
- Save Me
- SSPCA
- Tiggywinkles
- UFAW
- Wildlife Aid Foundation
- World Animal Protection
- World Horse Welfare
- Animal Welfare
- Our Dumb Animals
- The Zoophilist
and workers
and writers
- Animal advocacy parties
- Animal killing
- Animal rights
- Animal welfare and rights legislation
- Animal sacrifice
- Animal sanctuaries
- Animal testing
- Animal welfare and rights by country
- Cruelty to animals
- Dishes involving the consumption of live animals
- Fur trade
- People associated with animal welfare
- Whaling
considerations
festivals
- Blessing of animals
- Bous al carrer
- Cock throwing
- Combat de Reines
- Eid al-Adha
- Gadhimai festival
- Goat throwing
- Goose pulling
- International Primate Day
- Kapparot
- Lychee and Dog Meat Festival
- Monkey Buffet Festival
- October Horse
- Pushkar Camel Fair
- Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo
- Running of the bulls
- Surin Elephant Round-up
- Toro embolado
- World Animal Day
- Animal testing regulations
- Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (UK)
- Animal Welfare Act 1999 (NZ)
- Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (US)
- EU Directive 2010/63/EU (EU)
- EU Directive 1999/74/EC (EU)
- Horse Protection Act of 1970 (US)
- Hunting Act 2004 (US)
- List of international animal welfare conventions
- Philippine Animal Welfare Act 1998 (Philippines)
- Category