Encyclopedia

Mathew, Theobald

Mathew, Theobald, 1790–1856, Irish social worker and temperance leader, a Capuchin priest. Father Mathew spent many years working for the welfare and education of the poor. In 1838 he took a pledge of total abstinence and thereafter devoted himself to the cause of temperance, campaigning in Ireland, England, and North America.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on Theobald Mathew from Fact Monster:

  • temperance movements - temperance movements temperance movements, organized efforts to induce people to ...

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Social Reformers