Daniel Williams

(1643 c.-1716)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Williams, Daniel, 1643?-1716 NRA: Williams, Daniel (? 1643-1716) Nonconformist Minister Philanthropist DNB: Williams, Daniel (c.1643–1716), Presbyterian minister and benefactor LBT ID: DaWilli1716 VIAF ID: 46801130 LOC ID: n84133058	B/BAP: 1643 DIED: 1716-01-26
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Presbyterian minister in Ireland and from 1687 in London; he left a large bequest for the founding of charity schools and fellowships, and for the establishment of what came to be known as Dr. William's Library in London.
REFERENCES TO Daniel Williams: William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch XVI. 1816-1820 Found 1: ¶ 16