Thomas Hazlehurst (chapel builder), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British philanthropist
Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1816
Place of Birth: Runcorn, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 14-Jul-1876
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Thomas Hazlehurst (chapel builder)
- Thomas Hazlehurst (17 April 1816 – 14 July 1876) was known nationally as "the Chapel Builder" and more locally as "the Prince of Methodism" or "the Prince of the Wesleyans". He was given these titles because of his generosity in paying wholly or largely for the building of some 12 chapels and three schools in the area of Runcorn, Widnes and the villages in north Cheshire.
- His father, also called Thomas, had founded a profitable soap and alkali manufacturing business, Hazlehurst & Sons, in Runcorn in 1816.
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