Shoes, temperance and benevolence — Samuel Callaghan (1809-1884)

Posted on October 5, 2025 
Filed under History, People

“Samuel Callaghan was born in Londonderry, Ireland…

At his death on 29 August 1884, Callaghan had been associated with various efforts of the Wesleyan Church in the colony of NSW for a period of 45 years, and for about 11 years in Ireland prior to coming to Australia. His family maintained an active involvement in Wesleyan/Methodism well into the 20th Century, and one of his grandsons, Robert Samuel Callaghan, was hailed by The Methodist as ‘a prince and a great man’ of Australian Methodism. …”

– Gospel minister and historian Paul F Cooper, Research Fellow at Christ College, Sydney, provides a glimpse into the life of yet another Christian man who worked to be a blessing to the people of Sydney.

Read about Samuel Callaghan at Philanthropists and Philanthropy in Australian Colonial History.

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