Jenkin Lloyd Jones

Jenkin Lloyd Jones (November 14, 1843 – September 12, 1918) was a Unitarian minister in the United States, and also the uncle of Frank Lloyd Wright. He founded All Souls Unitarian Church in Chicago, Illinois, as well as its community outreach organization, the Abraham Lincoln Centre. A radical modernist, he joined the "Unity Men" and stressed a creedless "ethical basis" as the common element for churches. He tried to move Unitarianism away from a Christian focus and became a prominent pacifist at the time of World War I. He was a founder and long-time editor of Unity, a liberal religious weekly magazine.

This article is about the minister. For his grandson, the newspaper publisher, see Jenkin Lloyd Jones Sr.

Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Born(1843-11-14)November 14, 1843
Cardiganshire, Wales
DiedSeptember 12, 1918(1918-09-12) (aged 74)
Tower Hill, Wisconsin
EducationMeadville Theological Seminary
Spouses
  • Susan Barber
  • Edith Lackersteen
ChildrenRichard Lloyd Jones, Mary Jones
Parent(s)Richard Lloyd Jones, Mary Thomas James
ChurchAll Souls Unitarian Church - Chicago Illinois
Ordained1870
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