Alfred Sugar
Alfred Sugar (c. 1869 - December, 1961) was an early British Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles.
Biography[edit]
Sugar was married to Lucy Hall, sister of Edward Hall, and they lived in Manchester.[1] Lucy's brother became a Bahá’í in approximately 1910 and Lucy became a Bahá’í through him in November, 1921. Sugar remained an agnostic until declaring in 1925.[2]
Sugar studied the Bahá’í Writings extensively after joining the religion and became known for being able to communicate the teachings. He became an active and successful teacher helping to establish and develop the Bahá’í communities of Lancashire, Pennines, Bradford, and Leeds, and he served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles.[2]
Sugar passed away in Dcember 1961 in his early nineties.[2]
