Percy Almond
Percy Meade Almond | |
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| Born | 1891 Blue Mountain, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | November 11, 1970 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Bank Manager and Accountant |
| NSA member | Australia & N.Z., 1934 - 1937 |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Alice May "Maysie" Hancock (1915-1960), Ada Simpson Roper (1961-1970) |
| Parent(s) | James Almond and Maud Madeline Meade |
Percy Meade Almond (abt 1891 - November 11, 1970) and his wife Maysie were the first South Australian Bahá'ís. He was a member of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Adelaide and a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Australia and New Zealand.[1]
Percy and his wife became Bahá'ís in 1923 after hearing Hyde Dunn give a speech at a meeting, and Percy maintained correspondence with him. He transported many people interested in the Faith to firesides held at Silver Jackman’s home whenever Hyde Dunn visited Adelaide. In April 1924 he bought shares in Adelaide Collar Laundry.[2]
Due to the lack of published Bahá'í material available in Australia Hyde was his main source for the Bahá'í writings. He received his first Bahá'í book, Bahá’í Administration, from Keith Ransom-Kehler when she visited Australia in 1931.
When the first Local Spiritual Assembly of South Australia was established in December 1924 Percy was elected to the institution as treasurer, because he worked as an accountant.[3] He was also elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Australia and New Zealand as treasurer when it was established in 1934.
He attended an Intercontinental Conference in Sydney in 1958 and the Bahá'í World Congress in London in 1963. In later life, the National Assembly of Australia sent him to Papua New Guinea to assist in establishing Spiritual Assemblies.
He is buried in Centennial Park Cemetery in Mitcham, South Australia.[4]
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- Percy Meade Almond on WikiTree - family tree
