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Thomas Breakwell
Thomas Breakwell (1872–1902) was the first Englishman to become a Bahá’í and the first to make the pilgrimage to ‘Akká.〔Philip Hainsworth, ‘Breakwell, Thomas (1872–1902)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 (accessed 21 November 2010 )〕 He was also the first western Baha'i to give the Huququ'llah (Right of God). He was taught the Bahá’í Faith by May Bolles (later to become May Maxwell) in the summer of 1901, and traveled to meet ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in ‘Akká that same summer. At ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's request, Breakwell took up permanent residence in Paris, where he worked enthusiastically to teach the religion and help develop the Paris Bahá’í community. Thomas Breakwell died of tuberculosis on 13 June 1902, barely a year after joining the religion.
From the Bahá'í perspective, the significance of Thomas Breakwell’s life lies not in his material or professional accomplishments, but rather in his spiritual capacity. His purity, detachment and intense devotion were noted by a number of those who met him, most significantly and most keenly by 'Abdu’l-Bahá himself. In 1955 Shoghi Effendi, then head of the religion, described Breakwell as one of the "three luminaries of the Irish, English and Scottish Bahá'í communities".
==Early life==
Thomas Breakwell was born on 31 May 1872 in the town of Woking in southern England, and was the youngest of five children. His father, Edward Breakwell, sold domestic ironware and was an herbalist. In the 1860s Thomas’ father had joined the Primitive Methodist church and it is almost certain that this was the religious tradition that Thomas was exposed to while growing up. Thomas was educated in a public school prior to his family emigrating to the United States.
Once in the United States, Thomas Breakwell was able to find a well-paying position in a southern cotton mill. This position allowed him enough income and vacation time to visit relatives in England and to travel in Europe. It was on one of these trips, in 1901, that he heard about the Bahá’í Faith.
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