Thomas Gouge

Thomas Gouge (19 September 1605 – 29 October 1681) was an English Presbyterian clergyman, a contemporary of Samuel Pepys, associated with the Puritan movement.

Thomas Gouge was educated at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge, where he became a fellow in 1628.

[3] Gouge's refusal to use the 1662 version of the Book of Common Prayer is recounted in the diary of Samuel Pepys.

[4] Thomas Gouge was famous during his lifetime for acts of charity, especially in the aftermath of the Great Fire of London.

[5] He travelled extensively in Wales performing charitable works and distributing religious literature there.