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EDWARDS, DAVID MIALL (1873 - 1941), theologian and writer Born 22 January 1873 in Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire, son of William Edwards, grocer and gardener, and Jane Edwards. He began his education at the Board School, Llandderfel, and the grammar school, Bala, before proceeding with an Exhibition to the University College of North Wales, Bangor. As the University of Wales was not yet empowered to confer degrees, he sat for the Honours School of English
EDWARDS, EDWARD (1803 - 1879), marine zoologist Born 23 November 1803 at Corwen, he was for some years a draper at Bangor, but in 1840 set up a successful iron-foundry at Menai Bridge. In 1864 he began studying fishes. His researches led him to effect great improvements in the construction of aquaria, and his devices were adopted by the leading museums in Britain and abroad. He died 13 August 1879.
EDWARDS, GWILYM ARTHUR (1881 - 1963), minister (Presb.), principal of the Theological College, Aberystwyth, and author , Dolgellau, and began preaching when fairly young. He was prepared for the ministry at the University College, Aberystwyth (where he graduated B.A. in 1903), and in Jesus College, Oxford (where he graduated in 1908). He was ordained in 1909, and served as minister of Zion, Carmarthen (1908-11), Oswald Road, Oswestry (1911-17), City Road, Chester (1917-23), and Tabernacl, Bangor (1923-28). In 1929 he was
EDWARDS, HENRY THOMAS (1837 - 1884), dean of Bangor -speaking. Later, when dean of Bangor (from 1876), Edwards continued to champion 'Welshness' within the Church; that was the burden of his address at the Church congress at Swansea in 1879. He was very critical of the preparation given to Welsh ordinands, which seemed to him to pay insufficient attention to the cultivation of Welsh habits of thought and expression. He protested strongly (but vainly
EDWARDS, HUMPHREY (1730 - 1788), physician and apothecary Johnson's Lives of the Poets by John Ellis, rector of Llan-rug from 1777 to 1792 (Bangor MS. 575). He is noteworthy chiefly because he sailed round the world as ship's surgeon of the frigate Tamer, one of two small warships sent out to explore the South Seas under the command of Commodore Byron, grandfather of the poet (21 June 1764 - 9 May 1766). Those who claim that he sailed under Anson are wrong
EDWARDS, Sir JOHN GORONWY (1891 - 1976), historian September 1925 he married Gwladys (died 1982), daughter of the Reverend William Williams. They had first met at Holywell County School, though Gwladys graduated at the University College of North Wales, Bangor, in music; she and Goronwy shared a deep love of music throughout their lives. Edwards was senior tutor at Jesus from 1931 and vice-principal in 1945-8, and was a key figure in the University's
EDWARDS, RICHARD FOULKES (Rhisiart Ddu o Wynedd; 1836 - 1870), poet Born 14 January 1836 in the Bodfari district of Denbighshire. At an early age he removed with his parents to Plas Llanychan, Ruthin. He started writing poetry when he was very young, and in 1856 gained second place at the Bangor eisteddfod for his awdl, 'Yr Amaethwr.' In 1858 a volume of his poems, Y Blaenffrwyth, was published by Thomas Gee, Denbigh. He won the chair at the Llandudno eisteddfod
EDWARDS, ROGER (1811 - 1886), Calvinistic Methodist minister was formally appointed pastor. He married, 1841, Ellen Williams of Dolgelley. They had six children. The eldest son, Ellis Edwards, became principal of Bala College; a daughter, Annie, married Sir Henry Lewis of Bangor. His was a varied and versatile career. He was above all a preacher, but, although he officiated regularly at Associations and festivals, he does not rank amongst the giants of the
EDWARDS, THOMAS (1652 - 1721), cleric and Coptic scholar Born at Llanllechid, Caernarfonshire. He attended school at Bangor, proceeded to S. John's College, Cambridge, in 1670, graduated B.A. in 1673, and M.A. in 1677. For some time, ending with Dr. Edmund Castell's death in 1685, Edwards lived with this learned professor of Arabic at Cambridge. He then became chaplain of Christ Church, Oxford, apparently in order to pass through the press the Coptic
EDWARDS, THOMAS (Gwynedd; 1844 - 1924), cleric and eisteddfodwr Born 8 April 1844 at Glasinfryn, Pentir, Bangor, son of Henry Edwards, schoolmaster, and Jane his wife, and christened at Llandegai. He was educated at S. Bees, and was ordained deacon June 1867 by bishop Campbell of Bangor, and priest in 1868. After serving curacies at Llandegfan 1867-72, and Dwygyfylchi, 1872-6, he was preferred to the livings of Llanfihangel-y-pennant 1876, Llanllyfni 1891
EDWARDS, THOMAS CHARLES (1837 - 1900), Calvinistic Methodist minister, exegete and preacher elected first principal of the first University College in Wales (Aberystwyth). The growth of the college in its early years was disappointing, according to the report of a departmental committee set up by Government (1880), and this can be attributed to various reasons: shortage of money (until 1888), a disastrous fire in 1885, the opening of the two colleges at Bangor and Cardiff, and the endless
EDWARDS, WILLIAM (1851 - 1940), H.M. inspector of schools the principalship of the new University College at Bangor. On reaching the retiring age as an official of the Board of Education in 1915, he was invited by the Central Welsh Board for Intermediate Education to succeed Owen Owen as chief inspector, and was public-spirited enough to sacrifice his well-deserved leisure and accept the post. In 1920 he was appointed a member of the Secondary Schools

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