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EDWARDS, ALFRED GEORGE (1848 - 1937), first archbishop of Wales ) warden of Llandovery College, was ordained deacon in 1874 and priest in 1875; in 1885 he was preferred to the vicarage of S. Peter, Carmarthen, becoming at the same time private secretary to bishop William Basil Jones of S. Davids. In February 1889 he was nominated bishop of St Asaph, and was consecrated in Westminster Abbey on 25 March. On 1 June 1920 he was enthroned first archbishop of Wales at St
EDWARDS, DAVID (1660 - 1716), Independent minister He lived at Abermeurig, in the vale of Ayron, and was a landed proprietor in the parishes of Nantcwnlle and Llanddewi-brefi. He was a friend and neighbour of John Jones, farmer, of Llwyn-rhys, the leading Independent in central Cardiganshire. Edwards was a competent scholar and was ordained assistant minister to David Jones (c. 1630 - 1704?), at Caeronnen, Cellan, and other churches in the
EDWARDS, DAVID (1858 - 1916), journalist and manager, 1901-2. Returning to Nottingham, he was editor and managing-director of the Express and Evening News from 1908 till his death, 22 February 1916. To the above summary of his career (taken from Who Was Who) it should be added that with R. A. Griffith and J. Owen Jones, he was one of the authors of the pseudonymous The Welsh Pulpit…by a Scribe, a Pharisee, and a Lawyer, 1894 - Edwards was
EDWARDS, EVAN (1734 - 1766), harpist Born at Creigiau'r Bleiddiau, Cerrig-y-drudion. He was an able harpist of whom Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin, 1752 - 1824) says that he had a natural gift for music and had a beautiful touch on the harp. There is a local tradition that he died suddenly with his fingers still clutching the harp-strings. He died in June 1766 and was buried in Cerrig-y-drudion churchyard.
EDWARDS, GWILYM ARTHUR (1881 - 1963), minister (Presb.), principal of the Theological College, Aberystwyth, and author Born 31 May 1881 at Caernarfon, son of Owen Edwards, Presb. minister, a native of Llanuwchllyn (and cousin of Sir Owen M. Edwards,, and Mary (née Jones) his wife. The father emigrated to Australia to regain his health, but his wife died before she could take her family to join him in Melbourne. The three sons were brought up by her parents in Dolgellau. He was educated in the county school
EDWARDS, HENRY THOMAS (1837 - 1884), dean of Bangor by his own hand, at Ruabon. A selection of his addresses was published in 1889 under the title Wales and the Welsh Church, with a memoir by David Jones which has been the main source of the present notice. Edwards was twice married: first in 1867 to Mary, daughter of D. Davis of Aberdare (for whom see Davis family of Hirwaun, Aberdare, and Ferndale) - she died in August 1871; and second in 1873 to
EDWARDS, HUW THOMAS (1892 - 1970), trade union leader and politician well known in both north and south Wales, and had extensive experience of the activities of Welsh local government, he was chosen as the first chairman of the Council of Wales and Monmouthshire in 1949. During the nine years which he spent in the post, he collaborated closely with Sir William Jones to produce important reports on devolution and on depopulation in the rural areas of Wales. He resigned
EDWARDS, HUW THOMAS (1892 - 1970), trade unionist and politician (Bevin's deputy and future successor as general secretary of the TGWU). He remained secretary of the region until his retirement in 1953 and was replaced by his deputy, the Spanish Civil war veteran, Tom Jones. Tom Jones was responsible for most of the union's day-to-day activities in the post-war period, while Huw T was involved in countless public duties at a local and national level. Huw T was
EDWARDS, JOHN (1755 - 1823), Calvinistic Methodist exhorter Born 8 September 1755 at Ereiniog, Penmorfa, Caernarfonshire, a farm on which his ancestors had lived for many generations. When young, he was something of a poet and interludist, but about 1774-5 his thoughts were turned to religion, and in 1787 he began preaching. He married (c. 1790) Elizabeth Jones of Hafod Ifan (Ysbyty Ifan, Denbighshire). In 1795 he had to leave his farm, as the landowner
EDWARDS, JOHN (Siôn Ceiriog; 1747 - 1792), bard and orator Born in Glynceiriog, Denbighshire. He went as a young man to London and, after getting to know Owen Jones (Owain Myfyr) and Robert Hughes (Robin Ddu o Fôn) he joined the Society of Gwyneddigion. From then on until his death in September 1792 he was one of the most prominent members of the society: he was secretary in 1779, president in 1783, and he was regarded as the bard of the society. When
EDWARDS, JOHN (Eos Glan Twrch; 1806 - 1887), poet and prose-writer Born 15 April 1806, at Tyn-y-fedw, Llanuwchllyn, Meironnydd. He received some education under Michael Jones and was a member of 'Cymdeithas Cymreigyddion Llanuwchllyn.' He emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1828, lived for a while in New York, in Utica in 1831, and again in New York (1834-42), where he married Mary James, a native of Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire He moved to Floyd, N.Y., and engaged
EDWARDS, JOHN (Siôn y Potiau; 1699? - 1776), translator and poet Born at Glyn Ceiriog, Denbighshire - perhaps he is the John, son of Edward Jones, who was christened there 27 December 1699. The burial of 'John Edwards the Welsh Poet' at Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, 28 December 1776, is registered, and it is said that for a time his home was near the churchyard. He is stated to have given up his craft as a weaver shortly after his marriage and to have spent

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