Griffith Arthur Jones (1827 – 22 September 1906) was a Welsh

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priest for over 50 years, and was a strong supporter of the practices of the

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in his ministry.

Life

Jones was born in Ruabon, Wales, where his father was

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. He studied at

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between 1847 and 1851, obtaining a

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degree in 1851. He was also ordained deacon in 1851 (priest in 1852) and was initially curate in Trewalchmai and Heneglwys,

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declining the vicarage of

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. He served as vicar of

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from 1857 to 1872, when he took up what was to be his last appointment, at St Mary's Church in

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. He retired in 1903 and died on 22 September 1906. During his ministry in Wales, he followed and taught the views and practices of the

, having been greatly influenced by this when a student.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Griffith Arthur 1827 births 1906 deaths People from Ruabon 19th-century Welsh Anglican priests Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford People from Llanegryn