Henry John Stewart (2 March 1873 – 2 May 1960) was a Welsh

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priest. Stewart was born in

Lampeter Lampeter (; cy, Llanbedr Pont Steffan (formal); ''Llambed'' (colloquial)) is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, at the confluence of the Afon Dulas with the River Teifi. It is the third largest urban area in Ceredigion, ...

and educated at St David's College there. He was

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in 1896, and priest in 1897. After

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Llandysul Llandysul is a small town and community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. As a community it consists of the townships of Capel Dewi, Horeb, Pontsian, Pren-gwyn, Tregroes, Rhydowen and the village of Llandysul itself. Llandysul lies in sout ...

and

Llansamlet Llansamlet is a suburban district and community of Swansea, Wales, falling into the Llansamlet ward. The area is centred on the A48 road (named Samlet Road and Clase Road in the area) and the M4 motorway. Like other places in Wales having a name ...

he held incumbencies at

Llangorwen Llangorwen is a village located in the county of Ceredigion, Mid-Wales. Close to Clarach Bay Clarach Bay is a small bay on the coast of Ceredigion, Wales, to the north of Aberystwyth, where the Afon Clarach The Afon Clarach ( en, River C ...

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and

Builth Builth Wells (; cy, Llanfair-ym-Muallt) is a market town and community in the county of Powys and historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire), mid Wales, lying at the confluence of rivers Wye and Irfon, in the Welsh (or upper) part of ...

. He was

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from 1941'Ecclesiastical News'

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Monday, 3 February 1941 Issue 48840 p.6 to 1947.

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1873 births 1960 deaths Archdeacons of Brecon People from Lampeter 19th-century Welsh Anglican priests 20th-century Welsh Anglican priests Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter People from Ceredigion {{Welsh-Anglican-clergy-stub