John Williams (died 4 September 1613) was Principal of
Jesus College, Oxford, from 1602 to 1613 and also
Dean of Bangor.
Born in
Llansawel
Llansawel is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, about ten miles north of Llandeilo. It covers an area of . The community is bordered by the communities of: Pencarreg; Cynwyl Gaeo; Talley; Llanfynydd; Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn; and ...
,
Carmarthenshire, Williams entered
Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in 1569, graduating with a BA in 1573/4 and an MA in 1577, before being elected a
Fellow of
All Souls College, Oxford
All Souls College (official name: College of the Souls of All the Faithful Departed) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become fellows (i.e., full members of t ...
, in 1579.
After his ordination, he was appointed rector of
Llandrinio
Llandrinio is a small village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, close to the Wales-England border. It is situated on the B4393 road which travels from the village of Ford, Shropshire to Lake Vyrnwy. The community, Llandrinio and ...
,
Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire, also known as ''Maldwyn'' ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn meaning "the Shire of Baldwin's town"), is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It is named after its county tow ...
, in 1594, and also Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity (a position he held until his death).
He was elected Fellow of Jesus College in 1590, Principal in 1602,
of the
University of Oxford in 1604 and Dean of
Bangor in 1605.
He died in 1613 and was buried at
St Michael's Church, Oxford.
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People from Carmarthenshire
Deans of Bangor
16th-century English educators
17th-century English educators
16th-century scholars
17th-century scholars
Year of birth missing
16th-century births
1613 deaths
Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford
Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford
Principals of Jesus College, Oxford
16th-century Welsh Anglican priests
17th-century Welsh Anglican priests
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