Llewelyn Lewellin (3 August 1798 – 25 November 1878) was a cleric and academic, the first principal of
St David's College, Lampeter and the first
Dean
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St David's
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[Before 1840, the senior residentiary cleric was the ]Precentor
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, and not a Dean due to a complication during the dissolution of the monasteries > “Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi, 1181–1981 / St David’s Cathedral, 1181–1981” St David’s, Gwasg yr Oriel Fach, 1981
Lewellin was born at Tremains, Coity, near
Bridgend
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, the third son of Richard and Maria Lewellin.
He was educated at
Cowbridge
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The Cowbridge with Llanblethian community and civil parish elect a town council.
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Grammar School
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and
Jesus College, Oxford
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, graduating with a
BA in 1822, an
MA in 1824, a
BCL in 1827 and a
DCL in 1829. Whilst studying at Oxford, he was ordained
deacon
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in 1822 and
priest
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in 1823 by the
bishop of Oxford
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. Lewellin was, in 1826, offered, and accepted, the headmastership of Bruton Grammar School,
Somerset
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Instead of taking this up, however, he went to Saint David's College (now the
University of Wales, Trinity Saint David
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), as its first principal in 1827. His initial appointments were as professor of Greek and senior professor of Theology, as well as that of Principal.
He remained as principal until his death, two days after giving a lecture in Greek.
He was buried in the churchyard of St Peter's church, Lampeter.
Lewellin was active in wider Lampeter life; he was vicar of Lampeter and served on the magistrates' bench at nearby
Aberaeron
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In 1840, he became Dean of St David's Cathedral, living at St David's during college vacations.
References
People associated with the University of Wales, Lampeter
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Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford
1798 births
1878 deaths
Principals of St David's College
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