Rosser Beynon (1811 – 3 January 1876) was a Welsh musician. He was born in the Vale of Neath, Glamorganshire, shortly before his family moved to

Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydf ...

where for a few years he attended George Williams' school. At eight years of age, he left school and began work in a local iron-works. From a young age he attended the Soar Congregational Chapel, where he became a precentor in 1835 and ran a music class. He collected and wrote hymn tunes, twenty of these were published in ''Telyn Seion'', a collection of hymn tunes and anthems. He died in January 1876 and was buried in Cefn cemetery,

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1811 births 1876 deaths Welsh religious leaders Welsh Methodist hymnwriters 19th-century Welsh musicians 19th-century Welsh writers People from Glamorgan {{reli-bio-stub