Shadrach Pryce was a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

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priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...

and

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in the last part of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th. Pryce was born in

Dolgellau Dolgellau () is a town and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the traditional county town of the historic county of Merionethshire ( cy, Meirionnydd, Sir Feirionnydd) un ...

, Merionethshire the son of Hugh Price (1793-1851), a draper, and educated at

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in 1863, he began his career as a

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at Dolgelly Grammar School after which he was

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of Yspytty then

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. During this time he was also the Government Educational Inspector for

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and

Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...

(1867–1894). Later he was Archdeacon of Carmarthen (1896–1899) and

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to John Owen, Bishop of St David’s. From 1899 to 1910 he was

Dean of St Asaph This is a list of the deans of St Asaph Cathedral, Wales. *-1357 Llywelyn ap Madog *1357–1376 William Spridlington *1403 Richard Courtenay (afterwards Dean of Wells, 1410) *1455-1461 David Blodwell *1463-1492 John Tapton *1511-1542 Fouk ...

. He died on 17 September 1914. He had married Margaret Ellen Davies and had two sons and seven daughters. His son Lewis became

Archdeacon of Wrexham The Diocese of Saint Asaph is a diocese of the Church in Wales in north-east Wales, named after Saint Asaph, its second bishop. Geography The Anglican Diocese of St Asaph in the north-east corner of Wales stretches from the borders of Chester in ...

and his daughter

Myfanwy Pryce Myfanwy Pryce (3 October 1890 – 16 March 1976) was a Welsh novelist and short story writer, author of nine published novels. Her works were admired for their gentle humour and literary technique. Early life and education Lucy Myfanwy Pryce was ...

was a published novelist.National Library of Wales
/ref> His brother was

Dean of Bangor Bangor Cathedral ( cy, Eglwys Gadeiriol Bangor) is a cathedral in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol. The site of the present building of Bangor Cathedral has been in use as a place of Christian worship since ...

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1841 births People from Dolgellau People educated at College Merion-Dwyfor Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Welsh educational theorists Archdeacons of Carmarthen Deans of St Asaph 1914 deaths {{Christian-clergy-stub