John Williams (1760–1826) was a

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cleric and

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Life

Williams's father, also called John, was agent to the Gwydir Estate in

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. Williams was educated at

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on 15 May 1777, then obtaining degrees of

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(1781) and

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. He was appointed to a

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ship of the college in 1783. He was ordained on 19 September 1784, in the

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, and was licensed to the chapelry in

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. In 1791, he became master of the Free school in Llanrwst (holding this post until 1812), and also became

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and

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. He became rector of

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and

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in 1802. He died in 1826 and was buried at Llanbedr-y-Cennin. Williams had a particular interest in

literature. He preserved a large collection of papers from the Wynns of Gwydir, and also letters from Goronwy Owen and Edward Owen. Various manuscripts held by the

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came from his collection as well.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, John 1760 births 1826 deaths Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford 18th-century Welsh Anglican priests 19th-century Welsh Anglican priests Welsh schoolteachers People from Llanrwst