Owen Jones (Q64668)

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Calvinistic Methodist minister and man of letters (1833 -1899)
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Owen Jones
Calvinistic Methodist minister and man of letters (1833 -1899)

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    12 October 1833Gregorian
    Owen Jones (1833-1899), Calvinistic Methodist minister, writer and bibliophile, was born in Weirglodd Ddu, Llanuwchllyn. He ministered at Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1864-1872, and at Chatham Street, Liverpool, 1872-1892, before retiring to Llansantffraid ym Mechain. Although a prominent figure within the Calvinistic Methodist circle in north Wales, he is remembered primarily as a writer and bibliographer. He was an avid collector of books and an authority on hymnology.
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