John Ashton (1830 – 25 December 1896) was a Welsh musician from Montgomeryshire, who had worked as a policeman and shoemaker. He wrote a number of songs and hymns, including Trefeglwys, written in 1857.
Ashton's songs were published in Miwsig y Miloedd, Caniadau y Cysegr a'r Teulu, Llyfr Tonau Cynulleidfaol, and Cerddor yr Ysgol Sabothol. He died in New Zealand, having emigrated there in 1874.[1]
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- ^ Robert David Griffith (1959). "Ashton, John (1830 - 1896), musician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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