Llewelyn Wynne Jones

      Llewelyn Wynne-Jones was a Welsh Anglican priest[1] in the first third of the 20th century.

      He was born in 1859 and educated at Shrewsbury [2] and Christ Church, Oxford. Ordained in 1886 [3] he began his career with curacies at West Ham and Upper Tooting. From 1896 he was Vicar of St Mark, Wrexham and a year later was appointed Archdeacon of Wrexham. In addition, between 1915 to 1918 he was a temporary Chaplain to the Forces. He became Dean of St Asaph in 1910,[4] holding the post for 17 years. From then he was Dean Emeritus until his death on 23 February 1936.[5]

      References

      1. ^ Flintshire record Office
      2. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
      3. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
      4. ^ The Times, Wednesday, 23 Nov 1910; pg. 14; Issue 39437; col F Ecclesiastical Intelligence
      5. ^ The Times Wednesday, 26 Feb 1936; pg. 1; Issue 47308; col A Deaths
      Church of England titles
      Preceded by
      Shadrach Pryce
      Dean of St Asaph
      1910 – 1927
      Succeeded by
      John Du Buisson


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