PHILLIPS, EVAN OWEN (1826 - 1897), dean of S. Davids
Date of birth: 1826
Date of death: 1897
Parent: William Phillips
Gender: Male
Occupation: dean of S. Davids
Area of activity: Religion
Author: Robert Thomas Jenkins
Born 27 April 1826, son of William Phillips of Trecŵn ('Trecoon'), Pembrokeshire, and educated at Cardigan grammar school and Corpus Christi College Cambridge (Wrangler in 1849, and subsequently Fellow of Corpus). He was warden of Llandovery College (1854-61), vicar of Llanbadarn-fawr, Aberystwyth (1861-86), and rector of Letterston, Pembrokeshire, 1886-95. He became canon of S. Davids in 1874, chancellor in 1879, and dean in 1895; he died 2 March 1897. In 1877 he edited the Welsh sermons of bishop Connop Thirlwall.
Author
- Emeritus Professor Robert Thomas Jenkins, (1881 - 1969)
- Thomas Nicholas, Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales (London 1872), vol.I
- Thomas Nicholas, Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales (London 1872), vol.II
- Crockford's Clerical Directory
- Who was who?
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Owen Phillips
Further Reading
- NLW: Rev. E. O. Phillips M.A
- Flickr: Y Parchg Evan Owen Phillips (1826-1897)
Images
- Wikidata: Q7114599
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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