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Griffith Jones

1684-01-01 – 1761-04-08

Portrait of Griffith Jones
Griffith Jones (1684-1761)Credit: Contemporary portrait

Life & Legacy

Griffith Jones (early 1684 – 8 April 1761) was a Welsh minister of the Church of England and a promoter of Methodism as a major figure in the Welsh Methodist revival. He is best known for spreading literacy in Wales with his circulating schools.

Occupation & Career

cleric, educator, teacher, priest

Education

Carmarthen Grammar School

Faith & Community

Anglicanism

Legacy Highlights

Church

Anglicanism

Education & Institutions

Carmarthen Grammar School

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q3404013 — wikidata View source

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