Richard Jones
Welsh Anglican priest and writer in the 17th century
About Richard Jones
Lived 1603 – 1650 (aged 46–47). Richard Jones was a writer and anglican priest.
Richard Jones (1603 – 1655 or 1656) was a Welsh Anglican priest and writer.
Jones, from north Wales, was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, where he obtained a BA degree in 1626 and his MA in 1628. He was ordained as an Anglican priest and became vicar of Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire, Wales in 1636. In 1650, during the English Commonwealth, he was deprived of this position by the Council for the Propagation of the Gospel in Wales, although he continued to work in the parish. He also published two summaries of the Bible in free metric form: (1653) and (1655). He died in late 1655 or early 1656.
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Who was Richard Jones?
Welsh Anglican priest and writer in the 17th century
When was Richard Jones born?
Richard Jones was born in 1603 in Henllan.
When did Richard Jones die?
Richard Jones died in 1650.
What was Richard Jones's occupation?
Richard Jones was a writer and anglican priest.
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