William James
About William James
Lived 1832 – 1896 (aged 63–64).
William Evan James (15 March 1832 – 7 January 1896) was a Welsh Anglican priest.
James was born in Llandysul, educated at Jesus College, Oxford and ordained in 1856. After a curacy at St Peter's Church, Carmarthen, he was Principal of Carmarthen Trinity College. Later he was Vicar of Abergwili and Prebendary of Caerfarchell in St Davids Cathedral.
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Who was William James?
(1832-1896)
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William James was born in 1832.
When did William James die?
William James died in 1896.
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· DBpedia: William James (priest)
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