Owen Phillips (priest)
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Evan Owen Phillips[1] (27 April 1826 – 2 March 1897)[2] was a Welsh Anglican priest, the third Dean[3] of St David's.
He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and graduated BA as 18th Wrangler in 1849.[4] Ordained in 1850,[5] he was Warden of the Welsh College, Llandovery from 1854 to 1861[6] and held incumbencies at Aberystwyth[7] and Letterston. He was Chancellor of St David's Cathedral from 1879 until[8] his elevation to the Deanery in 1895.[9]
A Fellow of his old college, he died on 2 March 1897.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ National Library of Wales
- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins (1959). "Phillips, Evan Owen (1826-1897), dean of S. Davids". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Although an ancient foundation, before 1840 the senior residentiary cleric was the Precentor, and not a Dean, due to a complication during the dissolution of the monasteries > “Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi, 1181-1981 / St David's Cathedral, 1181-1981” St David's, Gwasg yr Oriel Fach, 1981 ISBN 0-905421-02-7
- ^ "Phillips, Evan Owen (PHLS844EO)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ The Times, Friday, Mar 05, 1897; pg. 10; Issue 35143; col B Obituary The Very Rev E.O. Phillips
- ^ College web site Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Who was Who (1991) Who was who. A cumulated index 1897-1990, CD-ROM, London : A & C Black, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ^ The Bishop of St. David's has offered the deanery to the Rev Canon E.O Phillips (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Saturday, Sep 14, 1895; pg. 5; Issue 34682; col G
- ^ Multiple News Items .The Morning Post (London, England), Thursday, March 04, 1897; pg. 5; Issue 38920. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II
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