Ieuan Gwynedd
(1820-1852)
Died aged c. 32
Wikidata WikipediaEvan Jones (5 September 1820 – 23 February 1852), also known by his bardic name Ieuan Gwynedd, was an independent minister and journalist. Jones is chiefly remembered for his defence of women following the damning insinuations made in the Reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the state of education in Wales, commonly known as the Treason of the Blue Books in Wales. He edited several papers in London and in Wales but it his work on Y Gymraes (The Welshwoman), which has made him of particular interest to Welsh historians.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
Tŷ Croes Isaf Cartref Ieuan Gwynedd (Evan Jones) Ganwyd ym Mryntynoriad, Rhydymain. Bu farw yng Nghaerdydd a'i gladdu yn Y Groeswen Safodd dros Grist a thros ein Cenedl 1820 - 1852
B4416, Rhydymain, United Kingdom where they was