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Emrys ap Iwan
Emrys ap Iwan (1848-1906), was born Robert Ambrose Jones in Abergele, Conwy (then Denbighshire). He was a literary critic and writer on politics and religion. He is ofter seen as one of the most important forerunners of modern Welsh nationalism.
After working in a shop in Liverpool for a time he trained at Bala Theological College and was ordained a minister of the Calvinistic Methodist church in 1883. He then served as a pastor to churches in the Ruthin area for the rest of his life.
Politically Emrys ap Iwan was a fervent advocate of Welsh nationalism and believed in self-government for Wales within a federal system of government.
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