CHARLES, HENRY (1778-1840), theologian, littérateur, and mathematician,
of Ffynnon Loyw in the parish of Brawdy, Pembs. Born in 1778, he was the son of Henry Charles, farmer, a prominent 18th cent. Independent. He was educated at the Independent chapel school at Trefgarn Owen, where, later, he was a valuable member. He possessed considerable ability, and wrote a large number of letters on theological matters to Welsh periodicals, such as the Efangylydd and Seren Gomer. He was a versewright of the homely kind, and his versatility is shown by his skill as a mathematician. He d. in 1840, aged 62, and was buried at Brawdy. His will, proved on 26 Dec. 1840, contains bequests to Trefgarn Owen chapel and the London Missionary Society.
Bibliography:
- Y Diwygiwr, 1840, 322;
- will in N.L.W., Brawdy MSS.
Author:
Major Francis Jones, M.A., F.S.A., London / Carmarthen
