EDWARDS, WILLIAM (Gwilym Padarn ; 1786-1857), poet.
He was a native of Llanberis, Caerns., where he worked as a quarryman. Gaining considerable repute as a poet, he published a volume of verse, Eos Padarn, in 1829. He was buried at Llanberis 3 Oct. 1857. His son, Griffith Edwards (Gutyn Padarn), is separately noticed.
Bibliography:
- Ceitho;
- Bye–Gones, 1891, 208;
- Cardiff Catalogue;
- N.L.W. MS. 1899.
Author:
Griffith Milwyn Griffiths, M.A., Aberystwyth
