Charles Edmondes
Charles Gresford Edmondes (1838–1893) was an archdeacon and college principal.
He was the son of Thomas Edmondes the vicar of Cowbridge; his uncle was Charles Williams (1806–1877), who later became principal of Jesus College, Oxford; his brother, Frederick William Edmondes (1841–1918) became archdeacon of Llandaff.
He was educated at Sherborne and Trinity College, Oxford[1], where he graduated with a first in classical moderations in 1856. After some years as Curate of Bridgend, he was, from 1865 to 1881, professor of Latin at St David's College, Lampeter (now the University of Wales, Lampeter)[2]. After vicariates at Boughrood, Radnorshire (1881), and Warren, Pembrokeshire (1882-8) he was, in 1883, made Archdeacon of St David's.
He resigned his office in 1888 to become principal of St David's College, and remained there till his health broke down in 1892. He died 18 July 1893.
He was for many years an assiduous member of the Cambrian Archaeological Association.
References
- "The Sherborne Register 1550-1950" (PDF). Old Shirbirnian Society. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Price, D. T. W. (David Trevor William) (1977–1990). A history of Saint David's University College Lampeter. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0606-3. OCLC 3742391.CS1 maint: date format (link)
- Articles on Charles Gresford Edmondes by Robert Thomas Jenkins in '‘The Dictionary of Welsh Biography'’, The Honourable Society of Cymrodorion, 1959.
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Herbert Edward Ryle |
Principal of St David's College 1888–1892 |
Succeeded by John Owen |