David Rowlands

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David Rowlands

1836–1907

A Welsh minister, teacher, and poet remembered for the bardic name Dewi Môn, he rose from a modest start in Anglesey to become a respected college head and literary figure. His life joined preaching, education, and Welsh-language writing in a way that left a lasting mark on nineteenth-century Welsh culture.

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Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters

Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters

by Walter F. (Walter Frederic) Adeney, J. Morgan (James Morgan) Gibbon, J. G. (John Gershom) Greenhough, H. Elvet (Howell Elvet) Lewis, George Milligan, Alfred Rowland, David Rowlands, W. J. (William John) Townsend

About the author

Born on 4 March 1836 at Geufron, Rhosybol, Anglesey, David Rowlands grew up in a family with strong religious ties. After a village education, he was apprenticed while still young and spent time working in shops before turning toward the ministry. He later entered Bala Congregational College, a step that shaped the rest of his career.

Writing under the bardic name Dewi Môn, he became known as a Welsh Congregational minister, poet, and educator. He served in ministry and went on to become head of a college, building a reputation not only as a preacher but also as a thoughtful literary figure in Welsh life.

Rowlands died on 7 January 1907. He is remembered as someone who connected faith, learning, and poetry, and whose work helped sustain the Welsh-language intellectual and religious tradition of his time.