Henry John Stewart (2 March 1873 – 2 May 1960) was a Welsh

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priest. Stewart was born in

Lampeter Lampeter (; (formal); ''Llambed'' (colloquial)) is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, at the confluence of the Afon Dulas with the River Teifi. It is the third largest urban area in Ceredigion, after Aberystwyth and C ...

and educated at St David's College there. He was

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in 1896, and priest in 1897. After curacies in

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and

Llansamlet Llansamlet is a suburban district and Community (Wales), community of Swansea, Wales, falling into the Llansamlet (electoral ward), Llansamlet ward. The area is centred on the A48 road (named Samlet Road and Clase Road in the area) and the M4 mot ...

he held incumbencies at Llangorwen,

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and

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. He was

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from 1941'Ecclesiastical News'

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Monday, 3 February 1941 Issue 48840 p.6 to 1947.

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1873 births 1960 deaths Archdeacons of Brecon People from Lampeter 19th-century Welsh Anglican priests 20th-century Welsh Anglican priests Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter People from Ceredigion {{Welsh-Anglican-clergy-stub