NICHOLSON
,
WILLIAM JOHN
(
1866
-
1943
),
minister (Congl.)
;
b.
23 Dec. 1866
, at
14 Vrondeg Street
,
Bangor
, s. of
William
Nicholson
(
DWB
, 685)
. He was admitted to the
Memorial College
at
Brecon
in
1886
and he spent the first year at the
University College
,
Cardiff
. In
May 1889
he was ord.
minister
of
St. Paul's Church
Swansea
. In
1892
he became
minister
of
Salem church
,
Porthmadog
, and remained there until
1940
, when ill health and
defective eyesight
forced him to retire. He was
chairman
of the
Welsh Congl. Union
,
1929-30
.
Inheriting many of his father's gifts as a
preacher
, he reached the front rank at an early age and maintained his popularity to the end. He was a
preacher
by instinct and did not involve himself to a great extent with matters outside his pulpit; he was a cultured student, and did not allow his gifts to become his master; he possessed a sense of humour which made him an outstanding character among his fellow ministers. He d.
25 Nov. 1943
at the age of 77 and was buried at
Porthmadog
.
Bibliography:
-
Y Tyst
, 2, 9,
16 Dec. 1943
.
Author:
Rev. Richard Griffith Owen, M.A., (1890-1973), Bangor
