Name William Ambrose Role Poet | Died 1873 | |
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William Ambrose (1 August 1813 – 31 October 1873), bardic name Emrys, was a 19th-century Welsh language poet and minister of religion.
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Ordination
Ambrose was born at Bangor, Caernarfonshire (Gwynedd), north Wales, the son of a leading member of the local Baptist community, but he was later apprenticed to a draper in Liverpool, and subsequently moved to London. However, having gone on a preaching tour led by William Williams (Caledfryn), he decided, instead of setting up in business, to become a minister, and was ordained on 7 December 1837. He remained the minister of the Independent chapel at Porthmadog until his death, aged 60.
Writing
"Emrys" edited the periodical Y Dysgedydd from 1853 to 1873, and narrowly missed being appointed to the bardic chair at the Aberffraw Eisteddfod of 1849.