famous Welsh historical personalities listing...
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which historical personalities share your Welsh roots, Ruth Ellis, Hywel Dda and Eifion?
Davey CrockettAmerican frontiersman.
Misnomer, There is no evidence he was of Welsh descent.
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Saint DavidFounded a monastery at St. David's in Pembrokeshire. The patron saint of Wales. Negotiated half day holiday for Welsh schools every 1st March (or maybe this came later since he died nearly 1500 years ago).
Patron Saint of Wales.
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John DaviesCreator of the first English- Tahitian dictionary in 1851. A member of the London Missionary Society.
Born in Montgomeryshire, Wales.
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Jefferson DavisPresident of the Confederate States, defeated in the American Civil War.
Of Welsh descent.
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Hywel DdaGreat tenth century prince and enlightened law-maker. Unified much of Wales.
Born in Wales.
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EifionGreat Warrior
Born in Wales, 200 BC.
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Ruth EllisShe was the last woman to receive the death penalty in Britain and was hanged on 13th July 1955.
Born in Rhyl, Denbighshire, North Wales.
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Samuel EllisEstablished 'Ellis Island', which up until the late 1800's was the checkpoint at which all immigrants entering the USA had to pass through.
Born in Wrexham.
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Jefferson Davis
Of Welsh descent.
The Two American Presidents
The Two American Presidents: Dual Biography of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis by Bruce Chadwick. In mostly alternating chapters, historian and journalist Chadwick juxtaposes the two men's paths to leadership, work as legislators, and their abilities as commanders-in-chief.
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