John Bryn Edwards
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Sir John Bryn Edwards, 1st Baronet (12 January 1889 – 22 August 1922) was a Welsh
ironmaster
and philanthropist
whose seemingly promising future as a figure of political and social leadership in post-World War I
Britain was cut short by death at the age of 33.
Edwards was educated at Winchester College
and received his MA from Trinity Hall, Cambridge
. As the owner of a major metalworking
concern known as the Duffryn
Steel
and Tinplate Works, he had the resources to fund a number of philanthropic and charitable endeavours for which he was recognised in the 1921 King's Birthday Honours by being created, at the unusually young age of 32, a Baronet
with Hendrefoilan
House and family estate in the Sketty
community
, near Swansea
, serving as the territorial designation
.
John Bryn Edwards married Kathleen Ermyntrude in 1911 and was the father of a son and a daughter. In the years following his death, Hendrefoilan House became part of the campus of Swansea University
and was the site, until 2006, of the South Wales Miners' Library.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
ironmaster
Ironmaster
An ironmaster is the manager – and usually owner – of a forge or blast furnace for the processing of iron. It is a term mainly associated with the period of the Industrial Revolution, especially in Great Britain....
and philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
whose seemingly promising future as a figure of political and social leadership in post-World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Britain was cut short by death at the age of 33.
Edwards was educated at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and received his MA from Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
. As the owner of a major metalworking
Metalworking
Metalworking is the process of working with metals to create individual parts, assemblies, or large scale structures. The term covers a wide range of work from large ships and bridges to precise engine parts and delicate jewelry. It therefore includes a correspondingly wide range of skills,...
concern known as the Duffryn
Duffryn
Duffryn is a large council housing housing estate in the southwest of the city of Newport, Wales comprising a large portion of the Tredegar Park electoral district . Built on land belonging to Tredegar House , it was completed in 1978 and at the time won several awards for its design...
Steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
and Tinplate Works, he had the resources to fund a number of philanthropic and charitable endeavours for which he was recognised in the 1921 King's Birthday Honours by being created, at the unusually young age of 32, a Baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
with Hendrefoilan
Hendrefoilan
Hendrefoilan is an area in Swansea, south Wales. The area overlaps the Northwest of Sketty and eastern Killay communities.The western part is often known as Student Village. The Student Village is on the West bank of the Olchfa stream, so is in fact in Killay. It is part of a Satellite Campus of...
House and family estate in the Sketty
Sketty
Sketty is the name of an electoral ward, a community and a suburb in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The community is coterminous with the electoral ward....
community
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
, near Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, serving as the territorial designation
Territorial designation
A territorial designation follows modern peerage titles, linking them to a specific place or places. It is also an integral part of all baronetcies...
.
John Bryn Edwards married Kathleen Ermyntrude in 1911 and was the father of a son and a daughter. In the years following his death, Hendrefoilan House became part of the campus of Swansea University
Swansea University
Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...
and was the site, until 2006, of the South Wales Miners' Library.