EDWARDS, Rev. Roger. b. Wales 1811; edited Welsh political paper called Cronicl yr Oes 1835–39, wrote most of it; sec. of Calvinistic Methodist Assoc. 1839–74; co-editor of Y Traethodydd Jany. 1845 to death; edited the Drysorfa 1846 to death; wrote 3 serial stories in Welsh being the first published; author of The Welsh psalmist; Methodist Diary. d. 1886. Drysorfa, Sep. and Oct. 1886.
EDWARDS, Thomas. b. Northop, Flintshire 1779; sec. to Nathaniel M. Rothschild in London; a member of the Cymmrodorion, delivered many of their lectures; contributed frequently to Welsh magazines; author of Analysis of Welsh orthography 1845; English and Welsh dictionary, Holywell 1850, 2 ed. 1864. d. 10 Cloudesley sq. London 4 June 1858. Foulkes’s Geirlyfr Bywgraffiadol.
EDWARDS, Rev. Thomas Wynne (son of Evan Edwards of Plas Nantylyn, Denbighshire 1724–96). b. Plas Nantylyn 8 April 1796; ed. at Donnington school, Shropshire and Jesus coll. Ox.; pulled the stroke-oar in his college boat in the first eight-oared boat race ever rowed at Oxford, when Jesus coll. won 1815; B.A. 1817, M.A. 1863; V. of Rhuddlan, Flintshire 1827 to death; vicar choral of St. Asaph cathedral 1828 to death. d. Rhuddlan vicarage 28 Dec. 1877.
EDWARDS, Rev. William. b. Festiniog, North Wales about 1812; a quarry-man at Meirion; studied at Liverpool and Brecon colleges; Congregational minister at Ebenezer, Aberdare 1844 to death; founded many Congregational churches in Wales; temperance, social and political reformer; chairman of Welsh Congregational Union 1883, delivered his address The Church and the age we live in, at Festiniog 22 Aug. 1883. d. Aberdare 29 Aug. 1884.
EDWARDS, William Camden. b. Monmouthshire 1777; engraver at Bungay, Suffolk; engraved portraits and illustrations for the Bible and Pilgrim’s Progress published by Brightly of Bungay; engraved plate of ‘Milton and his daughters’ after Romney and many portraits; a complete series of his engravings and etchings was in Dawson Turner’s collection. d. Bungay 22 Aug. 1855.
EDWIN, Elizabeth Rebecca (dau. of Mr. Richards of Dublin, actor). b. 1769; first appeared at Crow st. theatre, Dublin when aged 8; first appeared in London at Covent Garden 13 Nov. 1789; played chief characters in comedy at nearly all the west-end theatres; retired about 1822. (m. 1791 John Edwin the younger, comedian 1768–1805). d. at her lodgings in Chelsea 3 Aug. 1854. Mrs. C. B. Wilson’s Our Actresses i, 103–20 (1844); Oxberry’s Dramatic Biography iv, 199–209 (1826), portrait; Theatrical Inquisitor vi, 163–65 (1815) portrait.
EFFINGHAM, Henry Howard, 2 Earl of (son of 1 Earl of Effingham 1767–1845). b. Southampton 23 Aug. 1806; ed. at Harrow; ensign 58 foot 1825; captain 10 foot 1830–33; M.P. for Shaftesbury 2 July 1841 to 13 Feb. 1845 when he succeeded. d. 57 Eaton place, London 5 Feb. 1889.
EGAN, Right Rev. Cornelius (son of Daniel Egan of Lismickfinan, Killorghan, co. Kerry). b. Lismickfinan 24 June 1780; entered Maynooth college 14 Aug. 1799; ordained priest 26 May 1804; principal of diocesan seminary in Killarney, professor of theology there; erected from Pugin’s design a church at Killarney; P.P. Tralee and vicar general Nov. 1811; coadjutor Bishop of Kerry 29 March 1824, consecrated in Tralee church 25 July 1824, bishop of the diocese Oct. 1824 to death. d. Tralee 22 July 1856. W. M. Brady’s Episcopal succession ii, 62 (1876).
EGAN, Daniel. b. Windsor, N.S.W. 1803; foreman of dockyards in Sydney, a merchant there; alderman of Sydney, mayor 1851; magistrate of Sydney 1848–53; member of legislative council N.S.W. 1854, of legislative assembly 1856 to death; postmaster general 27 Oct. 1868 to death. d. Watson’s Bay near Sydney 16 Oct. 1870.
EGAN, Pierce (son of Pierce Egan the author 1772–1849). b. London 19 Dec. 1814; illustrated Davidge’s Acting Drama and his father’s The pilgrims of the Thames in search of the national 1837; author of Wat Tyler 1841, new ed. 1851; Paul Jones 2 vols. 1842; edited the Home Circle 7 July 1849 to Dec. 1851; contributed novels to the London Journal Dec. 1857 to death, the best of them were The flower of the flock 1857–8, The snake in the grass 1858, The poor girl 1862–3, Eve or the angel of innocence 1867. d. Ravensbourne, Burnt Ash, Lee, Kent 6 July 1880. bur. Highgate cemetery 9 July.