John Thomas Job Explained

John Thomas Job (21 May 1867 – 4 November 1938), was a Welsh minister, hymn-writer and poet.

He was born at Llandybie in Carmarthenshire, and educated locally. He went on to Trefeca College to train as a Methodist minister. In 1894, he married Etta Davies, and they had three children. He won the bardic chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales on three occasions: in 1897, 1903, and 1918, and in 1900 he won the crown.[1] He also won the chair at the San Francisco Eisteddfod of 1915. In the same year, he married for the second time, to Catherine Shaw; they had two children.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Celtic Who's who: Names and Addresses of Workers who Contribute to Celtic Literature, Music Or Other Cultural Activities, Along with Other Information. Fifeshire Advertiser. 1921. 66.
  2. s-JOB0-THO-1867. Job, John Thomas (1867–1938), Calvinistic Methodist minister, hymn writer, and poet. Enaf Morrice Job. 4 May 2022.