HARRIS, HOWEL

HARRIS, HOWEL
   a noted Welsh Methodist, born at Trevecca, Brecon; embracing Calvinism, he at the age of 21 became an itinerant preacher, confining himself chiefly to Wales; in 1752 he took up his abode at Trevecca, where he erected a large house to accommodate those who sought his ministrations (1714-1773).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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