William Wynn Jones

The Rt. Rev.

William Wynn Jones

Anglican Bishop of Central Tanganyika
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceTanganyika (territory)
DioceseTanganyika (territory)
SeeTanganyika (territory)
Installed1948
Term ended1950 (by his death)
Previous posts
  • Principal of Kongwa Theological College (from 1927);
  • First Headmaster of Arusha European School (from 1941);
  • Chancellor of the Diocese of Tanganyika (from 1941);
  • Assistant Bishop of Central Tanganyika (from 1947);
  • Second Bishop of Central Tanganyika (from 1948)
Orders
Ordination1925 (Deacon)
1926 (Priest)
Personal details
Born(1900-11-10)10 November 1900
Swansea, Wales
Died29 May 1950(1950-05-29) (aged 49)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BuriedGraveyard adjacent to the Anglican Cathedral of Dodoma, Diocese of Central Tanganyika
NationalityWelsh
ParentsMatthew Tertius Jones (1853 - 1912) (father)
SpouseRuth L. Minton Taylor, granddaughter of the Premier of Tasmania Henry Dobson, whom he married during 1933
Children4, including the Tanzanian-born conservative Naomi Wilson OAM (b. 1940), who was a National Party of Australia member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1995 to 1998
EducationQueen's College, Taunton; Trinity Grammar School (New South Wales)
Alma materUniversity of Sydney (BA 1922, MA 1927)

The Rt. Rev. William Wynn-Jones (10 November 1900 – 29 May 1950) was a Welsh educator and clergyman who served as Anglican Bishop of Central Tanganyika from 1948 until his death by a car accident in 1950.