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General First nameRev. William H.
LastnameHughes
GenderMale
CountryWales
Date of birth1856-04-08
Place of birthRhoslan, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Date of death1924-01-28
Place of deathOld Colwyn, Caernarvonshire, Wales


About

Hughes, who spoke only Welsh until he was 19, trained as a minister at Llangollen Baptist College. In 1882 the Baptist Missionary Society sent him to work in the Congo but ill-health forced his return to England three years later, accompanied by Kinkasa and Nkanza. The three toured the Welsh chapels lecturing and raising funds for their missionary work. In 1885 Hughes married the daughter of the principal of Llangollen Baptist College and in 1887 he, his wife and his African colleagues settled at Colwyn Bay, a small seaside town in North Wales, where, in 1889, he founded the Congo Training Institution. Subscriptions flowed in and within a year the institution had a new building. In 1892 Hughes published Dark Africa and the Way Out.
The idea behind the institution was a simple one. Instead of sending white missionaries to Africa, the most promising African converts would be brought to Britain and trained – in a firmly Christian society – in a variety of useful professions. The institution attracted students from Cameroon, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the United States. By 1903 over twenty students were training with local citizens and living in Colwyn Bay. During the course of their training they met Britons from all walks of life, at garden parties, at work, or as guests in local homes.

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Archive statistics Career1878 - 1886
Tournament wins1
Matches15
Match wins10


Tournament wins 1878 - Newton Abbot (Amateur)


Tournaments Portsmouth - 1886 Penzance - 1883 Truro - 1883 Penzance - 1882 Newton Abbot - 1882 Newton Abbot - 1878