George Pawley White (Gunwyn)
George Pawley White was a Bank Manager and former Treasurer of Mebyon Kernow, of which he was a founder member. He emphasised the concept of a College of Bards with influence in every cultural activity in Cornwall to unite all the people of Cornwall in the service of Cornwall.
He led Bardic Gatherings at Moonta and Ballarat in Australia and became a life member of the Cornish Associations of Victoria and South Australia.
He is the author of a book on Cornish names.
He is a long-serving Methodist local preacher, and vice-president of the Royal Institution of Cornwall and the Cornish Methodist Historical Association.
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