Anglo-Welsh writer. Born Alton, Hampshire, the son of Quaker parents. Settled in South Wales in about 1810. Founded an English-language periodical, 'The Cambrian Visitor: a Monthly Miscellany' at Swansea in January 1813, but it had to close in August that year. He moved to Neath in 1814. Waring preached at local chapels and later became a Wesleyan. He wrote articles for The Cambrian on subjects such as Parliamentary reform, and became friendly with Iolo Morganwg, In 1835, Waring moved to Cardiff, and afterwards to Clifton near Bristol, but he returned to Neath in 1855 and spent his last years there. His daughter, Anna Laetitia Waring, became well known as a hymn-writer.
The date of birth given on the plaque is one year latter than that given at .
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