Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, RHYS JOHN (1877 - 1954), politician and trade union official Heddychwyr Cymru, III). He was a keen musician and frequently acted as precentor at Bootle End, the Welsh Congregational chapel in Manchester, where he worshipped. He was also occasionally invited to conduct cymanfaoedd canu in different parts of the country. During the 1898 strike he organised a choir of 25 voices from the Rhondda to tour the country to raise money for the strikers' families. In 1902 he
DAVIES, RICHARD (Mynyddog; 1833 - 1877), poet, singer, and eisteddfod conductor Baich Drain. These letters dealt with topics of the day and criticized stupid customs. He married, 25 September 1871, Ann Elizabeth, daughter of Aaron Francis of Rhyl, and built a new house, Bron-y-gân, at Cemais, Montgomeryshire. In 1876, after conducting the 'Black Chair eisteddfod' at Wrexham, he accepted the invitation of his friends to visit America for the sake of his health, but this continued
DAVIES, RICHARD OWEN (1894 - 1962), scientist and professor of agricultural chemistry Born in Ganllwyd, near Dolgellau, Merionethshire, 25 May 1894, son of Owen Davies, Congl. minister, and his wife. He was educated at Dolgellau grammar school and the University College, Aberystwyth, where he obtained an M.Sc. degree in 1916. After five years as an industrial chemist with the Nobel Explosives Co., he was appointed assistant lecturer in agricultural chemistry at his old college
DAVIES, STEPHEN OWEN (1886? - 1972), miners' leader and Labour politician later he married Sephora Davies, a native of Gwauncaegurwern, Carmarthenshire, a school-teacher, and they had two sons. The marriage was a happy, supportive relationship. They lived at Gwynfryn Park Terrace, Merthyr Tydfil. His hobbies were walking and swimming. He died at Merthyr Tydfil general hospital on 25 February 1972 and was buried at Mountain Ash in his native Cynon Valley. His estate was
DAVIES, THOMAS (1820 - 1873), Independent minister Born at Tre-lech, Carmarthenshire, 3 April 1820, where he became a member of the church, 8 April 1838. While still young he went to Maesteg, Glamorganshire, to work, returning in 1841 to attend the British school at Tre-lech. After a year at Thomas's school, Carmarthen, he went to Brecon College, 1843-7, where he was an exceptionally assiduous student. He made a reputation for himself as a highly
DAVIES, TIMOTHY (1802 - 1862), cleric , daughter of David Rees, of Tonn, Llandovery, a member of the celebrated Welsh publishing family; she died in 1858, leaving five children. He died 25 March 1862. He was a most assiduous parish priest and was even more famous as an eloquent preacher.
DAVIES, WALTER (Gwallter Mechain; 1761 - 1849), cleric, poet, antiquary, and literary critic -25), set to a tune from Cardiganshire.) During his long life he saw several of his works published. Among them were: Rhyddid: Traethawd a ennillodd ariandlws y Gwyneddigion (London, 1791); Diwygiad neu Ddinystr, 1798, a translation of a work by T. Bowdler; Eglur Olygiad o'r Grefydd Gristionogol, 1801, a translation of a work by T. Gisborne; General View of the Agriculture and Domestic Economy of
DAVIES, WILLIAM (Gwilym Teilo; 1831 - 1892), man of letters, poet, and historian Teilo, was published under the editorship of Peter Hughes Griffiths. He died at Llandilo, 3 October 1892, and was buried there.
DAVIES, WILLIAM CADWALADR (1849 - 1905), educationist recipient of many honours from college and university. He had married, in 1888, Mary Davies (1855 - 1930), widely known on the concert platform; in 1891 he became a barrister of the Inner Temple. He contributed the first four chapters to the history of the University of Wales and its colleges, published in 1905. He died at Worthing on 25 November of that year and is commemorated in his college by a bronze
DAVIES, WILLIAM HENRY (1871 - 1940), poet and author Born 3 July 1871 at Pillgwenlly, Newport, Monmouth; son of Mary Ann and Francis Boase Davies, iron-moulder. He received an elementary education and, at school, became interested in poetry. On completing his apprenticeship as a carver and gilder, he tramped in U.S.A. and Canada, but lost his foot in a train-jumping accident in March 1899. He returned to England, determined to succeed as a poet
DAVIS, DAVID (Dafis Castellhywel; 1745 - 1827), Arian minister, poet, and schoolmaster minister for fifty-two years. He published a translation of Henry Scougal's The Life of God in the Soul of Man, 1779, another of Gray's 'Elegy,' 1789, Cri Carcharor dan farn Marwolaeth, 1792, and in 1824 a volume of his own verse entitled Telyn Dewi. He died 3 July 1827 and was buried in Llanwenog churchyard. DAVID DAVIS (1778 - 1846), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster Religion Education 'Dafis
DAVIS, RICHARD (1658 - 1714), Independent minister lay itinerants, were repugnant to the more academic of his fellow- ministers; (3) his insistence on 'congregational' church-government and his hostility to 'a Presbyterian classis' greatly influenced English Congregationalists in their decision to abandon the ' Union ' of 1690 between Presbyterians and Independents. Daniel Williams was one of Davis's chief critics. In 1692 the Common Fund stopped

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