Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BEVAN, LLEWELYN DAVID (1842 - 1918), Independent minister ), Athro Anianeg Fourth son of Llewelyn David Bevan. He was a professor of physics at the Royal Holloway College; his career and work are described by T. Iorwerth Jones in "The contributions of Welshmen to science", Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1932-3, 54-6.
BEVAN, LLYWELYN (1661 - 1723), Independent minister theology was that of a moderate Calvinist; he was evangelical in his preaching and democratic in his views on the nature and government of the church. He signed his will 7 February 1722-3.
BEVAN, THOMAS (1796? - 1819), missionary in the service of the London Missionary Society at Pen-y-banc and later to colleges at Newtown and at Gosport. It was now decided that he and Stephen Laidler should go to Madagascar. He was ordained at Neuadd-lwyd, 20-21 August 1817, and married Mary Jones (née Jacob) of Pen-yr-allt Wen in the same district. They sailed for Madagascar 9 February, arriving in Mauritius 3 July 1818. Five weeks later Bevan embarked again, and landed at Tamatave
BEYNON, ROSSER (Asaph Glan Tâf; 1811 - 1876), musician in eisteddfodau in various parts of Wales. He died 3 January 1876 and was buried in Cefn cemetery, Merthyr Tydfil.
BEYNON, THOMAS (1744 - 1835), archdeacon of Cardigan and patron of eisteddfodau and Welsh literature stipend towards the building of churches in the places under his care, and the newly-founded S. David's College, Lampeter, was generously supported by him. He supported the circulating schools of Bridget Bevan and testified to the ability of Morgan Rhys the hymn-writer as a schoolmaster in his parishes in 1771-2 by applying for an extension of his services for 1772-3. He was a patron of the
BEYNON, TOM (1886 - 1961), minister (Presb.), historian and author Born 3 June 1886 in Cenfu, Mynydd y Garreg, near Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, son of William and Elizabeth Beynon. At the end of his time in the local council school he went to work in Pontyberem in 1903, and was received as a member of Soar church where he began preaching at the height of the 1904-05 Revival. He was educated for the ministry in the Old College School, Carmarthen, in Newcastle
BIGGS, NORMAN (1870 - 1908), Wales and Cardiff Rugby wing threequarter Born 3 November 1870 in Cardiff, third son of John Biggs. Educated at University College, Cardiff, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he subsequently entered his father's business in Cardiff. He was the most famous of a large family of footballers who all played for Cardiff. He played his first game in the Cardiff XV against Penarth on 9 March 1887. Between 1889 and 1894 he played for Wales on eight
BLACKWELL, HENRY (1851 - 1928), bookbinder and bookseller, bibliographer and biographer , appears in the Liverpool directory as a bookbinder, his address being 8 Haliburton Street, Toxteth Park, with a shop at Chatham Buildings, 25 South John Street. Of Henry's education little is known except that he attended S. Paul's School, Liverpool. Blackwell went to New York in September 1877; in Y Wasg (Pittsburg) for 21 May 1886, he is described as having the supervision of a large bindery
BONAPARTE, Prince LOUIS-LUCIEN (1813 - 1891) 1880. He died 3 November 1891.
BOWEN family Llwyn-gwair, others, having been very valuable. Like some of his predecessors at Llwyn-gwair he was closely associated with the affairs of the marcher lordship of Cemais; he was also a member of the Governing Body of the Church in Wales. He died 3 July 1940 and was buried at Nevern.
BOWEN, DAVID (1774 - 1853) Felinfoel, minister Born at Bryn Bach, Felinfoel, 11th December 1774. He was baptised by Daniel Davies, Felinfoel, Carmarthenshire, 14 May 1797 and he started to preach in 1798. He was ordained by Titus Lewis and Joshua Watkins, Carmarthen, on 25 August 1806 to be joint-minister with Daniel Davies and he lived at Pantlludw. In 1831 Seion, Llanelli was formed as a church and Bowen was selected by the congregation to
BOWEN, EVAN RODERIC (1913 - 2001), Liberal politician and lawyer Wales with Scotland and for Welsh representation in the Cabinet, a commitment recognized by both the National Eisteddfod, which he attended regularly, and the University of Wales. An individual of deep religious convictions, he had become an elder of the Presbyterian church. A lifelong bachelor, tending in his last years to be a recluse living frugally in a small flat at 3 Maynard Court, Fairwater

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