JONES, LEWIS (1808 - 1854), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author

Born at Melin Cae'r Berllan, Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Meironnydd. When a lad, he went to Bala to assist in bookbinding, under Robert Saunderson. He began preaching; went to the school kept by John Hughes (1796 - 1860) at Wrexham; and was ordained in 1838. He lived in the house attached to Llwyneinion chapel, and there he died, 29 March 1854, aged 46; he was buried in the graveyard of Llidiardau C.M. chapel.

He was the son-in-law of the hymn-writer William Edwards, 1773 - 1853.

A copious writer, he published in 1841 a biography of the Rev. Richard Jones (1784 - 1840) of Bala, on whom see Geirlyfr Bywgraffiadol o Enwogion Cymru and William Williams, Methodistiaeth Dwyrain Meirionydd, 577-9; besides this, he published other books. There are good articles by him in Y Drysorfa; and he was chiefly responsible for the little monthly Y Geiniogwerth (1847-51) and its short-lived continuation Y Methodist (1851).

Author

• Emeritus Professor Robert Thomas Jenkins, (1881 - 1969)

Sources

• 'Y Parch. Lewis Jones, Bala', Y Drysorfa, 1854, 173
• Dr. Lewis Edwards, 'Adgofion,' Y Goleuad, 18 September 1875, pp.9-10
• T. M. Jones, Llenyddiaeth fy Ngwlad: sef hanes y newyddiadur a'r cylchgrawn Cymreig yn Nghymru, America, ac Awstralia, yn nghyd a'u dylanwad ar fywyd cenedl y Cymry (Treffynnon 1893), 100
• Y Seren, 1 November 1952

Works

• Lewis Jones, Oriau olaf Iesu Grist: catecism ar amgylchiadau pwysig marwolaeth ein Hiachawdwr (Wrexham 1870?)

Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q20733789

Published date: 1959

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