WILLIAMS, DANIEL THOMAS (Tydfylyn; 1820 - 1876), Congregational minister, poet, and musician

Born 20 October 1820 at Merthyr Tydfil. He commenced his career as a grocer but had to relinquish this occupation on account of ill-health, and soon afterwards took up preaching with the Congregationalists. He was ordained minister of Adullam Congregational chapel, Merthyr Tydfil, 18 July 1870. An ardent eisteddfodwr, he was the chair poet at Ystrad eisteddfod, 1870. He published volumes of poetry and music, including Y Canor Dirwestol, 1845; prize musical compositions, 1849; Pennillion Arobryn Eisteddfod y Cymmrodorion Dirwestol, Merthyr, 1854, 1855 (ed.); Cathlau Byrion, 1864; a lecture and an awdl on The 'Sea,' 1868. He wrote the Welsh words to 'Yr Ehedydd' and the English words to 'Rhyfelgan y Myncod' and 'Cydgan y Bradwyr,' musical compositions by Joseph Parry. He died 2 May 1876.

Author

• Professor David James Bowen

Sources

• T. R. Roberts, Eminent Welshmen: a short biographical dictionary of Welshmen... from the earliest times to the present (1908)
• The Congregational Year Book, 1877
• Catalogue of Printed Literature in the Welsh Department, Cardiff Free Libraries (1898)
• NLW MSS 584, 1808, 1895, 2238, 2241
• M. O. Jones, Bywgraffiaeth Cerddorion Cymreig (1890)

Further Reading

• Thomas Williams, Pryddest goffadwriaethol i'r diweddar Rosser Beynon, (Asaph Glan Taf) a'r Parch. D. T. Williams (Tydfylyn)... buddugol yn Eisteddfod Cymrodorion dirwestol Merthyr, Nadolig, 1876 (Merthyr Tydfil 1877)

Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q28361711

Published date: 1959

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