Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, JOHN HUGH (1843 - 1910), Roman Catholic priest before completing his course he was received into the Roman Catholic church by John Henry Newman, on 18 October 1865. Some time afterwards he entered S. Edmund's Theological College, Ware, and later became a student at the S. Beuno Jesuit College, Tremeirchion, Flintshire. For a period in 1871 he was in deacon's orders at Bangor, where he preached in Welsh and English. In 1872 he was given priest's
JONES, JOHN OWEN (1857 - 1917), Calvinistic Methodist minister and tutor, and man of letters excellent Latin scholar; at Bangor it was E. V. Arnold rather than Henry Jones who left his mark on him, and this bent was confirmed by his close friendship with Hugh Williams (1843 - 1911). He was a frequent contributor to the periodicals, and published commentaries on S. Luke and S. John. In Cymru (O.M.E.), 1894-6, he published translations of the chief Latin sources for the early history of Britain
JONES, JOHN RICHARD (1765 - 1822), Sandemanian Baptist minister Born at Bryn Melyn, Llanuwchllyn, Meironnydd, 13 October 1765. He was educated at the school kept by Thomas Davies (1751 - 1781), then minister of the ' Old Chapel,' and was originally a member of the Independent church there; he began to preach there, but changed his denomination and was baptized by Henry Davies (1753 - 1825) of Llangloffan, at Trawsfynydd, 7 June 1788. He was ordained, 4
JONES, MICHAEL (d. 1649), soldier - HENRY JONES, whose son, judge OLIVER JONES (died 1682), was the grandfather of Ann Jones, Oliver Goldsmith's mother, and BRYAN JONES (died 1671) a member of the Irish parliament and founder of the still prominent Irish family of Jones of Headfort. Michael Jones was a younger son of the bishop, probably born at Ardagh; he returned to Ireland from Lincoln's Inn (adm. 12 January 1631) to enlist in the
JONES, MORGAN GLYNDWR (1905 - 1995), poet, novelist and short story writer Glyn Jones was born at 16 Clare Street, Merthyr Tydfil, on 28 February 1905, the younger son of William Henry Jones (1873-1957), clerical worker at the GPO, and his wife Margaret (née Williams, 1897-1966), teacher. An elder brother, David Tydfilyn (1901-1968) became an H.M.I. A paternal grandfather David William Jones (1832-1900) had been a Welsh-language poet, known by his bardic name, Llwch
JONES, NANSI RICHARDS (Telynores Maldwyn; 1888 - 1979), harpist Coolidge, the famous harpists Sevasta and Grandjany, Henry Ford, members of Yale University, as well as a community of Native Americans. One of the highspots of her visit was the experience of playing the harp in the Kellog food factory, and Nansi claimed that she suggested putting the cockerel on the corn flakes packet because of the similarity between the name of the company and the Welsh word ceiliog
JONES, OWEN THOMAS (1878 - 1967), Woodwardian Professor of Geology in the University of Cambridge the Geological Society in 1945, while the University of Wales awarded him the honorary degree of LL.D. in 1958. In 1910 he married Ethel May, daughter of William Henry Reynolds of Haverfordwest, and they had two sons and a daughter. One son died in an aircraft accident in 1945. O.T. Jones died 5 May 1967.
JONES, (WILLIAM JOHN) PARRY (1891 - 1963), singer opera company and he was invited to sing in the Henry Wood promenade concerts in 27 consecutive seasons. He also sang at the chief festivals in London and on the continent after 1919, including the festivals at Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Oslo (1945-54). He was honoured in being chosen to be the principal tenor at the Beethoven centenary festival, 1927, and the Schubert centenary festival, 1928. He was
JONES, PETER (KAHKEWAQUONABY, DESAGONDENSTA) (1802 - 1856), Methodist minister, political leader and author Kahkewaquonaby Peter Jones was born on 1 January 1802 at Burlington Heights (Hamilton), Upper Canada, the younger of two sons of Augustus Jones (1757 or 1758-1836), a Welsh-American crown surveyor, land speculator, and farmer, and Tuhbenahneequay (Sarah Henry), the daughter of Wahbanosay, a Mississauga chief. Peter Jones spent most of his youth with his mother and her people, only visiting his
JONES, RICHARD (1603? - 1673), schoolmaster and translator of religious works 1673. The first of his translations to be published was Galwad i'r Annychweledig, 1659, from Richard Baxter's Call to the Unconverted. In a composite volume published in 1672 by Stephen Hughes appears his Rhodfa Feunyddiol y Christion, translated from Henry Oasland's Christian's Daily Walk, and Amdo i Babyddiaeth, from Richard Baxter's A Winding Sheet for Popery. Hyfforddiadau Christionogol
JONES, ROBERT EVAN (1869 - 1956), collector of books and manuscripts adults, and his far-reaching influence in the society reflected his cultural interests and organisational talent. For a time he was active in the Liberal party in Meirionethshire, and the local M.P., Sir Henry Haydn Jones, was a close friend. Another friend, during a stint on the staff of Yr Herald Cymraeg, was T. Gwynn Jones, and they corresponded regularly. In 1921 he was very active, with others, in
JONES, THEOPHILUS (1759 - 1812), historian of Brecknock prejudices are too obvious to cause trouble - his anti-Popery, his dislike of Dissent and of Methodism (yet his article on Howel Harris, reprinted in the memorial volume mentioned, is not altogether unkindly), his prosaic nature which blinded him to the merits of Henry Vaughan the poet. A second edition with some additions was published by Edwin Davies in 1898 in one volume. In 1909-11 Davies began

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