Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, THOMAS (1512? - 1573), bishop of St Asaph soon after graduation began accumulating sinecure benefices in the dioceses of Bangor and S. Asaph. He probably lived at Oxford till 1537, then at Cambridge, where he took his LL.D. from S. John's in 1548. It is unlikely that he was the Thomas Davies who became archdeacon of St Asaph in 1539-40 but was deprived during the drive against married clergy in 1554, since the future bishop kept all his
DAVIES, DEWI ALED EIRUG (1922 - 1997), Congregationalist minister and professor of theology He was born in Cwmllynfell, Glamorganshire, 5 February 1922, one of the eight children of Thomas Eirug Davies, the Congregationalist minister there (and after 1926 in Lampeter) and his wife. His mother Jennie was the daughter of R. H. Thomas, the Calvinistic Methodist minister in Llansannan. He was educated at Peterwell primary school, Lampeter, and at Aberaeron County School. As a consequence of
DAVIES, DONALD WATTS (1924 - 2000), pioneer of digital computing, and of packet switching for data communication Donald Davies was born 7 June 1924 (with his twin sister Marion Ivey) at Treorchy, Rhondda Valley, Glamorganshire, son of John Davies (a clerk at a coal mine who died in July 1925), and Hilda (née Stebbens, from Portsmouth). The widowed mother returned to Portsmouth with the young twins. Donald went to Portsmouth Boys' Southern Secondary School; the school evacuated to Brockenhurst in 1939. At
DAVIES, DYER, artist - see DAVIES, DAVID JOHN
DAVIES, E. T. - see DAVIES, EVAN THOMAS
DAVIES, EDWARD (1796 - 1857), Independent minister and college tutor the Academy was moved to Newtown, where Lewis died in 1822; Davies was thought too young to be placed in charge, but was made theology tutor, with Samuel Bowen as colleague. Bowen resigned in 1830, and Davies carried on alone, under great difficulties, till 1839, when the Academy was removed to Brecon and renamed 'Brecon Independent College'; even then he was not made principal. He died 25 February
DAVIES, EDWARD (Iolo Trefaldwyn; 1819 - 1887), poet and eisteddfodwr Born at Moel-y-frochas, near Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire. His parents were the first members of the Calvinistic Methodist society at Rhos-y-brithdir. He received a smattering of education at the school kept by Morris Davies (1796 - 1876) at Llanfyllin, but was forced to leave to work on the land at home. He soon left the farm, however, and obtained employment first at Llangynog quarry and then at
DAVIES, EDWARD (1827 - 1905), Independent minister in the U.S.A., and author Born in New York City, the son of William and Catherine Davies, formerly of Llanuwchllyn, Meironnydd, who moved in 1829 from New York to Bethel, near Remsen, New York State. Trained for the ministry under the tutorship of Morris Roberts (1799 - 1878), of Remsen, he was ordained in 1853, his first charge being the Welsh Congregational church at Waterville, which he held for seventeen years; he was
DAVIES, EDWARD (Celtic Davies; 1756 - 1831), cleric and author
DAVIES, EDWARD OWEN (1864 - 1936), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author mental and moral science in 1889, going afterwards to Mansfield College, Oxford, and the universities of Bonn, Heidelberg, Gottingen, and Kiel. He was called to the pastorate of Garston Welsh chapel, Liverpool, in 1893, and was ordained in 1894. In 1897 he was appointed lecturer in dogmatics at Bala Theological College, remaining there for ten years. In 1904 he married Mary Gwendoline, daughter of
DAVIES, EDWARD TEGLA (1880 - 1967), minister (Meth.) and writer Born 31 May 1880 at Hen Giât, Llandegla, Denbighshire, fourth of the six children of William and Mary Ann Davies. His father was a quarryman, who was badly injured in Moel Faen quarry but continued to work there and subsequently in Mwynglawdd chalk quarry, to ward off destitution. In 1893 the family moved to Pentre'r Bais (Gwynfryn) and in 1896 to Bwlch-gwyn. When he was 14 years old Edward
DAVIES, EDWIN (1859 - 1919), editor and publisher , subsequently, acquired the business. He became its manager-editor and edited and published the newspaper, Brecon and Radnor County Times, for twelve years. He married Hannah Eleanor Blissett (died February 1929) and had seven sons and four daughters. In later years he used his wife's surname (Blissett) in the style of his business, Blissett Davies and Co. His most important and permanent contribution to the

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