Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, CLIFFORD GEORGE (1912 - 1985), actor , formed the St David's Theatre Trust to fulfil this dream. His main collaborators were playwright Saunders Lewis and Lord Aberdare. Among the names of those who pledged support were Sir Donald Wolfit, Sir Lewis Casson, Tyrone Guthrie, Sir Malcolm Sargent and Sir Carol Reed; Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, Stanley Baker, Harry Secombe, Meredith Edwards, Hugh Griffith, Kenneth Williams and Donald Houston
EVANS, DANIEL (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion; 1792 - 1846), cleric and poet Born at Maesmynach, a farm in the parish of Llanfihangel Ystrad, Cardiganshire. He was educated at Lampeter grammar school under Eliezer Williams, and later went to Jesus College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. 1814, M.A. 1817, and B.D. 1824. In 1817 he was made a Fellow of his college. After leaving Oxford he was, for a time, chaplain at the Royal Military Asylum, Northampton. He resigned owing
EVANS, DANIEL SILVAN (1818 - 1903), cleric, translator, editor, and lexicographer Geiriadur Cymraeg between 1887 and 1896. In the early seventies he gradually became emancipated from William Owen Pughe's ideas through contacts made with several young scholars whose scientific training must have deeply influenced him; among these were John Peter, (Sir) John Rhys, and John Gwenogvryn Evans. Through the good offices of Benjamin Williams (Gwynionydd, 1821 - 1891), incumbent of Llanover
EVANS, DANIEL SIMON (1921 - 1998), Welsh scholar holder of the Mary Towyn Jones Scholarship, to study classics and Welsh. As a child he had played at 'holding services' on his own, and as he grew older, the life of the chapel and Sunday school developed into mature conviction and he was accepted as a ministerial candidate in the Presbyterian Church of Wales. He graduated in Latin and Greek in 1942 and with first-class honours in Welsh in 1943 having
EVANS, DAVID (1814 - 1847), Wesleyan minister the connexional bookroom (1844) and editor of the Eurgrawn Wesleyaidd (1845-6). He was for years a sick man; his health first broke down while he was at Hoxton, and when his term at Manchester ended he was compelled to retire from the regular ministry for a year (1843). This happened again when his term at Llanidloes was completed (August 1847). In 1841 he married Elizabeth Williams of Aberystwyth
EVANS, DAVID (1874 - 1948), musician compositions appeared under the pseudonym 'Edward Arthur'. He married, 1899, Mary Thomas, Plas-y-coed, Morriston, and they had two sons. He died 17 May 1948.
EVANS, DAVID (1879 - 1965), public servant and hymn-writer succession to the late R Trefor Williams was widely welcomed. On the outbreak of the Second World War he became Deputy Senior Regional Officer for the Welsh Region of the Ministry of Health, combining these duties with those of Chief Inspector. He retired from the Civil Service in 1944. During his years in Cardiff David Evans identified himself closely with various social and religious organisations
EVANS, DAVID (Dewi Dawel; 1814 - 1891), tailor, publican, and poet Born 16 September 1814, at Cefnffordd, Pen-y-garn, Llanfynydd parish, Carmarthenshire. His father, Thomas Evans, tailor, Pen-y-garn, was drowned in the river Cothi at Edwinsford, 9 December 1833, leaving nine children. Starting life as a tailor, Dewi Dawel worked from house to house until he was married on 10 November 1837 to Mary Davies, Maes-yr-haidd, Llanfynydd (died 7 May 1867); they brought
EVANS, DAVID (1830 - 1910), archdeacon of St Asaph Born 1830 (christened 24 June) at Goitre, Llanrhystud, Cardiganshire, son of John and Mary Evans, and educated at Ystrad Meurig and at S. Bees. He became curate of Nantglyn, 1856, and of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, 1857, and perpetual curate of Frongoch (near Bala), 1858, and of Pont-bleiddyn, 1859. From 1866 to 1876 he was rector of Llanycil with Bala; it may be mentioned that he and John Peter
EVANS, DAVID (1793 - 1861), glass stainer Chr. 21 April 1793 at Llanllwchaiarn, Montgomeryshire, the son of David and Mary Evans. He was apprenticed to (Sir) J. Betton of Shrewsbury, with whom he entered into partnership in 1815. The windows of Hawkstone Park, Salop, which were done in elaborate design, were the work of Evans. During the years 1822-28 extensive restorations to the windows of Winchester College chapel were carried out by
EVANS, DAVID DAVIES (1787 - 1858), Baptist minister and editor . He died 29 August 1858 and was buried at Pont-rhyd-yr-ynn. Joseph Harris (Gomer had transferred the ownership and editorship of Seren Gomer to David D. Evans in April 1825; he, in turn, transferred it to his assistant, Samuel Evans (1793 - 1856), in 1834. He contributed much to periodicals, e.g. ' Adnoddau Cymru ' in Yr Adolygydd; he also wrote part of the biography of John Williams of Trosnant
EVANS, DAVID EMLYN (1843 - 1913), musician Born 21 September 1843, at Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, son of Evan Evans (1817 - 1902) and his wife Mary (1816 - 1884) both of whom were buried in the old cemetery at Tre-wen, Cwm-cou. Evan Evans's mother (née Peregryn) was of Huguenot stock and descended from the Francis family of Dinas Ceri and Cwmsylltyn and was a relative of Enoch Francis (1688/9 - 1740); his father fought in the battle

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