Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, DAVID JACOB (1916 - 1974), minister, author and broadcaster Jacob Davies was born on 5 September 1916 at Pen-lôn in Tre-groes near Llandysul, Ceredigion, one of five children of David Davies, a stonemason, and his wife Mary (née Lewis). He had one brother, John Herbert (Jac) and three sisters, Annie, Hannah and Maria (May). He was educated at Tre-groes Primary School and Llandysul Grammar School (1929-36), choosing to specialise in the sciences for his
DAVIES, DAVID JAMES (1893 - 1956), economist Born 2 June 1893 at Cefnmwng, a small cottage near Carmel, Carmarthenshire, the 3rd child of Thomas Davies, miner, and Ellen (née Williams). After attending local schools, he worked in several collieries and at Barry Dock (1907-12). In the meantime he continued his education in evening classes and through correspondence courses. In 1912 he emigrated to the U.S.A. and Canada where he worked in the
DAVIES, DAVID JAMES LLEWELFRYN (1903 - 1981), academic lawyer services to legal education. In 1952 Llewelfryn married Mary Thomas (1915-2013), daughter of Lewis Thomas and the sister of Amy Parry-Williams. They had one daughter, Lynn, and two sons, Huw and Tomos. Mary played an important part in fostering the atmosphere of the Department during her husband's tenure as Head. This atmosphere was marked by openness and support, both for students and for the young
DAVIES, DAVID JOHN (1870 - ?), artist signed 'D. J. Davies,' but later he adopted the name ' Dyer Davies' - from the connection of his mother's family with the Dyer family of Aberglasney - see under Dyer, John. A landscape and portrait painter, he also produced illustrations for Wales and caricatures which showed his advanced radical views. His best political cartoons are in David Davies, a political satire by Beriah Gwynfe Evans. He left
DAVIES, DAVID JOSHUA (1877 - 1945), dramatist Born in Troedyrhiw, Llanwenog, Cardiganshire, 26 December 1877, son of John Davies and Mary (née Evans) his wife. He was educated in Mydroilyn elementary school and the tutorial school in New Quay. He almost lost his sight there, but after recuperating he became an apprentice in an ironmonger's store in Swansea. He returned to manage the co-operative store at Llannarth. In 1910 he took a
DAVIES, DAVID LLOYD (Dewi Glan Peryddon; 1830 - 1881), poet, singer, etc. Born 3rd of March 1830 at Llwyn Einion, near Bala, brother to John Davies (Einion Ddu), he became prominent as an eisteddfodic entertainer and baritone singer both in Wales and in the U.S.A. A product of ' Cymdeithas Lenyddol Meirion,' he won several prizes at local and other eisteddfodau in Wales (and afterwards in America), including the national eisteddfod of 1865; he won the chair at Bethesda
DAVIES, DAVID REES (Cledlyn; 1875 - 1964), schoolmaster, poet, writer, local historian Odlau (1963), which portrays local characters and includes a selection of his own poems. But his main work, in collaboration with his second wife, was a local history, Hanes plwyf Llanwenog (1936; 2nd ed. 1939). They also wrote a history of the parish of Llanwnnen, parts of which were published in the Welsh Gazette. He married (1), summer 1895, Elizabeth Thomas, who died 12 February 1908 leaving three
DAVIES, Sir DAVID SAUNDERS (1852 - 1934), M.P. Born 11 May 1852, knighted 1918, M.P. for the Denbigh division 1918-22; a business man in Manchester. He married in 1886 Jane Emily, daughter of Thomas Gee, and eventually became proprietor of Baner ac Amserau Cymru. He died 28 February 1934.
DAVIES, DAVID STEPHEN (1841 - 1898), preacher, temperance reformer, man of letters, and colonist Born at Brynffynnon, Plas-marl, Swansea, 14 February 1841, son of John Davies (1803 - 1854), minister of Mynydd-bach, Llangyfelach. In 1854 his father was killed in the mine, and the boy was forced to leave school and go to work as an engine-driver at Aberdare. In 1857 there was a strike, and he emigrated to the U.S.A., where he began to preach at Holidaysburg. He then underwent training at the
DAVIES, DAVID THOMAS (1876 - 1962), dramatist Born 24 August 1876 at Nant-y-moel, Llandyfodwg, Glamorganshire, son of Thomas Davies and his wife Martha (née Thomas). He was educated at Gelli, Ystrad, Rhondda valley, and Thomas James's school, Llandysul, Cardiganshire. His father intended him for the ministry, but after graduating at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, in 1903, he became a teacher in the Central Foundation School
DAVIES, DAVID THOMAS FFRANGCON (1855 - 1918), singer from his vicar. He studied under William Shakespeare who was an authority on voice production. In 1889 he married Annie Francis Rayner and the two visited Clara Novello Davies in Cardiff. There he was given an audition by John Davies, Clara Novello's husband, who secured contracts for him to sing in a series of concerts. He started his career as a professional singer in Cardiff. In 1888 he joined the
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

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