Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, Sir LEONARD TWISTON (1894 - 1953), patron of the arts and of folk life studies Born 16 May 1894, son of William L.T. and M.L. (née Brown) Davies of Chester. He was a great-grandson of Samuel Davies ' the first ', a Methodist minister and his wife Mary (née Twiston). Out of respect for his great-grandfather, he wrote The Rev. Samuel Davies (the first) and his times (1932), which is an English version of the Welsh biography (1866). He was educated at Charterhouse and
DAVIES, LEWIS (1777 - 1828), major-general son of John Davies of Crugiau, Llanbadarnfawr, Aberystwyth, joined the army in 1791, fought on the Continent (1794, 1799), in the West Indies (1796), and in the Peninsular War, distinguishing himself particularly at Salamanca (1812). He married Jane, daughter of Matthew Davies, of Cwm Cynfelyn, retired to Tan-y-bwlch, Aberystwyth, and died there 10 May 1828, aged 51. Jane Davies's sister, Anne
DAVIES, LEWIS (1863 - 1951), novelist, local historian, schoolmaster Born at The Tramway, Hirwaun, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, 18 May, 1863, the youngest son of Lewis and Amy Davies. His father was a refiner in the Crawshay Ironworks at Hirwaun. The son was educated at Penderyn elementary school, where he became a pupil teacher. He won a scholarship to Bangor Normal College, where he remained for 2 years (1881-82) and then returned to Hirwaun as headmaster of the
DAVIES, LOUIE MYFANWY - see THOMAS, LOUIE MYFANWY
DAVIES, MARGARET (fl. c. 1700-1785?), transcriber of many of the manuscripts preserved in our public collections
DAVIES, MARGARET SIDNEY (1884 - 1963), art collector and benefactress sister of Gwendoline Elizabeth Davies; born Llandinam, 14 December 1884. Although many of her activities were joint ones with her sister, she was herself an amateur painter of ability. ' Miss Daisy ', as she was generally called, was rather more conventional in her tastes than her sister, but after the latter's death she developed her collection of paintings to include Bonnard, Kokoschka, Sisley
DAVIES, MARY (Mair Eifion; 1846 - 1882), poet Born 17 October 1846 at Portmadoc, where she lived all her life, the elder daughter of captain Lewis Davies and Jennet, his wife, of the Tregunter Arms, Portmadoc. She was educated at a private school at Portmadoc which was maintained by a daughter of William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog). At an early age she showed an aptitude for writing poetry and received instruction from Ioan Madog (John Williams
DAVIES, MARY (1855 - 1930), singer Born in London, 27 February 1855, daughter of William Davies (Mynorydd, 1826 - 1901). Her singing at the Welsh concerts in the capital brought her into prominence while she was still young; her first teachers were Henry Brinley Richards and Megan Watts Hughes. She joined the Welsh Choral Union which was then under the conductorship of John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia, 1826 - 1913), and, in 1873 won a
DAVIES, MATTHEW (fl. 1620), politician was the eldest son of Edward Davies of Chiches Grove (or Chisgrove), Wiltshire, and of the same family as Sir John Davies (1569 - 1626), poet and lawyer (see D.N.B.). Probably a client of the earls of Pembroke, he was returned, under the 3rd earl's patronage, for Cardiff in James I's first Parliament (5 March 1604), making a strong stand for the interests of the borough against the proposal to
DAVIES, MATTHEW WILLIAM (1882 - 1947), musician Born at Neath, Glamorganshire, August 1882 the son of Richard and Catherine Davies, Neath Abbey. As a child he learnt the Tonic Sol-fa, securing the A.C. certificate at the age of 12, and matriculating at 15. In 1890 he attended a course in London under Dr. David Evans (1874 - 1948) and when the latter was appointed to the chair of music at the university college at Cardiff, his pupil aged 20 won
DAVIES, MAURICE - see DAFYDD, MAURICE
DAVIES, MILES DAVIES - see DAVIES, MYLES DAVIES

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