Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, JOHN (I. D. Ffraid, Adda Jones; 1814 - 1875), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Born at Llansantffraid Glan Conwy, 23 July 1814. He attended Thomas Lloyd's school at Abergele for a few months in 1824, and in 1830 went for a short time to John Hughes's school at Wrexham. He began work in his uncle's shop at Glan Conwy when he was 11 years of age, where, apart from his term at Wrexham, he remained his whole life. He acquired control of four other concerns - a nail factory, a
EVANS, JOHN (1628 - 1700), Puritan schoolmaster and divine of his own wife he married Powell's widow. Under the Declaration of Indulgence he was licensed (May 1672) to preach to the Independent congregation at Wrexham that had first gathered round Morgan Llwyd, now meeting in a barn rented from Edward Kenrick, while the minister lived in the house in which John Jones the regicide had formerly accommodated Llwyd, and still belonging to the regicide's son
EVANS, JOHN (1779 - 1847), cleric, afterwards Calvinistic Methodist minister Born October 1779 at Cwm-gwen, Llanfihangel Iorath parish, Carmarthenshire, son of John and Rachel Evans. He was brought up as an Independent but, after hearing David Jones (1736 - 1810) of Llan-gan preach at Gwaun Ifor, he joined the Methodists there, and later at New Inn. He was educated by some of the local clerics and afterwards opened his own school at Llanpumpsaint where, in 1796, he began
EVANS, JOHN (1770 - 1799), traveller and Spanish colonial agent Born at Waunfawr, Caernarfonshire (christened 14 April 1770), son of Thomas Evans, a Methodist exhorter, and Anne, daughter of Evan Dafydd, also a Methodist exhorter. In 1792 he agreed to accompany Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg) on a journey to visit the so-called 'Welsh Indians' who were reputed to be inhabiting the upper reaches of the Missouri. On Iolo's withdrawal from the enterprise, Evans
EVANS, JOHN CASTELL (1844 - 1909), science teacher Born 20 July 1844 at Castell-y-Waun, Tregastell, Llanuwchllyn, son of John and Catherine Evans. He was for a time pupil of the Rev. Thomas Roberts (Scorpion), in the school he kept at the Old Chapel, Llanuwchllyn, and is said to have attended the Bala grammar school for a period. As a boy he was particularly intelligent and alert, especially in mathematics. He took a great interest in the
EVANS, JOHN CEREDIG (1855 - 1936), Calvinistic Methodist missionary, tutor, and author Born March 1855 at New Quay, Cardiganshire. He attended the local school, and went to sea, but at 21 prepared for the ministry at Llandysul grammar school kept by Thomas James, 1834 - 1915, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and the University of Glasgow. Ordained in 1885, he settled at Gilead, Nant-y-moel, Glamorganshire. He married Sarah Williams of Llandysul. He offered himself for the
EVANS, JOHN HUGH (Cynfaen; 1833 - 1886), Wesleyan Minister of the eisteddfod, 1884; Eben Fardd as a descriptive poet, 1885-6. He had two essays in Y Drysorfa, 1878-82, while his articles in Yr Eurgrawn would fill a substantial volume. He published a volume of sermons by Samuel Davies I (1788 - 1854), 1864; Pryddest Goffa i Thomas Aubrey, 1869; and a volume of works by Rowland Hughes (1811 - 1861) with a biographical lecture. His Cofiant includes twenty-one
EVANS, JOHN JAMES (1894 - 1965), teacher and writer Born 21 April 1894 in Tŷ Capel-y-Bryn (U), Cwrtnewydd, Cardiganshire, the son of Enoch Evans, Bwlchyfadfa, Talgarreg, and his wife, Mary Thomas, whose mother came from Llanwenog and who had moved to the chapel house when she lost her husband as a young man. John Evans, the minister at Capel-y-Bryn, had a great influence on J.J. Evans. He was educated at the village primary school to which David
EVANS, JOHN JOHN (1862 - 1942), journalist the poetry column in Y Faner, that Thomas Gee required a young correspondent in his office. J.J. Evans secured the post and after settling in Denbigh he devoted his energies to his work and to master shorthand. He became a skilled journalist in both Welsh and English. He later became Thomas Gee's private secretary and during this period he contributed many articles to the Welsh encyclopaedia (Y
EVANS, JOHN RICHARDS (1882 - 1969), minister (Presb.) and author ministry in Bwlch, Brecknock (1906-10), and Bethlehem, Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire (1914-39). He retired from pastoral care in 1939, and lived in Cardiff for the rest of his life. He married in 1941 Anne May Thomas. He was one of the leading Presbyterians of his day, being Moderator of the Association in the South (1952), and Moderator of the General Assembly (1955). He and Bishop W.T. Havard were the
EVANS, JOHN THOMAS (1869 - 1940), rector - see WADE-EVANS, ARTHUR WADE
EVANS, JOHN VICTOR (1895 - 1957), barrister-at-law accomplished orator and in the general election of 1929 he contested Pontypridd as a Liberal, polling 37% of the vote and coming second to T.I. Mardy Jones in a three-cornered contest. He again entered the lists as the Liberal candidate in the Merthyr Tydfil by-election of 1934, coming second to S.O. Davies in a four-cornered contest, again polling a respectable vote of over 10,000. In 1930 he was appointed

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