Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JENKINS, ROY HARRIS (1920 - 2003), politician and author the future of British politics and his own political career. In 1979, he delivered the BBC's Dimbleby lecture, in which he advocated centrist politics and a move away from Britain's two-party system. After his Presidency ended in 1981, he met with likeminded Labour MPs (the so-called 'Gang of Four' of Jenkins, Shirley Williams, David Owen, and Bill Rodgers), issued the 'Limehouse Declaration' of
JEREMY, JOHN (DAVID) (1782 - 1860), preacher and schoolmaster Born 28 October 1782 at Cwmynys farm near Carmarthen. After having been at the Wrexham Independent Academy (1803 for a short time) and the Carmarthen Presbyterian Academy (1804-8), he became successively a schoolmaster at Llan-y-bri, a private tutor at Saethon, Llŷn, to the family of Williams of Bron Eryri, and an Independent minister at Salem, Llandovery (ordained 20 April 1815). The story of
JERMAN, HUGH (1836 - 1895), artist and musician Born Church Street, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, 28 September 1836, son of a carpenter, Richard Jerman and his wife Mary. He was educated in local schools and the National School before becoming a student at Battersea Training College, 1854-55, and then becoming a teacher. He taught in Lincolnshire, Connah's Quay, Kerry, Kirkby Fleetham and Wells in Yorkshire. In 1877 he returned to Llanidloes
JOB, JOHN THOMAS (1867 - 1938), Calvinistic Methodist minister, hymn writer, and poet Born 21 May 1867 at Sunny Hill, Llandebïe, Carmarthenshire, the youngest of the five children of John and Mary Job - he was also a nephew of Thomas Job, Conwil. He was educated at Llandebïe National School, Watcyn Wyn's school at Gwynfryn (Ammanford), and Trevecka College, and held pastorates at Nazareth, Aberdare, 1893-8, Carneddi, Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, 1898-1917, Pentour, Fishguard, 1917
JOHN, AUGUSTUS EDWIN (1878 - 1961), artist Born 4 January 1878, third child of Edwin William John and his wife Augusta (née Smith); younger brother of Gwendolen Mary John. The family moved to Tenby from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, after the death of their mother in 1884. After being educated locally and at Clifton, Augustus John went to London in 1894, where he studied art at the Slade School for four years under Henry Tonks and
JOHN, DAVID (1782? - 1853), Unitarian minister, a Chartist, and, by trade, a smith , where on Sundays and the evenings of week-days, subjects to help workmen in their occupations were taught. His sons, DAVID JOHN and MATTHEW JOHN, were also prominent Chartists; the former, a fiery soul, published, with Morgan Williams, the Welsh Chartist paper Udgorn Cymru, 1840-2, and the English Advocate and Merthyr Free Press, 1840, of which only five numbers appeared. He represented the Chartists
JOHN, EDWARD THOMAS (1857 - 1931), industrialist and politician Born 14 March 1857 at Pontypridd. His industrial career was bound up with Middlesbrough, where he was on the staff of the firm of Bolckow Vaughan, ironmasters - a firm founded by John Vaughan (1799? - 1868), a Welshman, which attracted many Welshmen to Middlesbrough at one period (see under Edward Williams, 1826 - 1886.) Later, John and a man named Torbock bought the Dinsdale Iron-works, and
JOHN, EWART STANLEY (1924 - 2007), theologian, Welsh Congregationalist minister, college professor and principal Stanley John was born on the outskirts of Goodwick, Fishguard, in the parish of Llanwnda, on 20 May 1924, the sixth of the seven children of Dafydd (a deacon and precentor in the church at Rhosycaerau) and Mary Ann John, Bwlch y Rhos (his birthplace), and later Ffynnon Clun and Brynhyfryd. He was educated at Goodwick elementary school and Fishguard County School, where his English master, D. J
JOHN, GWENDOLEN MARY (1876 - 1939), artist
JOHN, JAMES MANSEL (1910 - 1975), Baptist minster and college professor was baptised by the minister, the Reverend Cynog Williams. He was educated in Aberdare Primary School before moving to the Boys' Grammar School in the town, from where he was accepted in 1929 to read History in the South Wales and Monmouthshire University College, Cardiff. He graduated in 1933 and was awarded the Charles Morgan University Prize in Welsh History. In 1934, with the help of the James
JOHN, MARY HANNAH (1874 - 1962), singer and revivalist May John was born at 4 Canning Street, Ton Pentre in the Rhondda on 26 January 1874, the sixth of the seven children of Morgan John (1841-1909), manager of a shoeshop, and his wife Mary (née James, 1840-1930). The Johns were a devout Calvinistic Methodist family, Morgan John being a deacon at Jerusalem Chapel in Ton Pentre. The family was a very musical one, and May began to sing when still very
JOHN, WALTER PHILLIPS (1910 - 1967), minister (B) Born 31 January 1910 at Gilfach, Bargoed, Glamorganshire, the second of five children of the Rev. Daniel Robert John (d. 1948) and his wife, Susannah Mary (née Rees), both from Penygroes near Ammanford. The father was minister at Bargoed, Porth (Rhondda), Abercynon and the historic church at Rhydwilym. Walter P. John was educated at Mountain Ash Grammar School and the Baptist College and

Search results

613 - 624 of 1770 for "Mary Williams"