Dictionary of Welsh Biography

REES, EDWARD WALTER (Gwallter Dyfi; 1881 - 1940), bank manager and bearer of the Gorsedd sword Born 8 October 1881 son of Richard Rees ('Maldwyn ', died 1927) and Jane (née Jones) his wife, of Medical Hall, Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire. He was educated at Machynlleth county school before becoming a bank clerk, and eventually manager of Barclay's Bank in Cardigan and later in Carmarthen (1926-40). On 8 December 1914 he married Frances Anne Rees, Goleufryn, Whitchurch, Glamorganshire, and
REES, HENRY (1798 - 1869), most famous minister among the Calvinistic Methodists in his day regularly with but few exceptions at Association meetings to the end of his life. He made an intense study of the work of Puritan divines, especially Dr. John Owen. He was ordained at Bala in June 1827. He married Mary Roberts, of Shrewsbury, 20 October 1830, and had four children of whom three died in infancy; the fourth, Ann, grew up and married Richard Davies (1818 - 1896). He moved to Liverpool at
REES, JOSIAH (1744 - 1804), Unitarian minister (Llangyfelach parish - today Pontardawe); he lived at Gelli-gron, and kept school there till c. 1785. He was deeply interested in Welsh history and literature, and in March 1770 began publishing a fortnightly magazine, Trysorfa Gwybodaeth, better known under the title Yr Eurgrawn, which was suggested by Richard Morris of Anglesey (see Add. M.L., p. 767). Only fifteen numbers appeared - still, this was the
REES, MORGAN GORONWY (1909 - 1979), writer and university administrator Goronwy Rees was born at Rhos (now Pen-y-Geulan), North Road, Aberystwyth, on 29 November 1909, the fourth and last of the surviving children of Richard Jenkin Rees (1868-1963), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and his wife Apphia Mary (née James, 1870-1931). In 1903 the Reverend R. J. Rees, a local man by birth, became minister of Tabernacle, the landmark Calvinist Methodist chapel at Aberystwyth
REES, RICHARD (1707 - 1749), Arminian Independent minister
REES, RICHARD JENKIN (1868 - 1963), minister (Presb.)
REES, WILLIAM HOPKYN (1859 - 1924), missionary, linguist, author Richard, and in 1916 general secretary, of the Christian Literature Society for China, and a member of the editorial board of the Chinese Recorder in 1919. He resigned in 1921 owing to ill health, and was given the chair of Chinese in the University of London. He published China a'r Chineaid, 1906, Griffith John o China, 1901, in Welsh, and Jonathan Lees of Tientsin and How to Study Chinese, 1918, both
RHYDDERCH AB IEUAN LLWYD (c. 1325 - before 1399?), lawman and literary patron Rhydderch was the son of Ieuan Llwyd ab Ieuan ap Gruffudd Foel of Glyn Aeron, near Llangeitho, and Angharad Hael, daughter of Richard ab Einion of Buellt (Builth). His family were descended from the royal line of Ceredigion and, through his paternal grandmother and her mother, from Rhys ap Gruffydd (died 1197), Lord of Deheubarth and chief patron of Strata Florida Abbey. The family had long been
RHYS ap GRUFFYDD (Yr Arglwydd Rhys, The lord Rhys), (1132 - 1197), lord of Deheubarth . His last years were darkened by the animosities of his sons, and by the indifference of the new administration under Richard I to the special position which he had hitherto held. Believing attack to be the surest means of defence, the old warrior resumed hostilities against his Norman neighbours, which continued to the end of his life. He died on 28 April 1197 and was buried in the cathedral church
RHYS ap THOMAS Sir (1449 - 1525), chief Welsh supporter of Henry VII military force in his support, but after the accession of Richard III he got into touch with Henry Tudor who was then an exile in Brittany. There is little doubt that he promised to assist him and that, when Henry landed at Milford Haven, he used his great influence in his favour, though the story that he salved his conscience by allowing Henry to cross over his body while he crouched under Mullock
RHYS GOCH GLYNDYFRDWY (fl. c. 1460), poet Dafydd ab Einion sending the sun to address Glamorgan. The turmoil of his age is reflected in a cywydd which he sang to the sons of Ieuan Fychan ab Ieuan ab Adda when they were imprisoned by Richard Trevor. He also wrote petition-poems and love poems.
RHYS, MORGAN (1716 - 1779), circulating schoolmaster, and hymn-writer , Carmarthen, 1775). He also published a number of elegies: Marw-Nad: … Lewis Lewis … Llanddeiniol (which includes some hymns), 1764; Marwnad … rhai o Weinidogion ffyddlon yr Efengyl (Howell Davies, William Richard, and Siôn Parry), 1770; and Hanes Byr o Fywyd … Morgan Nathan, yn Llandilo-fawr (including hymns by Morgan Rhys and M. Nathan), 1775. His hymns are characterized by profound spiritual experience

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