Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, EVAN THOMAS (Dyfrig; 1847 - 1927), cleric , he was in 1875 preferred to S. David's Welsh church, Liverpool, and subsequently became vicar of Aberdovey (1882), Pwllheli (1890), and Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog in Anglesey (1906), till his retirement in 1913. From 1891 to 1900 he was rural dean of Llŷn, and from 1906 he was a residentiary canon of Bangor cathedral. He married, 1885, Catherine Anne Edwards of Aberdovey. Davies was known as a popular
DAVIES, EVAN THOMAS (1878 - 1969), musician University College, Bangor, where he was responsible for numerous musical activities, and collaborated with (Henry) Walford Davies, Aberystwyth, to enhance knowledge of music in a wide area under the auspices of the university's Council of Music. In 1943 he retired and moved to Aberdare, where he spent the rest of his life composing, adjudicating and broadcasting. He first came into prominence as a
DAVIES, GETHIN (1846 - 1896), Baptist minister and college principal strengthening the position of the Baptist denomination in North Wales; he was particularly active in assisting weak churches. He was also in great demand as a preacher, conductor of musical festivals, and adjudicator at eisteddfodau. He succeeded Hugh Jones (1831 - 1883) as principal of the college in 1883. The foundation of the University College of North Wales at Bangor in 1884 raised the question whether
DAVIES, GLYNNE GERALLT (1916 - 1968), minister (Congl.) and poet Born in Liverpool 21 February 1916, but brought up in Ro-wen, in the Conwy Valley, Caernarfonshire. He was educated at Ro-wen primary school and Llanrwst grammar school. He worked for a time in the office of Henry Jones, solicitor at Llanrwst. He began to preach in the Calvinistic Methodist connexion and followed further education at Clwyd College, the University College, Bangor, and the
DAVIES, GRIFFITH (1788 - 1855), actuary N.L.W. as well as numerous letters from him. There are others also in the library of the University of Wales, Bangor.
DAVIES, HENRY REES (1861 - 1940), antiquary son of Richard Davies (1818 - 1896), and (as his name suggests) grandson of Henry Rees, was born at Menai Bridge 5 December 1861, and graduated in the natural sciences tripos from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1884. He became a figure in the public life of Anglesey (county councillor, J.P., D.L., sheriff) and also in the affairs of the University College at Bangor, of which he was vice-president
DAVIES, JOHN (Gwyneddon; 1832 - 1904), printer and journalist Born at Bangor in 1832. He was apprenticed as printer in the North Wales Chronicle office and afterwards became a reporter on the staff. When Cronicl Cymru, a weekly paper, was published in 1866, he was appointed editor. In 1868 he established himself as a printer in Caernarvon; on 30 October 1869 the first number of Y Goleuad was published from his office, and for a time he was the editor as
DAVIES, JOHN ELIAS (Telynor y Gogledd; 1847 - 1883), harpist and accompanist Born 20 March 1847 at Bethesda, Caernarfonshire. He was taught to play the harp by James Hughes (Iago Bencerdd), Trefriw, D. Morris, Bangor, and William Streatham, Liverpool. When he was 12 years of age he won a prize at the Llangollen eisteddfod (1858) for playing the harp. In later years he won the principal prizes at the eisteddfodau held at Conway (1861), Caernarvon (1862), Rhyl (1863
DAVIES, JOHN PHILIP (1786 - 1832), Baptist minister, commentator, and divine Born 9 March 1786, son of David Davies, a clergyman at Bangor Teifi and Henllan, Cardiganshire. He joined the Baptists at Tre-fach and later became a member at Llandysul, where his father's brother, Daniel Davies, was minister. He began to preach in 1804 and was persuaded by Titus Lewis to go on a missionary tour to North Wales where, in 1810, he settled at Holywell as minister to the Flintshire
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, MARY (1855 - 1930), singer services were in demand for leading parts in the complete works of the masters as well as for concerts at S. James's Hall, London, and the Hallé, Manchester. In 1888 she married W. Cadwaladr Davies, registrar of University College, Bangor, and after his death in 1905 went to live in London. In 1906 she took the lead in founding the Welsh Folk Song Society, of which she was elected president. In 1916 the
DAVIES, MORRIS (1796 - 1876), author, hymnologist, and musician became clerk to a legal firm at Llanfyllin with which David Williams (1799 - 1869 was connected, and he followed the firm when it moved to Portmadoc and then to Pwllheli. He was schoolmaster at Portmadoc, 1844-9, but in 1849 removed to Bangor to become a clerk, and died there 10 September 1876. Remembering his scrappy education and his constant shiftings for half a century, one cannot but be astonished

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