Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, JOHN (1786 - 1865), printer and inventor at the Museum of Welsh Life, St. Fagans, as well as many of the ballad illustrations; one of his presses is at South Kensington Science Museum. He was one of the most productive printers of ballads, and one of his itinerant booksellers was Thomas Williams, 'Capelulo'. The Trefriw/Llanrwst press was responsible for printing the long series of almanacs bearing the title Y Cyfaill …. The imprint
JONES, JOHN (Myrddin Fardd; 1836 - 1921), writer, antiquary, and collector of old letters and manuscripts memorial to David Williams of Castell Deudraeth; this was in the Eryri eisteddfod. In 1861 he made a bid for the chair at the national eisteddfod held at Conway with an awdl, ' Mynyddoedd Eryri,' but the prize was won by Gwilym Cowlyd with Myrddin second. In the national eisteddfod held at Caernarvon in 1877 he won a prize for his work ' Enwogion Sir Gaernarfon ', which was published in 1922. He was a
JONES, JOHN (Talhaiarn; 1810 - 1869), architect and poet Awdl y Greadigaeth … 1849; Eisteddfod Genhedlaethol Abertawe, 1863, Awdl er Coffadwriaeth am y diweddar Dywysog Cydweddog 'Albert Dda' … 1863; Gwaith Talhaiarn, the first volume published by H. Williams, 1855, the second by T. Piper, 1862, and the third by W. J. Roberts of Llanrwst, 1869. He wrote the Welsh words for Llywelyn, a dramatic cantata, 1864, and for The Bride of Neath Valley, 1867. He also
JONES, JOHN Maes-y-garnedd,, 'the regicide' (2 June) and - his name having been excluded from the Indemnity Act of 20 August - tried as a regicide. He comported himself with great dignity, and was executed on 17 October 1660. Archbishop John Williams called him in 1647 ' the most universally hated man ' in North Wales, but the impression is not confirmed by correspondence about his candidature for the 1656 parliament (Cal. Wynn Papers, 1834
JONES, JOHN CHARLES (1904 - 1956), Bishop of Bangor Memorial College, Mukono, Uganda, as tutor in theology. From 1939-45 he was warden and sole administrator at the college. With the assistance of his wife Mary, daughter of William Lewis of Carmarthen and a professional nurse, he established a section to educate the wives of native clergy. He returned to Wales in 1945 as vicar of Llanelli. He was enthroned as Bishop of Bangor, Epiphany 1949 - the first
JONES, JOHN DAVID RHEINALLT (1884 - 1953), philanthropist, founder and Director of the South African Institute of Race Relations G.J. Williams, Bangor (20 May 1905), he had a strong constitution and was an energetic person. He threw himself into philanthropic work becoming prominent in the effort to establish the South African Institute of Race Relations. He was its director from 1930 until 1947. That year he was appointed consultant on native matters to the Anglo-American Corporation. Prior to that he had been editor (1915
JONES, JOHN EDWARD (1905 - 1970), secretary and organiser of Plaid Cymru Born 10 December 1905 at Hafoty Fawr, Melin-y-Wîg, Meironnydd, the third son of Rice Price Jones and Jane (née Williams). His father died before J.E. was a year old, and his mother, assisted by his two eldest brothers, farmed the homestead afterwards. No doubt the splendid location of his home and the rich musical, literary and religious culture of the district bound him to Wales from a young age
JONES, JOHN HARRIS (1827 - 1885) Trevecka College, Calvinistic Methodist minister and classical tutor grammar school of some repute, kept by J. Davies (1795 - 1858), a Unitarian minister. Then after a year at the Carmarthen (Academy) grammar school, he entered the Presbyterian Academy, Carmarthen, where he remained for five years. While there, he began to preach - he was then 17 years of age. In 1849 he won the Dr. Williams Scholarship - the first Welsh Calvinistic Methodist to win this scholarship
JONES, JOHN HUGH (1843 - 1910), Roman Catholic priest Born at Tanrhiw, Llanycil on 21 May 1843; his father was John Jones, and his mother Mary née Jones was a grand-daughter of Dafydd Cadwaladr. He was educated at the Bala grammar school; the biographical sketch in Cennad Catholig Cymru states that he also received private tuition from John Williams (Ab Ithel). In 1862 he entered Jesus College, Oxford, intending to prepare for Anglican orders, but
JONES, JOHN ISLAN (1874 - 1968), minister (U) and author Born 17 February 1874, son of Evan and Mary Jones, Tynewydd (later of Cornant and Melin Llys-faen), Cribyn, Cardiganshire. He went to schools in Cribyn and Llanwnnen (under David Thomas, ' Dewi Hefin') until he was about ten years old. After being a farm servant and a stonemason with his father he attended the school of David Evans, minister (U) at Cribyn, (1896-98). He won a scholarship to Jesus
JONES, JOHN ITHEL (1911 - 1980), minister (Baptist) and college principal was ordained minister of Gilgal, Porthcawl in 1936, moving to Horfield, Bristol in 1940 and Haven Green, Ealing, London in 1950. He married Hannah Mary Rees ('Nana'), the daughter of the Reverend Thomas Lloyd Rees who was minister of Calfaria, Morriston, but who had been raised to the ministry in Moreia, Dowlais. They had no children. Ithel Jones returned from London to Wales in January 1958, having
JONES, JOHN JAMES (1892 - 1957), teacher, librarian, scholar and linguist Born on 12 March 1892 in New Quay, Cardiganshire, the son of a saddler, Thomas Jones and Elizabeth, daughter of John Williams, Pendre, Llwyndafydd. He was educated at the Council School, New Quay and Aberaeron intermediate school (1906-10); he was a student teacher before entering the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (1911-14). He graduated B.A. (Wales) with honours in Latin, and was

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