Dictionary of Welsh Biography

MORRIS, DAVID (Bardd Einion; 1797? - 1868), poet he is thought to have been born in 1797 at Tan-y-bryn, Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire, and he may have been the David, son of David and Margaret Morris of the Heniarth district who was christened in the parish church 2 July 1797. He started life as a weaver but later turned to market gardening. The old name for Tan-y-bryn was ' Y Gerddi ' and there David Morris tended his garden, selling
MORRIS, DAVID (1744 - 1791), Calvinistic Methodist exhorter, and hymn-writer ; his second wife is called 'Betti' in the elegy written upon him by Thomas Jones. The celebrated Ebenezer Morris was his son by his first wife. He died 17 September 1791, and was buried in Tredreyr churchyard. David Morris was a hymn-writer of some distinction. In 1773 a collection of his hymns was published by J. Ross of Carmarthen under the title Can y Pererinion Cystuddiedig ar eu Taith tu a Seion
MORRIS, DAVID (1787 - 1858), Calvinistic Methodist preacher
MORRIS, DAVID (Eiddil Gwent; c. 1798 - 1878), author
MORRIS, DAVID WILLIAM (Marmora; 1823 - 1914), Baptist minister
MORRIS, EBENEZER (1790 - 1867), cleric and his Independent neighbour, David Rees (1801 - 1869), should be in a perpetual state of war, and each of them must bear his share of the responsibility for the unfortunate results of their skirmishes about the 'church rates' at Llanelly and Llan-nonn, 1838-40 (Innes, 28-3; Jenkins, Cymru yn y 19eg ganrif, 107-8). But Morris had such an ungovernable temper that it amounted almost to madness; it
MORRIS, EBENEZER (1769 - 1825), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born at Henbant, Lledrod, Cardiganshire, in 1769, the eldest son of David Morris (1744 - 1791) and Mary, his wife. 'In 1774 he moved with his father to Tredreyr parish where he was given a little education by Daniel Davies, the local curate. He opened his own school at Trecastle, Brecknock, c. 1786, and experienced a spiritual awakening under the ministry of the Methodist exhorter, Dafydd William
MORRIS, EDWARD (1607 - 1689) Perthi Llwydion, Cerrig-y-drudion, poet and drover Eldest son of Morris ab Edward; he was christened 1 October 1607. He was married and had many children, one of them being David Morris, parish priest and schoolmaster of Capel Garmon (1685-1709). He died in 1689 while following his calling, and was buried somewhere in Essex; five of his contemporaries wrote elegies to his memory. He was one of the best poets of the second half of the 17th century
MORRIS, JOHN (1813 - 1896), Independent college principal Born at Carmarthen in 1813. He was intended for the law, but turned to preaching, went to the grammar school of David Peter at Carmarthen, and thence (1833) to Blackburn Independent College. He was pastor at Saddleworth (1837-42) and Morley (1842-54). On the resignation of Henry Griffiths, he was appointed principal of Brecon Independent College in 1854, which in 1869 was removed to its buildings
MORRIS, LEWIS (1760 - 1855), Calvinistic Methodist exhorter Born 2 June 1760 at Coed-y-gweddill, Llangelynnin, Meironnydd. His thoughts were turned to religion by hearing David Morris of Tŵr-gwyn (1744 - 1791) preach at Machynlleth, and the Methodist cleric John Williams of Lledrod (1747 - 1831) at Aberystwyth. When over 30, he learnt to read, and in 1791 began preaching. He suffered much persecution - once he had to walk all the way to Llwyngwair in
MORRIS, PERCY (1893 - 1967), politician and trade unionist constituency in 1945, and continued to represent Swansea West in parliament until 1959 when he lost his seat to the Conservative J.E.H. Rees by 403 votes. He was a member of the Parliamentary Delegation to the Far East in 1955. Morris was also a member of the National Assistance Board, 1961-66, served as its deputy chairman in 1965-66, and also as deputy chairman of the Supplementary Benefits Commission
MORRIS, RICHARD ROBERTS (1852 - 1935), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and poet at Clynnog and Holt, he went to Bala C.M. College in 1878. In 1882 he married Katherine, daughter of the Rev. David Morris of Caeathro, by whom he had four children. In 1883 he was ordained at Mold. He was minister of Siloh chapel, Caernarvon (1881-93) and of the Tabernacle, Blaenau Ffestiniog (1893-1924). Writing poetry had interested him from his early days and he had won chairs at several

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