Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, JOHN (Eos Bradwen; 1831 - 1899), musician, etc.
JONES, JOHN (Jac Glan-y-gors; 1766 - 1821), satirical poet acquired the licence of 'The King's Head' tavern, Ludgate Street, and from that time until his death in 1821 his home was the regular resort of the London Welsh, although it is not officially recorded that the Gwyneddigion ever met at the ' King's Head,' and the Cymreigyddion only met there for three months [in 1818 ]. John Jones is now chiefly remembered because of his lampoons, some of which can be
JONES, JOHN Maes-y-garnedd,, 'the regicide' John Jones (1597? - 1660), ' the regicide,' was a younger son of Thomas Jones, Maes-y-garnedd, Merionethshire, lineal descendant of Ynyr Vychan (lord of Nannau and ancestor of the family of Nannau, through a younger son who was also ancestor of the Vaughan family of Hengwrt. His mother was Elin, daughter of Robert Wynn of Taltreuddyn, Llanenddwyn, Meironnydd, descended on her mother's side from
JONES, JOHN (1802 - 1863), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster
JONES, JOHN (1777 - 1842) Ystrad, politician
JONES, JOHN (1796 - 1857), Calvinistic Methodist minister, a celebrated and unusually forceful preacher Born 1 March 1796 at Tan-y-castell, Dolwyddelan, Caernarfonshire, son of John and Elen Jones, and brother of David Jones of Treborth (1805 - 1868). He lost his father when he was 12 years of age. He worked, first of all, on the new main road between Capel Curig and lake Ogwen and then in a quarry at Trefriw. Under the influence of the Beddgelert revival (1819) he joined the congregation at
JONES, JOHN, army officer - see VINCENT
JONES, JOHN (1776 - 1857), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born in September 1776 to John and Ellen Jones, of Tŷ Mawr, Penmorfa, Caernarfonshire, and educated at Botwnnog grammar school. He began to preach in 1803, and was ordained in 1814; he is usually known as ' John Jones of Tremadoc.' He was reckoned a powerful preacher; his views were very conservative, and he was one of John Elias's henchmen. In 1834 he published a small biography of Richard Jones
JONES, JOHN (d. c.1717), Dissenter - see JONES, JOHN
JONES, JOHN (1787 - 1860), Calvinistic Methodist minister - see JONES, EDWARD
JONES, JOHN (1790 - 1855), printer and publisher year - a disciplinary measure in which John Elias concurred, although Jones was not only a friend of his but had, in February, officiated as groomsman at Elias's second marriage. Jones was restored to membership in 1833, but his re-election as elder (1836) was over-ruled. He would seem (on admittedly prejudiced testimony) to have been a difficult yoke-fellow; his theological and his political views
JONES, JOHN BOWEN (1829 - 1905), Congregational minister and writer

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