Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, JOHN OWEN (1857 - 1917), Calvinistic Methodist minister and tutor, and man of letters excellent Latin scholar; at Bangor it was E. V. Arnold rather than Henry Jones who left his mark on him, and this bent was confirmed by his close friendship with Hugh Williams (1843 - 1911). He was a frequent contributor to the periodicals, and published commentaries on S. Luke and S. John. In Cymru (O.M.E.), 1894-6, he published translations of the chief Latin sources for the early history of Britain
JONES, JOHN OWEN (OWEN BRYNGWYN; 1884 - 1972), singer conductor of the Llanegryn choir and his mother was an excellent pianist. He was educated at Llanegryn primary school and at Tywyn grammar school. He won a scholarship in 1903 to study at the University College of North Wales, Bangor, and graduated BSc in 1907. At Bangor he was greatly influenced by John Lloyd Williams and he became a member of the Welsh Folksong Society in its early days. From 1907 to
JONES, JOHN PULESTON (1862 - 1925), Calvinistic Methodist minister, writer, and theologian Born at Berth, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, 26 February 1862, son of Evan Jones, carpenter and builder, and Mary Ann Puleston (Mair Clwyd), sister of Sir John Puleston. The family moved to Bala, and when the boy was 18 months old he met with an accident which resulted in total blindness. His mother set to work and taught him to do everything possible for himself without expecting, or getting, help
JONES, JOHN RICE (1759 - 1824), lawyer and settler in the American mid-west was the eldest of fourteen children of John Jones, excise officer, Mallwyd, Meironnydd, born in February 1759. Family tradition attributes to him an Oxford education, but this is unconfirmed. In January 1781 he married, at Brecon, Eliza, daughter of Richard and Mary Powell of that town, where he was in practice as a solicitor in 1782, with London chambers in Thanet Place, Strand. In 1784 he
JONES, JOHN RICHARD (1765 - 1822), Sandemanian Baptist minister
JONES, JOHN ROBERT (Alltud Glyn Maelor; 1800 - 1881), poet and hymn-writer John Williams (1806 - 1856), besides many carols and a great quantity of light verse on humorous subjects. He had the quaint habit of publishing his hymns in the form of printed cards, which he sold for a penny or two. One of his sons was William Jones (1834 - 1895) of Fishguard.
JONES, JOHN ROBERT (1911 - 1970), philosopher and patriot
JONES, JOHN SHARE (1873 - 1950), veterinary surgeon
JONES, JOHN THOMAS (1889 - 1952), missionary Born at a farm called Ffos y Gaseg, in Llanegwad parish, near Carmarthen, 28 February 1889, son of Thomas and Anna Jones. He was educated at Ysbyty national school. His father died when John was 15 years old, and after leaving school he worked on the farm for several years. He began preaching in 1913, intending to offer himself for missionary work. To prepare himself he went to the Old College
JONES, JOHN THOMAS ALUN (1851 - 1929), Calvinistic Methodist minister - see JONES, THOMAS
JONES, JOHN TYWI (1870 - 1948), Baptist minister and journalist college where Gwili (John Jenkins, and E Cefni Jones were his contemporaries. He was ordained at Llanfair and Pentraeth, Anglesey, in 1897 and remained there until 1906 when he received a call to Peniel, Glais, Swansea Valley. He ministered there energetically until the beginning of 1935. From an early age he had contributed occassionally to Tarian y Gweithiwr published in Aberdare and in some sense a
JONES, JOHN VIRIAMU (1856 - 1901), first principal of the University College, Cardiff Born 2 January 1856, at Pentre-poeth, Swansea, one of several distinguished sons of the then famous Congregational preacher Thomas Jones (1819 - 1882); his middle name - the Erromanga pronunciation of 'William' - reflects his father's admiration of the famous missionary, John Williams. His university career was a brilliant one. He obtained his London B.Sc. degree (at 19) with the University

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