Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, DAVID (Dafi Dafis, Rhydcymerau; 1814 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist preacher , of Tir-Ifan-Ddu, whose father was step-brother to Thomas Evans (Tomos Glyn Cothi, 1764 - 1833). He lived from 1860 to the end of his days at Cwmcyfyng, near Capel Isaac, where he died 2 January 1891. Although he had but little schooling, he was interested in languages, and read the Bible daily in the original languages. He was remarkable for his dramatic style of preaching, and his ready retorts
DAVIES, DAVID (Dewi Emlyn; 1817 - 1888), Congregational minister in the U.S.A., poet and writer Brookfield, Ohio. He became well known among Welsh Americans as a Welsh poet. He also contributed to Y Cenhadwr, the monthly organ of his denomination in the U.S.A., a series of articles which provide much information about the early pioneers of Pennsylvania. He died 2 August 1888.
DAVIES, DAVID (1880 - 1944) Llandinam, first BARON DAVIES (created 1932) heir, Major DAVID DAVIES (1915 - 1944) of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, second Baron Davies of Llandinam (born 16 January 1915), was killed on the Western Front. He married Ruth Eldrydd, daughter of Major William Marshall Dugdale and his wife, of Llanfyllin, in 1939. They had 2 sons.
DAVIES, DAVID CAXTON (1873 - 1955), printer and company director Born at Lampeter, Cardiganshire, 8 August 1873, son of David and Margaret Davies (the oldest inhabitant of the town when she died 28 December 1937). Educated in his native town, he became manager of the Welsh Church Press at Lampeter, and (1909-19) of Grosvenor and Chater & Co., London; manager and director of William Lewis, Ltd., printers, Cardiff, and of Davies, Harvey and Murrell, Ltd., paper
DAVIES, DAVID CHARLES (1826 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister, theologian, and principal of Trevecka College -8), Windsor Street, Liverpool (1853-6), Newtown (1858-9), New Jewin, London (1859-76); then, owing to ill health, he removed to Bangor, though retaining a connection with London until 1882. He married a Miss Cooper of Llangollen in 1857. He was closely connected with the educational activities of his church and especially with the training of its ministry. Having refused the principalship of
DAVIES, DAVID JACOB (1916 - 1974), minister, author and broadcaster Welsh Unitarian Chapel in the town, yr Hen Dŷ Cwrdd ('the Old Meeting House'). The family lived at 2 Tudor Terrace on the Gadlys. He worked closely with Lilian Davies, a Welsh teacher at the Girls' Grammar School and member at yr Hen Dŷ Cwrdd, to establish a Welsh-medium school in Aberdare, and the school was opened at Cwmdare in 1949. He established the Carw Coch literary society in the town and at
DAVIES, DAVID JAMES (1893 - 1956), economist Born 2 June 1893 at Cefnmwng, a small cottage near Carmel, Carmarthenshire, the 3rd child of Thomas Davies, miner, and Ellen (née Williams). After attending local schools, he worked in several collieries and at Barry Dock (1907-12). In the meantime he continued his education in evening classes and through correspondence courses. In 1912 he emigrated to the U.S.A. and Canada where he worked in the
DAVIES, DAVID JOSHUA (1877 - 1945), dramatist popular play Maes y Meillion. His play Owen Glyndŵr remains unpublished. He married Annie Davies, New Quay, 6 April 1904, in St. Paul's, Aberystwyth, and they had four children. He died 8 January 1945, and was buried in New Quay.
DAVIES, DAVID REES (Cledlyn; 1875 - 1964), schoolmaster, poet, writer, local historian D.J. de Lloyd the music, of Forty Welsh traditional tunes (1929). He contributed regularly to The Welsh Gazette over a period of about 60 years, and also to Yr Ymofynnydd, Y Genhinen and The Western Mail (see Glyn Lewis Jones, A bibliography of Cardiganshire, 1600-1964, (1967) and the Supplement, 1964-8 (1970) for a bibliography of much of his work). When he was 88 years old he published Chwedlau ac
DAVIES, DAVID RICHARD (1889 - 1958), theologian, journalist and cleric D. R. Davies was born 9 February, 1889, in Pontycymer, Glamorganshire, the third of the four children, two boys and two daughters, of Richard and Hannah Davies (née Bedlington Kirkhouse). His younger sister was Annie Davies who was one of the three young women singers who accompanied Evan Roberts during the 1904-05 religious revival in Wales. His father was a coal miner, but when David was aged 8
DAVIES, DAVID TEGFAN (1883 - 1968), Congregational minister was awarded the O.B.E. in acknowledgement of his humanitarian acts and for his bravery on many occasions in rescuing persons in danger of drowning. He married (1), 10 November 1908, Anna Twining, Richmond Terrace, Carmarthen (died 1933). He married (2), 1934, Sarah Jane Davies, Wauncefen, Heolddu, Ammanford. He died 10 August 1968 and was buried in Gellimanwydd cemetery.
DAVIES, DEWI ALED EIRUG (1922 - 1997), Congregationalist minister and professor of theology his conscientious objection to military service during World War 2 his academic career was interrupted when he was required to work on the land and in a hospital. In 1944 he resumed his academic studies and entered University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he graduated in Welsh and Philosophy in 1947. He went on to pursue a theological course in the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen. He gained

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