Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, MORRIS (1796 - 1876), author, hymnologist, and musician (Gwilym Glan Hafren, 1788 - 1838) at Welshpool. After six months there, he kept school, at Pont Robert, Llanfyllin, Syston, Leicestershire, Llanfair Caereinion, and Llanfyllin again, till 1836. The parson of Syston was Edward Morgan (1784 - 1869), who was at the time engaged on his Life of Thomas Charles, and it was Davies who copied for him the 150 letters by Charles used in that book. In 1836 he
DAVIES, OWEN (1840 - 1929), Baptist minister Llangollen, being one of the first six students. He was pastor at Holywell (1865), Llangollen (1867), and Caernarvon (1876). At Caernarvon he succeeded Robert Ellis (Cynddelw, 1810 - 1875). He retired in 1905. From 1892 to 1895 he was secretary to the North Wales Baptist College, Bangor, and from 1895 to 1915 lecturer on homiletics and pastoral theology on the college staff. He was the first secretary of
DAVIES, RHISIART MORGAN (1903 - 1958), scientist and professor of physics developed an interest in stress waves, and became one of the leading specialists in this field. The results of his work were published in 1948 and this is now regarded as being basic to this branch of physics. He received a Ph.D. degree at Cambridge for his research work. He was released from his post during World War II to study under-water explosives for the Admiralty. At the end of the war he returned
DAVIES, RICHARD (1818 - 1896), M.P. Born at Llangefni, Anglesey, 29 November 1818. His father, Richard Davies (1778 - 1849), of Llangristiolus, married to Anne Jones of Coed Hywel near Llangefni, was a tradesman at Llangefni, and had three sons: John (died 1848, who is said to have been the acutest of the brothers), Robert (1816 - 1905), and Richard, who like his brothers was educated at Llangefni national school. The father's
DAVIES, RICHARD (1814 - 1854), secretary of the Church Missionary Society Born at Rhuddlan, son of Robert Davies, at that time curate of Rhuddlan and afterwards (1823-8) of Newmarket, Flintshire, finally perpetual curate of the Welsh Anglican church in Liverpool. In 1841, the son was appointed secretary of the Church Missionary Society and editor of its periodicals. In 1848 he became vicar of Brenchley, Kent, where he died, 6 February 1858.
DAVIES, ROBERT (Bardd Nantglyn; 1769 - 1835), poet and grammarian
DAVIES, ROBERT (1790 - 1841), Calvinistic Methodist elder The youngest son of David Davies, skinner, and Jonett, daughter of Robert Jones, Aberllefenni, Meironnydd, Robert Davies was born at Machynlleth and migrated to Aberystwyth. With his cousin, Owen Jones (1787 - 1828), he was one of the founders of the Sunday school at Trefechan, Aberystwyth, in connection with Tabernacle chapel, and its permanent superintendent. It was at his house in Great
DAVIES, ROBERT (1816 - 1905), philanthropist
DAVIES, ROBERT (Asaph Llechid; 1834 - 1858), musician Born 29 June 1834 at Carneddi near Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, son of David Roberts. He delighted in music while still a child and made up his mind to master the art. Robert Moses, the instructor of the Carneddi Choral Society, gave him his first lessons, and Eos Llechid (O. H. Davies) taught him harmony and composition, in which he made such good progress that by the time he was 16 he had already
DAVIES, ROBERT (Cyndeyrn; 1814 - 1867), musician
DAVIES, ROBERT, wool-making machinery maker - see DAVIES, JOHN
DAVIES, ROBERT GWYNEDDON (d. 1928), collector of manuscripts - see DAVIES, JOHN

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