Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (1732 - 1799), Baptist minister, and justice of the peace fellow- Nonconformists when war broke out in 1793. In 1792, he had supported M.J. Rhys's plan to send Bibles to France, and was, in fact, treasurer of the fund raised for this purpose. But when the 1793 crisis occurred he summoned a conference of ministers of the 'Three Denominations' in the west (about forty of them responded and met at Newcastle-Emlyn on 13 February), and drafted a resolution
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM LLEWELYN (1867 - 1922), Member of Parliament, lawyer, and author , and two of his father's brothers were ministers, namely JOHN WILLIAMS (1819 - 1869), who was first of all minister of Llangadog close by, and later of Newcastle Emlyn with Capel Iwan (H. Egl. Ann., iii, 421-2), and BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1830 - 1886), who was at Gwernllwyn (Dowlais), Denbigh, and Canaan (Swansea) and who was the author of a number of books (H. Egl. Ann., v, 123-5). Llewelyn Williams was
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM NANTLAIS (1874 - 1959), minister (Presb.), editor, poet and hymn writer Born 30 December 1874 at Llawr-cwrt, Gwyddgrug, near Pencader, Carmarthenshire, the youngest of the ten children of Daniel and Mari Williams. He was educated at New Inn elementary school, and at the age of 12 he was apprenticed to his brothers as a weaver. He was brought up in New Inn church, where he began preaching in 1894. He was educated for the ministry at Newcastle Emlyn grammar school and

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