Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, GWILYM PRYS (1923 - 2017), lawyer, politician and language campaigner 1948-49 he was largely responsible for the Republican Movement within Plaid Cymru. The aims of the movement were independence for Wales, promotion of socialism, and the creation of a people's government. Gwynfor Evans, J. E. Jones and Wynne Samuel were unsympathetic to the movement and expelled its members from the party in July 1949. Fifty left and in a meeting in Neath in May 1949, chaired by
DAVIES, HENRY (1696? - 1766), Independent minister Edmund Jones. He kept on attending the Welsh Methodist associations till 1744, and corresponded with Harris, to our certain knowledge, till 1750 at least. Twenty letters of his to Harris survive (list, with extracts, in Y Cofiadur, 1935); they are warmly friendly and show acquaintance with all the leading Calvinistic Methodists in Wales and in London, and with English Evangelical Dissenters. Henry
DAVIES, HENRY (1753 - 1825), Baptist minister 1788) baptized John Richard Jones 'of Ramoth '. The French landing near Fishguard (1797) brought him trouble. Despite the fact that the invaders raided his farm and menaced his person, he was charged with 'collaboration,' and though the charge was dropped, his effigy was burnt at Fishguard fair on 2 February 1798. He died 9 May 1825, and was buried in Hermon burial ground, Fishguard. His son, HENRY
DAVIES, HENRY JONES - see JONES-DAVIES, HENRY
DAVIES, HOWEL (c. 1716 - 1770), Methodist cleric It is thought that he was born in Monmouthshire, but he is known to have had an uncle living at Llanspyddid, near Brecon. In 1737 he was a schoolmaster at Talgarth, where he was converted by Howel Harris. Acting on the latter's advice he went to Llanddowror to study under Griffith Jones. He was ordained deacon in 1739 and priest in 1740. He served as curate under Griffith Jones at Llandilo
DAVIES, HUGH THOMAS (1881 - 1969), musician, writer, and one of the pioneers of Cymdeithas Cerdd Dant Cymru Born 5 April 1881 at Y Felin Uchaf, Glanconwy, Denbighshire, son of Richard Davies and his wife Eunice (née Williams). He married, 4 September 1909, Margaret, daughter of Griffith R. Jones, minister (B) of Ffordd Las, Glanconwy, and they had five children, all of whom became interested in Welsh traditional cultural activities. As the surveyor for Conwy, H.T. Davies lived for some time in
DAVIES, HUMPHREY (d. 1635), vicar of Darowen, and transcriber of Welsh manuscripts Son of David ap Griffith, a cleric hailing from the Harlech district, and Jonet, daughter of David ap Thomas of Maes-y-neuadd. He is said to have been rector of Llanfyllin for a few months in 1571 and to have left to study at Cambridge. His career at Cambridge appears to have been confused in the reference books with that of a native of Leamington Hastings who bore the same name. Judging by the
DAVIES, IFOR (1910 - 1982), Labour politician his living as an accountant with I. Rowland Jones Ltd., 1931-39, as a personnel officer with ICI, 1942-47, the Statistics Department of the Ministry of Labour, 1947-48, and later with the Aluminium Wire & Cable Co., 1948-59. He was also an official at the Statistics Department of the Ministry of Labour, 1947-49. Davies was chosen secretary of Gowerton Welsh Congregational church in 1948. Ifor Davies
DAVIES, JAMES (Iago ap Dewi; 1800 - 1869), printer and poet Born near Pencader, Carmarthenshire, he received no educational advantages when a child, and spent his youth as a farm labourer. He joined the Pencader Congregational church. At about 20, he forsook farming, and became an apprentice with John Evans, printer, Carmarthen, of the Seren Gomer office. Here he met kindred spirits with a love for the muse, e.g. W. E. Jones (Gwilym Cawrdaf) and William
DAVIES, JAMES (d. 1760), Independent minister 'missionary' type of Dissenter. He itinerated vigorously in north Glamorgan and Monmouth (Edmund Jones, History of Aberystruth, 99, and diary for 1773), and on the inception of the Methodist movement welcomed it warmly, inviting Howel Harris to preach in the Glamorgan hill-country; there are two letters of his (138 and 145, both of 1739) in the Trevecka collection at N.L.W. In 1738 the Arminian wing at Cwm
DAVIES, JAMES EIRIAN (1918 - 1998), poet and minister for which he persuaded Ben T. Hopkins to publish his work. Eirian Davies won the Arts Council of Wales Prize in 1975 and 1984 as well as scholarships in 1983 and 1989. He published three more books of poetry, Cân Galed (1967), Cyfrol o Gerddi (1985) and Awen yr Hwyr (1991), and a collection of poems for children, Darnau Difyr (1989). He edited the volume of poetry by the Reverend G. Ceri Jones
DAVIES, JAMES KITCHENER (1902 - 1952), poet, dramatist and nationalist the creative upsurge brought about by such students as Idwal Jones. It was also the period of ex-servicemen and conscientious objectors (his friend Gwenallt (David James Jones) was there about the same time), and Kitchener 's, interest in the turmoil of politics and peace in Europe grew. He became secretary of the debating society and a member of the Students' Council, and led movements assisting

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