Dictionary of Welsh Biography

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
DAVIES, JENKIN (1798 - 1842), Calvinistic Methodist minister of his life; he was a remarkable preacher, acceptable in all parts of Wales and London; and such men as Henry Rees and Lewis Edwards held him in very high esteem. He died 10 August 1842. There is a short biography of him by Abel Green and J. Hugh Jones (Newcastle Emlyn, 1845). He was married and had a family.
DAVIES, JOHN (1652 - post 1716) Rhiwlas,, genealogist Cambrensis, loc. cit. Very little is known about John Davies. He traced his genealogy back to Rhiwallon, a grandson of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn. He was connected with the well-to-do families of the district and counted among his friends many who were interested in history, genealogy, and the science of heraldry. They included William Maurice (died 1680) of Cefn-y-braich, Llansilin, antiquarian, Lewis Jones of Ty
DAVIES, JOHN (d. 1694) Nannau,, 'family bard' Parry, parson of Llanelian; he also composed an elegy on the death of king Charles II. Elegies were written after his death by Owen Gruffydd, Llanystumdwy (see O. M. Edwards, Gwaith Owen Gruffydd, 1904; this gives the year of the poet's death as 1694), and Lewis Owen (see Cwrtmawr MS 5B (i-ii)). He was uncle to David Jones (1708? - 1785) of Trefriw; see N.L.W. Jnl., vii, 73-4.
DAVIES, JOHN (c. 1750 - 1821), Methodist cleric 1787. [According to Evang. Mag., 1826 (biography of Griffith Williams, pp. 457-61) he was curate at Cynwyl in 1774.] After that he joined the Methodists and preached to their congregations throughout the length and breadth of Wales. The chapel at Banc-y-felin was built for him in 1788 and he administered Holy Communion there until 1811. He is said to have repudiated Methodism at that time, but the
DAVIES, JOHN (Siôn Gymro; 1804 - 1884), Independent minister, linguist, and commentator Llanarth gyda Sylwadau Achlysurol, in 1868, but he was but an indifferent poet. His son, John Griffith Davies (1836 - 1861), is separately noticed.
DAVIES, JOHN (Ossian Gwent; 1839 - 1892), poet pattern-maker. For some time he lived and worked at Merthyr, where he came into contact with the leading literary personalities of the town, e.g. Dafydd Morgannwg (D. W. Jones, 1832 - 1905). He also lived for a short time at Pontypridd before returning to Rhymney, where he spent the remainder of his life. He died 24 April 1892. There is very little to be said about his career, which was uneventful
DAVIES, JOHN (John Davies of Nerquis; 1799? - 1879), Calvinistic Methodist minister renowned in his day for his wit and originality. There is a 'biography' of him, by George Jones (Wrexham, 1907), very deficient in dates and other particulars. It would seem that he was brought up at Mold, though his family hailed from Nerquis, Flintshire; he was received into Mold Methodist society in 1815 'when 16 years of age' (G. Owen, Methodistiaeth Sir Fflint, 323), and according to his
DAVIES, JOHN (1860 - 1939), Welsh bibliographer and genealogist but had been unable to arrange and publish before his death in 1913. In 1927 he issued a reprint (fifty copies, printed at Aberystwyth by John Jones) of Myfyrdod ar Einioes ac Angeu (Caerfyrddin, 1798), the translation by David Davis, Castell Hywel, of Gray's Elegy. A number of his manuscripts are preserved in the National Library. They include an authorindex to Cymru (O.M.E.) (NLW MS 6042D); an
DAVIES, JOHN (Taliesin Hiraethog; 1841 - 1894), farmer and poet down utterly. He died 20 March 1894 and was buried at Whitchurch, Denbigh, near Twm o'r Nant. He was an eisteddfod poet. His neighbour at Hafod Elwy, Elias Jones (Llew Hiraethog), Hafod-y-llan, a grandson of Robert Davies of Nantglyn (1769 - 1835), taught him the art of poetry and aroused his interest in the eisteddfodau. He won a number of prizes for poems in the classical metres and for modern
DAVIES, JOHN (1843 - 1917) Pandy, Calvinistic Methodist minister and antiquary His father was Rees Davies (1804 - 1891), a minister, who was born at Ysgubor Fawr, Myddfai, Carmarthenshire, while Jeffery Davies of Llangammarch was his uncle. John Davies was educated at the school kept by Morgan Jones at Myddfai and at the British school, Cefnarthen. He had a year's schooling at Brecon and then went to Merthyr Tydfil grammar school, where he came under the influence of Thomas

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