Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, Sir LEONARD TWISTON (1894 - 1953), patron of the arts and of folk life studies
DAVIES, LEWIS (1863 - 1951), novelist, local historian, schoolmaster , Ystorïau Siluria, Bargodion hanes and four adventure novels, Lewsyn yr heliwr, Daff Owen, Y geilwad bach and Wat Emwnt. Many of his works remain unpublished. He married Celia Lewis of Pen-y-pownd, Cwmtaf, in 1886. He died 18 May 1951 and was buried at the Cymer-Afan Cemetery. A memorial tablet was unveiled at Hebron Chapel alongside a similar tablet to his old friend, Sir William Jenkins.
DAVIES, MATTHEW (fl. 1620), politician was the eldest son of Edward Davies of Chiches Grove (or Chisgrove), Wiltshire, and of the same family as Sir John Davies (1569 - 1626), poet and lawyer (see D.N.B.). Probably a client of the earls of Pembroke, he was returned, under the 3rd earl's patronage, for Cardiff in James I's first Parliament (5 March 1604), making a strong stand for the interests of the borough against the proposal to
DAVIES, RHYS JOHN (1877 - 1954), politician and trade union official official of that Union, which later became the National Union of Allied and Distributive Workers. In 1910 he wrote jointly with a colleague, Joseph Hallsworth (who was later knighted and became a distinguished figure in the trade union world) a book entitled The Working Life of Shop Assistants dealing with the poor wages and bad working conditions of the workers in this industry. He was a recognised
DAVIES, ROBERT (1790 - 1841), Calvinistic Methodist elder Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth, that the 'Confession of Faith of the Calvinistic Methodist Connexion' was drawn up in March 1823. He married 8 June 1825 at S. Peter's church, Carmarthen, Eliza, daughter of David Charles I. He died 17 May 1841, and was buried at Aberystwyth. Of his sons, the youngest, ROBERT JOSEPH DAVIES (1839 - 1892), freeholder, born 2 August 1839 at Llanbadarn Fawr, was educated at
DAVIES, Sir ROBERT HENRY (1824 - 1902), governor of the Punjab - see DAVIES, Sir DAVID
DAVIES, ROBERT JOSEPH Cwrt Mawr (1839 - 1892) - see DAVIES, ROBERT
DAVIES, THOMAS (fl. 1700), poet He is referred to as ' Thomas Davies from Montgomeryshire ' ('o Sir Drefaldwyn'), but nothing more is known about him. Some of his poems are to be found in 18th century anthologies. A copy of his best-known poem 'Histori dduwiol sef Cerdd y Crys Gwaedlyd ar "loath to depart",' is to be found in NLW MS 700A (16) and also in Cwrtmawr MS 222D (22b).
DAVIES, WALTER (Gwallter Mechain; 1761 - 1849), cleric, poet, antiquary, and literary critic trophy for his ode 'on the death of the outstanding military officer Sir Thomas Picton, noble knight from the province of Dyfed in south Wales, who was killed at the apex of the Victory in the bloody Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815'. (A free-metre poem by Gwallter Mechain to honour Picton, composed 'on the request of J[ohn] J[enkins]' was included in the latter's collection 'Melus-seiniau Cymru' (1817
DAVIES, Sir WILLIAM (1863 - 1935), journalist and editor
DAVIES, Sir WILLIAM (LLEWELYN) (1887 - 1952), librarian Born at Plas Gwyn Schoolhouse, near Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire, 11 October 1887, the third child and younger son of William Davies and his wife Jane (Evans), both natives of Llanafan, Cardiganshire. His father, formerly the Earl of Lisburne's gamekeeper, was then similarly employed at Broom Hall, near Pwllheli. When he was five his father entered the service of Sir Osmond Williams, Castell
DAVIES, WILLIAM (1859 - 1907), musician Born 1 October 1859 at Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire. As a child he was taught music by Hugh Griffith and Richard Mills (1840 - 1903 of Rhos. Before he was 20 he had won a prize for singing Handel's 'Total Eclipse.' Joseph Parry (1841 - 1903), the adjudicator, praised him highly and urged his friends to assist him to get a course of instruction at the University College, Aberystwyth. Funds

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