Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, JOHN BREESE (1893 - 1940), writer, musician, and a specialist in cerdd dant highest standards possible for the traditional singing to harp accompaniment, and strove hard to secure its recognition at the national eisteddfod. He and J.E. Jones were considered to be the chief benefactors of their day in this field. He was one of the founders of the Cerdd Dant Society and edited its magazine, Allwedd y Tannau, from its first issue till 1940. He was prominent in the life of his
DAVIES, JOHN DANIEL (1874 - 1948), editor and author Born 12 January 1874, at Gwynfryn, Aberderfyn, Ponciau, Denbighshire, one of the seven children of Daniel Davies and his wife. Having completed his schooling he was apprenticed to David Jones, printer, at Rhosymedre, and afterwards to Richard Mills, printer of the Rhos Herald. He married Mary Ellen, daughter of William Humphreys ('Elihu'), of Blaenau Ffestiniog, 25 April 1900. He settled in
DAVIES, JOHN GLYN (1870 - 1953), scholar, songwriter and poet Born 22 October 1870 at 55 Peel St., Sefton Park, Liverpool, son of John and Gwen Davies. His father was a tea merchant, and his mother was a daughter of John Jones, Tal-y-sarn; George Maitland Lloyd Davies, Stanley Davies and Captain Frank Davies were his brothers. He was educated at the Liverpool Institute. He worked with the sailing boat companies Rathbone Brothers (1887-92) and The Cambrian
DAVIES, JOHN GRIFFITH (1836 - 1861), poet and translator Second of the four children of John Davies (Siôn Gymro), Yetwen, Glandwr, Pembrokeshire (1804 - 1884), and his wife Phoebe, daughter of J. D. Griffiths and grand-daughter of John Griffiths, Glandwr (1731 - 1811). All four children died when comparatively young: Mary Ann in 1860 when she was 26, Elizabeth in 1859 at 19, David in 1848 aged 5, and John Griffith, who was lost overboard, near
DAVIES, JOHN GWYNORO (1855 - 1935), Calvinistic Methodist minister years he was chairman of the Barmouth urban council; and served on almost every Welsh public committee. He wrote several articles for Y Gwyddoniadur Cymreig, and was also the author of Flashes from the Welsh Pulpit, to which Thomas Charles Edwards contributed an introduction. He married (1) Mary, daughter of John Jones (Ivon, 1820 - 1898), and (2) Jeannie Mary, daughter of William Watkin, Muriau
DAVIES, JOHN IDRIS (Ioan Idris; 1821 - 1889), Welsh-American poet Born at Bala, Meironnydd, son of John Davies, bookbinder and stationer, he attended school at Dolgelley and was afterwards apprenticed to his uncle, Morris Davies (Meurig Ebrill, 1780 - 1861), carpenter, who, together with John Jones (Idris Fychan, 1825 - 1887), taught him the Welsh bardic rules. At the age of 21 he emigrated to Utica, N.Y., where he became an elder in the Welsh Calvinistic
DAVIES, JOHN SALMON (1940 - 2016), scientist Technology in the USA. In 1964 he returned to take up a lectureship at the university in Swansea where he spent the remainder of his career up to his retirement as Senior Lecturer in 2007. He served as Head of Department of Chemistry and Dean of the Science Faculty, and was respected by students and colleagues for the thoroughness of his preparation and his patient and firm nature. John married Ann Jones
DAVIES, JOSEPH EDWARD (1876 - 1958), international lawyer Born 29 November 1876 in Watertown, Wisconsin, U.S.A., the son of Edward Davies, carpenter, and his wife, Rachel, an evangelist and a poet known as ' Rahel o Fôn '. He spent part of his childhood in Anglesey and, as an university student, he spent each summer in Wales, part of the time with Evan Rowland Jones, the U. S. consul in Cardiff and a native of Tregaron, like Davies's grandfather. Later
DAVIES, MORRIS (Meurig Ebrill; 1780 - 1861), poet ; they include englynion and about a dozen carols. His first publication, Diliau Meirion, appeared in 1853, followed next year by a second part; this latter has a preface by Griffith Griffiths (Gutyn Ebrill). His third published work, which appeared in 1855, bears the title Hanes Teithiau a Helyntion Meurig Ebrill gyda 'Diliau Meirion' o Ddolgellau i Gaerlleon-Gawr, Birkenhead, Llynlleifiad, a
DAVIES, MORRIS (1796 - 1876), author, hymnologist, and musician Daniel Rowland of Llangeitho with a biography. He wrote many hymns, was a specialist in hymnology (many of the Traethodydd articles are upon this subject), and edited four collections of hymns. He was also a good musician, and in 1860 published (under the title Jeduthun) a collection of hymn-tunes, ten of which were of his own composition - on this see R. D. Griffith, Hanes Canu Cynulleidfaol Cymru
DAVIES, MORRIS (Moi Plas; 1891 - 1961), quarryman, local historian and researcher - NLW MS 17843-17932 (there is a selection of them on microfilm in the Merioneth Record Office). Morris Davies (or ' Moi Plas ' as he was known locally), was a cultured, likeable and humorous person. He was twice married: (1) in 1919 to Kate Lewis, Cwm Cynfal, Ffestiniog (died 1929), and four daughters were born to them; (2) in 1931 to Lizzie Jones, Tanygrisiau (died 1968). He died in Blaenau
DAVIES, MOSES (1799 - 1866), musician treble parts - an innovation which provoked such opposition that he resigned his precentorship, but was induced to resume it in 1834, greatly to the benefit of the congregation; apart from an absence of six years (1842-8) in London, he remained in office thenceforth. He composed some twenty-four hymn-tunes, which can be seen in Telyn Seion (R. Beynon), Caniadau Seion (R. Mills), and Haleliwia (Griffith

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