Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, ALWYN RICE (1934 - 2007), Archbishop of Wales secretary for the Student Christian Movement and SCM in Schools. In 1965, his mentor, Bishop Gwilym Williams, appointed him director of education for the diocese of Bangor, as well as chaplain of St Winifred's School, Llanfairfechan. Williams also made Jones his youth chaplain, warden of ordinands, examining chaplain and honorary chaplain of Bangor Cathedral. In addition to these roles, Jones was an
JONES, CAIN, almanac-maker Son of John Edwards ('Siôn y Potiau'). The date of his birth is not known, but his brother Abel (who became a Baptist minister at Merthyr Tydfil) was christened at Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, 21 December 1740, and it may be argued that Cain was senior to Abel. Upon the death of Gwilym Howell, in 1775, he undertook the editorship of the Welsh almanac Tymmhorol, ac wybrennol Newyddion. He was
JONES, DAVID (1788 - 1859), Independent minister Born at Pant-y-blawd (or ' Bryn-blawd'), Llanfihangel-Cilfargen, Carmarthenshire. He was a great-grandson of Thomas William (1697 - 1778), minister at Capel Isaac, and became a member of that church. He was well educated, and became a skilful veterinary surgeon - according to Gwilym Lleyn (in Enw. F.) he published a book on the horse. He was a married man, living on his freehold, Pant-arfon, when
JONES, DAVID LEWIS (1945 - 2010), Librarian of the House of Lords David Jones was born at Riversdale, Aberaeron on 4 January 1945, the son of Gwilym and Joyce Jones, and he had two sisters Alice and Elinor. He received his education at Aberaeron Grammar School and Jesus College Oxford, where he graduated in history. He was one of the earliest and most distinguished students to pass through the College of Librarianship Wales at Llanbadarn Fawr in its early days
JONES, EDWARD (fl. 1781-1840), member, from 1781 of the London Gwyneddigion he was secretary in 1782, president in 1785, and life-member of council; as his nickname implies, he hailed from Anglesey. Though he was generally spoken of as ' Jones of the Temple,' his name appears in no register of any Inn of Court, and it seems more probable that he was a lawyer's clerk - so also Robert Hughes (1744 - 1785), known to have been a clerk, is described as 'of the Temple.' Gwilym
JONES, ELEN ROGER (1908 - 1999), actress and teacher the scholarship exam to continue her education at Llangefni County School. From a class of approximately 26 children, it was Elen and one other pupil who were considered worthy of this opportunity, a boy called Gwilym, the minister's son, who would become her husband in years to come. It was in her home village that her love of drama began, after a performance of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the
JONES, EMYR WYN (1907 - 1999), cardiologist and author Director of Cardiac Studies there from 1966. For a period before and immediately after the war he also served as consultant to the three main hospitals in north Wales, Bangor, Rhyl and Wrexham, as well as holding a clinic in Rodney Street which was attended by many Welsh people. Later he was Vice-Chairman of the Welsh Hospitals Board (1968-1974) and together with the Chairman, Gwilym Prys-Davies, pressed
JONES, EVAN (Gurnos; 1840 - 1903), Congregational and Baptist minister, poet, critic, lecturer, and eisteddfod conductor won bardic chairs at Blackwood, 1870; Ystradyfodwg, 1871; Bangor, 1874; Cardiff, 1879; Racine, Wisconsin, 1881; and Rhyl, 1892. The Bangor and Rhyl eisteddfodau were national. At Pontypridd national eisteddfod (1893) the majority of the adjudicators placed an ode by Ceulanydd first and an ode by Gurnos second; another adjudicator, Gwilym Cowlyd created a scene on the platform by protesting against
JONES, EVAN (Gwrwst ab Bleddyn Flaidd, Gwrwst; 1793 - 1855), Baptist minister and littérateur Williams (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu) and David Owen (Dewi Wyn o Eifion), and was an active member of the Cymreigyddion Society at Dolgelley. He published Gwentwyson: sef Ymdrechfa Y Beirdd; neu Awdlau Galarnadol am … Y Parch. Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc), 1849, and the translation of Traethawd ar Faddeuant Pechod, 1809, by Abraham Booth is attributed to him, although he was then but a youth (see under Evan
JONES, GWILYM CERI (1897 - 1963), minister (Presb.) and poet
JONES, GWILYM CLEATON (1875 - 1961) Cape Town, Johannesburg, bank manager
JONES, GWILYM EIRWYN (EIRWYN PONTSHÂN; 1922 - 1994), carpenter, entertainer, nationalist

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