Dictionary of Welsh Biography

REES, MORGAN GORONWY (1909 - 1979), writer and university administrator , sodomy and treachery'. In 1974 came Brief Encounters, a selection of Rees's Encounter writings. His monthly column (simply signed 'R') was highly popular, 'a never ending source of pleasure, learning and wisdom', wrote one reader, and it was an Encounter piece that gave rise to McVicar by Himself (1974), the prison writings of John McVicar edited and introduced by Rees. A privately printed company
REES, RICE (1804 - 1839), cleric and scholar time at home and it was during this period that this interest in Welsh was roused by John Howell, Ioan Glan Dyfroedd, who was headmaster of the British school in the town. He then went to his uncle, W. J. Rees, at Cascob to be prepared for Oxford; he was admitted to Jesus College in 1822, graduated in 1826 (B.D. 1837), and in 1828 was elected a Fellow of his college. Llewellyn Lewellin was his tutor
REES, RICHARD JENKIN (1868 - 1963), minister (Presb.) Born 10 September 1868 at Riwel Isaf, Pen-y-garn, Cardiganshire, son of John and Catherine Rees, who moved to London when he was an infant. He was educated at the City of London School and Aberystwyth College (where he graduated B.A. of the University of London). He later proceeded to Mansfield College, Oxford, graduating with a first class in theology. Whilst at Aberystwyth he had intended
REES, THOMAS (1862 - 1951), breeder of Welsh cobs family devoted itself exclusively to the Welsh cob even when a majority of breeders found it more profitable to keep other breeds. It has often been said that the Welsh cob would not have survived the lean years but for the contribution of Thomas Rees and his sons. He was made an honorary member of the Welsh Pony and Cob Society. John Roderick Rees, son of David Rees, inherited ' Rhosfarch Frenin
REES, THOMAS (1815 - 1885), Independent minister, and historian Nonconformity and Independency in Wales; from an early age he had a passion for history. His History of Protestant Nonconformity in Wales (1861 - enlarged edition in 1883) is very well known; the original intention that Rees should co-operate with David Morgan (1779 - 1858) was abandoned, as Rees had no very high opinion of Morgan's work. In 1852, Rees had suggested to John Thomas (1821 - 1892) that they
REES, THOMAS MARDY (1871 - 1953), Independent minister, historian and author and John, were working in No. 2 pit on 23 December 1885 when a tragic explosion happened there, but the three were saved. Thomas ' public career as a reciter, orator, poet and narrator began early. He began preaching when he was eighteen years of age, at the request of Siloa, Maerdy. He attended Pentre secondary school, Rhondda, before moving on to Gwynfryn school, Ammanford. He won a scholarship
REES, WILLIAM (1808 - 1873), printer and publisher that Alun's (John Blackwell) Cylchgrawn was published in 1834. The connection between the Reeses and Brutus (David Owen) is also interesting. The latter had been editing Lleuad yr Oes, which was printed by Jeffrey Jones. When Jones died in 1830, the Reeses took over his press - and Brutus with it - and Yr Efangylydd (1831-May 1835) was started. Brutus changed his political and ecclesiastical opinions
REES, WILLIAM HOPKYN (1859 - 1924), missionary, linguist, author Richard, and in 1916 general secretary, of the Christian Literature Society for China, and a member of the editorial board of the Chinese Recorder in 1919. He resigned in 1921 owing to ill health, and was given the chair of Chinese in the University of London. He published China a'r Chineaid, 1906, Griffith John o China, 1901, in Welsh, and Jonathan Lees of Tientsin and How to Study Chinese, 1918, both
REES, WILLIAM JENKINS (1772 - 1855), cleric and antiquary . A better idea of his output may be obtained by looking at the great collection of his letters ('Tonn MSS.') in the Cardiff City Library. He was one of the most zealous of the band of literary clergymen (such as John Jenkins and Thomas Price) who were reviving the eisteddfod and helping to resurrect the Cymmrodorion Society - for this see Helen Ramage in Cymm., 1951, ch. v. He was also on the
REES, WILLIAM THOMAS (Alaw Ddu; 1838 - 1904), musician Born 29 September 1838 in the village of Pwll-y-glaw, near Pont-rhyd-y-fen, Glamorganshire, the son of Thomas and Mary Rees, natives of Laleston, near Bridgend, Glamorganshire. The family moved to Aberdare in 1851 where, after the death of his father, the son began to work, when still young, in a coal-mine. He came under the influence of John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt) and other musicians who lived
RELLY family him with Antincmianism, though it would seem that (at any rate at first) his views were rather Quietist - he and his brother for a short while (1750-3) joined John Harris 'of S. Kennox ' (1704 - 1763) in forming a small independent sect. Afterwards, James Relly became a ' Universalist,' and moved to London, preaching at first at Coachmakers' Hall, then at Bartholomew Close, and finally (1769-78) at
RELLY, JOHN (d. 1777), Universalist preacher - see RELLY

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