Dictionary of Welsh Biography

REES, THOMAS JAMES (1875 - 1957), director of education
REES, THOMAS MARDY (1871 - 1953), Independent minister, historian and author Born Skiwen, Glamorganshire, in 1871, one of the six children of William Rees, collier, and his wife Mary. He attended the national school in the village and afterwards joined his father in the Fforest Fforchdwm colliery. Later, after moving to Resolven, they worked at Melin-cwrt Level. When the level closed they moved to Maerdy in the Rhondda Fach valley. The father and two of the boys, Thomas
REES, THOMAS WYNFORD (Dagger; 1898 - 1959), major-general
REES, WILLIAM (1808 - 1873), printer and publisher Eminent Welshmen, 1852; Carnhuanawc's Literary Remains (jointly with Longmans, London); and Ieuan Gwynedd's book, 1848, directed against the report of the education commissioners, 1846-7. With all this, Rees took a leading part in the public life of the town, and was the organizer of the fund to build Thomas Phillips's (1760-1851) school at Llandovery. He died 13 July 1873 and was buried at Llandingad.
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
REES-DAVIES, IEUAN (1894 - 1967), musician and author of his works is his setting for male choir of a nursery song which is attributed to Charles I, ' Close thine eyes ', and which was rendered into Welsh ('Cyn cau llygaid') by William Evans ('Wil Ifan ') and published by Curwen Press in 1938. He published also a bilingual anthology of poetry from his native district, Caniadau Cwm Rhondda (1928) which includes two of his own compositions, ' Y garreg
REICHEL, Sir HENRY RUDOLF (1856 - 1931), principal of University College, Bangor single faculty the teachers of the University College and of the denominational colleges at Bangor (see under Thomas Rees, 1869 - 1926). With J. Viriamu Jones he played a leading part in the establishment in 1893 of the University of Wales, of which he was vice-chancellor for six periods. He championed successfully the ideal of a university whose primary functions should be teaching and research rather
REYNOLDS, JONATHAN OWAIN (Nathan Dyfed; 1814 - 1891), author with the Thomas Stephens MSS. described on pages 66, 71-7 in the same volume). These manuscripts are evidence of Reynolds's great services to Welsh and Celtic studies. He was on friendly terms with (Sir) John Rhys (see, e.g., NLW MSS 998C) and other Celtic scholars. It was he who saw through the press (1893) the famous essay written in 1858 by Thomas Stephens on the Madoc legend. NLW MS 986C and NLW
RHODRI ap GRUFFYDD (d. c. 1315), prince of Gwynedd this marriage - Thomas ap Rhodri, father of Owain ap Thomas ap Rhodri.
RHYS family, rhymesters and minstrels DAVID (1742? - 1824) was a carpenter. He composed popular carols and songs. He was a good musician and led the church choir. He died at Penygeulan. THOMAS (1750/51 - 1828) was noted for his wit and pungent songs. He died at Bont. MARY (1744? - 1842) also composed songs, but she was better known for her singing. They were about the last of the wandering minstrels and carol-singers in
RHYS ap GRUFFYDD (d. 1356), nobleman Carmarthen and Cardigan, passed to his son, Sir RHYS THE YOUNGER (born 1325). These unusually large Welsh estates for the period in which Sir Rhys flourished, and indeed the first of their kind in Wales, continued in the hands of his male descendants until the marriage towards the close of the 15th century of a sole remaining female descendant with Thomas ap Gruffudd ap Nicolas of Dinefwr; the eldest son

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