Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, EVAN (1826 - 1872), educationist Born 26 June 1826 at Gelli, Llan-y-crwys, Carmarthenshire, son of Timothy Davies, educated at Ffrwd-y-fâl by William Davies (1805 - 1859), and afterwards at Bristol, was destined for the Independent ministry and in 1842 was Dr. Williams scholar at Glasgow, where he graduated (much later, in 1858, he took his LL.D.). His college career coincided with the inception of the Nonconformist 'Voluntary
DAVIES, EVAN CYNFFIG (1843 - 1908), Independent minister, teacher, author, and musician .). In 1871 he was ordained co-pastor with William Griffith (1801 - 1881) at Holyhead. He moved to Llannerch-y-medd in 1871 and to Menai Bridge, where he was in charge of the churches both at that place and Llanfair P.G., in 1875. Shortly after moving there he opened a school at Westbury Mount, Menai Bridge, where he prepared many candidates for the ministry and the university. He wrote a memoir of
DAVIES, GEORGE MAITLAND LLOYD (1880 - 1949), Calvinistic Methodist minister and apostle of peace Born 30 April 1880, in Peel Road, Sefton Park, Liverpool, son of John and Gwen Davies. He was christened G.M. Temple Davies; he himself was responsible for changing his name. One of his brothers was John Glyn Davies. His father was a tea-merchant, whose roots were in Cardiganshire and Llyn, his mother was a daughter of John Jones, Talysarn. He was educated at Liverpool and entered the Bank of
DAVIES, GLYNNE GERALLT (1916 - 1968), minister (Congl.) and poet William John Roberts, Gwilym Cowlyd, a work which was published by his widow under the title Gwilym Cowlyd 1828-1904 (1976). He married Freda Vaughan Davies, Maesneuadd, Pontrobert and they had a son and a daughter. He died at his home in Colwyn Bay, 13 June 1968, and was buried in Bron-y-nant cemetery, Colwyn Bay.
DAVIES, GWILYM PRYS (1923 - 2017), lawyer, politician and language campaigner Gwilym Prys Davies was born on 8 December 1923 in Oswestry, Shropshire, the son of William Davies (1874-1949) and his wife Mary Matilda (née Roberts (1888-1974). His parents had moved from Llanegryn in Merionethshire in 1921 to run a guest house in Oswestry. He had one sister, Mairwen (1922-2004). The family moved back to Llanegryn when Gwilym was five, and he was brought up in Pen-y-Banc, a
DAVIES, HENRY (1696? - 1766), Independent minister Born it is said in Carmarthenshire, of a fairly well-to-do family; there are indications in his letters that he had relatives in Brecknock, possibly near Erwood; his handwriting and his correct English imply a good early education, and according to the Wilson MSS. in Dr. Williams's library he was at Carmarthen under William Evans. He was ordained (c. 1718) minister of Blaen Gwrach in the Vale of
DAVIES, Sir HENRY WALFORD (1869 - 1941), musician academic distinctions were D.Mus. (Cantab.), D.Mus. (Oxford and Dublin) hon., LL.D. (Leeds) hon., F.R.A.M., F.R.C.O., F.R.C.M. He was a prolific composer and many of his longer works were performed at the Three Choirs Festivals. He was known all over the world by his broadcast talks and gramophone records. In 1924 he married Constance Margaret, daughter of William Evans, rector of Narberth, and Canon of
DAVIES, HUGH (1739 - 1821), cleric and author of Welsh Botanology , the year in which Davies had been made a Fellow of the newly-formed Linnaean Society. He also assisted several other naturalists, among them his friend William Hudson, author of Flora Anglica, whom he visited in London in 1792, Sir James E. Smith (Flora Britannica), and James Sowerby (English Botany). Letters to Davies from Smith, Sowerby, Sir Joseph Banks, William Bingley, Lewis Weston Dillwyn
DAVIES, HUGH MORRISTON (1879 - 1965), outstanding pioneer of thoracic surgery in Britain Born 10 August 1879, the son of Swansea -born Dr. William Davies, a general practitioner at Huntingdon. Educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge, and University College Hospital, London, he obtained his initial qualifications in 1903, after being awarded some of the most prestigious prizes at the Medical School. He secured the degrees of M.Ch. and M.D. of Cambridge in 1907, the
DAVIES, HUMFFREY (fl. 1600?-64?), poet Sometimes described as sexton and sometimes as parish clerk of Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire. It is sometimes said that William Phylip wrote his well-known 'Cywydd y Bedd' after visiting the grave of Wmffre Dafydd at Llanbrynmair; it is possible, however, that the Llanbrynmair bard survived the author of 'Cywydd y Bedd' (who died 1669). Richard Williams (Montgomeryshire worthies) quotes this
DAVIES, IFOR (1910 - 1982), Labour politician listening to classical music. He remained a chapel-goer throughout his life. He married on 15 August 1950 Doreen, the daughter of William Griffiths. They had two children. They lived at Ty Pentwyn, Three Crosses, Gower. Ifor Davies died on 6 June 1982. He was succeeded by Gareth Wardell as the Labour MP for the Gower constituency who was elected in the first by-election to be held in Wales during the
DAVIES, J. GLYN - see DAVIES, JOHN GLYN

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