Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, CERIDWEN LLOYD (1900 - 1983), musician and lecturer 1929 she married the Reverend Gwilym Davies (1887-1980), a native of the Llandysul area and a clergyman of the Church in Wales who was a minor canon at Bangor Cathedral at the time, and they had one son. She supported her husband in the work of the church, particularly in its musical aspects, and BBC broadcasts were an important part of her life. Both she and her husband were members of the Gorsedd
DAVIES, DAFYDD GWILYM (1922 - 2017), minister, lecturer and Baptist College Principal met at college in Bangor. They had three children: a son, Gwilym Dafydd, who followed his father into the ministry, and twin daughters, Megan and Gwen. He accepted an invitation in 1955 to join the staff of the South Wales Baptist College in Cardiff as tutor in New Testament Greek and lecturer in the Theology Faculty of University College Cardiff. He became Principal of the Baptist College in 1970
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 (1879 - 1955), minister (B), promoter of international understanding, founder of the annual Goodwill Message from the Youth of Wales collapse of the League of Nations. During World War II the Welsh Education Committee under his direction was asked to draft a model constitution for an international education organisation. The draft submitted by Gwilym Davies greatly influenced the creation of UNESCO. He is probably remembered best for initiating in 1922 the peace message of the youth of Wales to the youth of the world which is now
DAVIES, GWILYM ELFED (Baron Davies of Penrhys), (1913 - 1992), Labour politician
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, JAMES (Iago ap Dewi; 1800 - 1869), printer and poet Born near Pencader, Carmarthenshire, he received no educational advantages when a child, and spent his youth as a farm labourer. He joined the Pencader Congregational church. At about 20, he forsook farming, and became an apprentice with John Evans, printer, Carmarthen, of the Seren Gomer office. Here he met kindred spirits with a love for the muse, e.g. W. E. Jones (Gwilym Cawrdaf) and William
DAVIES, JENNIE EIRIAN (1925 - 1982), journalist of Y Faner in 1979 was in many ways the high point of Jennie Eirian's career. This post gave her the opportunity to voice her opinions on current affairs, 'to weigh things up in the light of her beliefs,' as Gwilym Prys Davies put it. As editor she gave a platform to a wide range of political and social ideas and encouraged debate. And most important of all, the weekly national magazine gave Jennie
DAVIES, JOHN OSSIAN (1851 - 1916), Congregational minister and author Born at Pendre, Cardigan, 10 November 1851, son of Daniel and Phoebe Davies. Starting life as printer and journalist, he edited Y Fellten at Merthyr Tydfil, and became secretary of the South Wales Temperance Society. He began to preach at Merthyr and entered the Memorial College, Brecon, in 1873. He was invited to succeed William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog, 1802 - 1883) in Liverpool, but accepted a
DAVIES, MARY (Mair Eifion; 1846 - 1882), poet Born 17 October 1846 at Portmadoc, where she lived all her life, the elder daughter of captain Lewis Davies and Jennet, his wife, of the Tregunter Arms, Portmadoc. She was educated at a private school at Portmadoc which was maintained by a daughter of William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog). At an early age she showed an aptitude for writing poetry and received instruction from Ioan Madog (John Williams
DAVIES, MORRIS (1796 - 1876), author, hymnologist, and musician (Gwilym Glan Hafren, 1788 - 1838) at Welshpool. After six months there, he kept school, at Pont Robert, Llanfyllin, Syston, Leicestershire, Llanfair Caereinion, and Llanfyllin again, till 1836. The parson of Syston was Edward Morgan (1784 - 1869), who was at the time engaged on his Life of Thomas Charles, and it was Davies who copied for him the 150 letters by Charles used in that book. In 1836 he
DAVIES, TOM EIRUG (Eirug; 1892 - 1951), Congl. minister, writer and poet philosophy) and B.D. The principal, Thomas Rees, referred to him as one of his brightest students. He gained an M.A. degree in 1931 for a thesis on the contribution of Gwilym Hiraethog (William Rees, 1802 - 1883 to the life and literature of his period. He became minister of the churches at Cwmllynfell, 1919-26, and Soar, Lampeter with Bethel, Parc-y-rhos, 1926-51. He held classes under the auspices of the

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