Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, DAVID (Dewi Dawel; 1814 - 1891), tailor, publican, and poet , horticulture, etc. Among his printed compositions are an essay (successful at Llandilo eistedfodd) on the duty of parents to give a good education to their daughters, a ballad, and verses on the state of education in Wales following the report of the commissioners in 1847 ('Brad y Llyfrau Gleision'); these verses (see Yr Ymofynydd, 1849) are reproduced in The Life and Work of William Williams, M.P., by
EVANS, DAVID (Dewi Haran; 1812 - 1885), auctioneer, valuer, land agent, and poet and poetry. He contributed much to the periodical press and wrote several prize essays for the national and other eisteddfodau, receiving also numerous prizes for englynion, pryddestau, etc. He published some poems under the title of Telyn Haran in 1878 (Pontypridd, B. Davies); the volume, which was dedicated to lord Tredegar, was edited by William Thomas (Glanffrwd, 1843 - 1890), and contains some
EVANS, DAVID (1793 - 1861), glass stainer the firm of Evans and Betton. Their work, particularly on the great east window, the gift of William of Wykeham, was considered a notable achievement as a specimen of close imitation of the ancient painted glass. Other work by Evans includes the restoration of the east window (dating from c. 1445) in Ludlow church and windows in Lincoln cathedral and in the Abbey church, Shrewsbury. Evans died at
EVANS, DAVID (fl. 1710?-1745?), Independent minister in the Welsh Tract, etc., Pennsylvania, and author Although it is not certain that he was born in Wales - some authorities say that he was a son of the Rev. William Evans, Pencader, Carmarthenshire, who emigrated to America - he deserves notice as one of the earliest Welsh authors in America. At least three books by him were published, (a) A Help for parents and Heads of families … by David Evans, a Labourer in the Gospel at Tredyffren in
EVANS, DAVID LEWIS (1813 - 1902), Unitarian minister and tutor Born 24 July 1813 at Penrallt, Rhuddlan, Cardiganshire. He was educated at the Rhyd-y-bont school under William Jones and at Blaenbydernyn under John Davies, after which he opened schools of his own at Llandilo, Ffald-y-brenin, and Llanwenog (1832-4). He went to Carmarthen College (1834-8) and later became minister of Llandyfân (Onnen-fawr), Llandilo (1838-40), and Bloxham and Milton, Oxfordshire
EVANS, Sir DAVID OWEN (1876 - 1945), barrister, industrialist and politician Born 5 February 1876 in Penbryn, Cardiganshire, son of William Evans, farmer, and his wife. He was educated at Llandovery College and the Imperial College of Science, London. In 1896 he entered the Civil Service and was attached to the Inland Revenue Department. He married 1899, Kate Morgan. Whilst in the Civil Service he studied law and was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1909. He practised
EVANS, ERNEST (1885 - 1965), county court judge, M.P. the ensuing by-election against William Llewelyn Williams, the candidate chosen by the traditional liberals in Cardiganshire. He won the seat after a bitter battle which split the Cardiganshire Liberal Party for many years. At the 1922 general election, Evans ' majority fell to 515 after a contest against Rhys Hopkin Morris, who stood for the Independent Liberals. At the 1923 general election, he
EVANS, EVAN (1851 - 1934), eisteddfodwr, and secretary of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion Born at Nancaw in the parish of Llangelynnin, Meironnydd, 25 November 1852, according to one record, or 18 November 1851, according to another. His father was Lewis Evans; his mother was Ann Lewis of Arthog - she died in giving birth to her second son William. Evan was brought up from the age of 4 in the remote village of Trawsfynydd by his father's mother, Beti Evans, a woman of strong
EVANS, EVAN (Ieuan Fardd, Ieuan Brydydd Hir; 1731 - 1788), scholar, poet, and cleric literary and antiquarian renaissance in Wales in the 18th century, e.g. Richard and William Morris, William Wynn of Llangynhafal, and Goronwy Owen. Ordained deacon at S. Asaph, 4 August 1754, and priest, 3 August 1755, he was licensed as curate of Manafon, Montgomeryshire. Some time in the first six months of 1756 he left, and spent the remainder of the year as curate of Lyminge, Kent. Early in 1757 he
EVANS, EVAN HERBER (1836 - 1896), Independent minister and college principal Congregational Union of England and Wales, 1892. He was first, last, and above all, a preacher, and was in greater demand as a lecturer and preacher than anybody else in his generation. As a lecturer, he was in the line of Gwilym Hiraethog (William Rees, 1802 - 1883). His lectures were models of pure oratory, his sermons, of consecrated eloquence. He was appointed one of the joint editors of Y Dysgedydd in
EVANS, EVAN KERI (1860 - 1941), minister (Congl.) spiritual pilgrimage, by T. Glyn Thomas, was published in 1961. He resigned from the ministry in 1938 and retired to Llanelli where he died 7 June 1941. He was particularly gifted as a translator of hymns.
EVANS, EVAN WILLIAM (1860 - 1925), editor and publisher

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