Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, JOHN THOMAS ALUN (1851 - 1929), Calvinistic Methodist minister - see JONES, THOMAS
JONES, JOHN WILLIAM (1883 - 1954), author, collector of letters and papers, publisher, antiquary and folk poet reading. He was generally known as 'Joni Bardd' in his neighbourhood and he fulfilled the function of folk poet conscientiously. He had a burning interest in Welsh and English poetry, and particularly in collecting and publishing the work of some of the poets of his own and neighbouring areas. He edited some of the works of Ap Alun Mabon, Gwrid y Machlud (Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1941); Ioan Brothen, Llinell
JONES, MORGAN GLYNDWR (1905 - 1995), poet, novelist and short story writer of his characters are described, both in his novels and stories, albeit the bizarre similes he uses create an effect that verges on the surreal; indeed Jones in 1937 had written a Welsh-language essay on Surrealism for Alun Llywelyn-Williams's Tir Newydd. Jones's second novel, The Learning Lark (1960) is his least successful, but was noticed in the press in Wales and in London in the light of its
JONES, RICHARD LEWIS (1934 - 2009), poet and farmer ode, 'Y Glöwr' had so enthralled him that he set about learning more about this ancient word-craft. Before long he was being taught by Alun Cilie, a local poet and a master in the art of cynghanedd. He mastered this complex form and won the Chair at the Urdd National Eisteddfod on five separate occasions. These successes opened doors for him and he became accepted as a fully-fledged member of the
JONES, RICHARD ROBERT (Dic Aberdaron; 1779 - 1843), polyglot , Cefnymeysydd. Editorial note 2021: In an autobiography which he began towards the end of his life Dic notes that his sister Jane told him that he was born in 1780, and that is the date on his gravestone. However, the records of St Hywyn’s Church, Aberdaron, show that he was baptized on 4 July 1779. He was the third of four children of Robert Jones and his wife Margret. [Information from Alun Jones]
JONES, THOMAS (Glan Alun; 1811 - 1866), Calvinistic Methodist minister and man of letters - 1908), and another married John Puleston Jones. A son, JOHN THOMAS ALUN JONES, born 23 August 1851, died 1 May 1929, became a C.M. minister and was for many years librarian and registrar of the C.M. College at Bala. A reclusive man, of fastidious literary tastes, he was deeply read in the older Puritans and in the mystics, and wrote well concerning them in periodicals. In 1908 he published a small
JONES, THOMAS LLEWELYN (1915 - 2009), poet and prolific writer children. With the active encouragement of Alun R. Edwards, the then Ceredigion county librarian, a number of conferences were held at Cilgwyn House in Newcastle Emlyn to take steps to meet the need. Literary competitions were organised and the winning works were published. T. Llew Jones began to enjoy writing adventure tales for children and he soon establishes himself as the premier children's author
LEWIS, ALUN (1915 - 1944), poet
LEWIS, HYWEL DAVID (1910 - 1992), university professor and philosopher , Reason and the Self was published in 1990 edited by Professor T.A. Roberts and Stewart R. Sutherland in which there is a full list of his publications. Hywel D. Lewis had one brother, Alun T. Lewis, Llanrwst, a writer who published six volumes, mainly of short stories, Corlan Twsog (1948), Y Piser Trwm (1957), Blwyddyn o Garchar (1962), Y Dull Deg (1973), Cesig Eira (1979) and Dringo dan Ganu (1985).
LEWIS, IDRIS (1889 - 1952), musician vocal programmes on sound radio, including ' Melys Lais '; and ' Cenwch im yr hen ganiadau '. Although he was not a prolific composer, he arranged a number of works for male voice choirs, and some of the songs from his setting of ' Alun Mabon ' (Ceiriog), which was first broadcast in 1935, remain popular on eisteddfod and concert platforms. He was the author of a useful volume Cerddoriaeth yng Nghymru
LEWIS, THOMAS (1868 - 1953), Principal of Brecon Memorial College a weekly prayer meeting for young men in a cottage known as Cwmcafit. He was educated at Cwmclynmaen board school until he was 14 when he went to live with his brother Howell at Buckley, Flintshire. After a period in the board school there he became a pupil at Alun School in Mold. He gained University of London matriculation in January, 1885 and that year he was admitted to University College
LEWIS, TIMOTHY (1877 - 1958), Welsh and Celtic scholar churches in the Clunderwen area, but died aged 34; another son was Thomas John who graduated at University College, Bangor. He was a schoolteacher in Aberdare, and rose to be director of education for Aberdare. The poet, Alun Lewis, was his son. Most probably Timothy Lewis left school at the age of 13 and worked in the mines until he was 22. It is also likely that he had began preaching by then and set

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