Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRIFFITHS, DAVID (1756 - 1834), Methodist cleric parish. He was one of the executors of the will of Bridget Bevan, and did a great deal for education after the money left by the will had been made available. He died 18 September 1834 at Berry Hill, Newport, Pembrokeshire, and was buried in Nevern church. JOHN GRIFFITHS, minister Religion David Griffiths' brother, was a student at the countess of Huntingdon's college at Trevecka. In 1795, in Spa
GRIFFITHS, DAVID REES (Amanwy; 1882 - 1953), poet and writer much to it on local matters. He also wrote the column ' O gwm i gwm ' for Y Cymro for some years. He was elected a deacon of Gellimanwydd Congl. church, and published a tribute to his old minister (Rev. Isaac Cynwyd Evans) under the title Gweinidog fy ieuenctid (1945). He broadcast many times and took a leading role in the film David, a portrayal of his life. His poetical works - pryddestau, songs
GRIFFITHS, DAVID ROBERT (1915 - 1990), Baptist minister and Biblical scholar D. R. Griffiths was born in Brynhyfryd, Pentre, Rhondda in 1915. He was the son of the Reverend Robert Griffiths, minister of Moriah Baptist chapel, Pentre, and Mrs Mimah Griffiths, daughter of David Davies, Maes Twynog, Llanwrda. Five very talented children were born to them: Elizabeth Jane, Augusta, John Gwyn (Professor J. Gwyn Griffiths, Swansea University), David Robert and Gwilym. Like his
GRIFFITHS, EVAN THOMAS (1886 - 1967), teacher, scholar and writer Born 20 February 1886, in Llanafan, Cardiganshire, the son of David and Anne Griffiths; he was baptised on 11 March at Llanafan parish church. He received his early education at Llanafan primary school and the school's records note that he was a pupil-teacher, 1902-04, and a former pupil-teacher, 1905. In September 1904, he was successful at the University of London's matriculation examination
GRIFFITHS, GRIFFITH (1762 - 1818), Presbyterian minister of unknown antecedents, was at Castellhywel school and went to Swansea Academy in 1784. He was ordained in 1788 as colleague to David Griffiths at Llechryd, Cardiganshire, and after D. Griffiths's death (1794) was sole pastor; he also kept school. Like his colleague, he was far from being an orthodox Calvinist; indeed, throughout his career at Llechryd he also assisted David Davis at Pen-rhiw
GRIFFITHS, JAMES (JEREMIAH) (1890 - 1975), Labour politician and cabinet minister He was born at Betws, Ammanford on 19 September 1890, the youngest of the ten children of William Griffiths, a colliery blacksmith, and Margaret Morris. One of his brothers was the celebrated Welsh poet Amanwy (David Rhys Griffiths, died December 1953). He attended Betws board school, Ammanford, 1896-1903, and spoke only Welsh until he was five years old. He began work in a local anthracite
GRIFFITHS, JAMES (1782 - 1858), Independent minister Born 2 August 1782 at Clun-gwyn, Mydrim, Carmarthenshire, the son of David and Margaret Griffiths, members of Bethlehem church, St Clears. He went from school at St Clears to Carmarthen grammar school, and passed into the Presbyterian Academy in 1802. He was ordained at Machynlleth in March 1807. His churches increased in membership; Aberhosan and Penuel were under his care, and he had oversight
GRIFFITHS, JOHN GWYNEDD (1911 - 2004), scholar, poet and Welsh nationalist and Society in honour of J. Gwyn Griffiths (ed. Alan B. Lloyd), which contains a bibliography of his writings to 1991. A matter of particular joy to him was the opening, in Swansea University in 1998, of the Egypt Centre, a permanent and purpose-built home for the Wellcome Collection of Egyptian Antiquities: he and Käthe Bosse-Griffiths had been instrumental in securing the collection for the
GRIFFITHS, THOMAS (JEREMY) (Tau Gimel; 1797? - 1871), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster and his family emigrated to the U.S.A. He was preaching at Caeronnen, 1846-51, and at Cribin and Ciliau, 1846-8. From 1851 to 1855 he was once more on his travels, but not this time to the U.S.A. He returned to his old neighbourhood and preached at Cribin from 1857 to 1868. He spent the autumn of his life at the home of his friend the Rev. David Evans of Maesymeillion. He died 19 January 1871 and
GRIFFITHS, VAVASOR (d. 1741), Independent minister and tutor in with the board's wishes, on condition that the academy should be removed, not indeed to Maesgwyn, but to Llwyn-llwyd, near Hay, and amalgamated with the school already kept there by David Price, minister of Maesyronnen, near Glasbury. The Congregational fund board joined in this scheme, paying Griffiths an extra £5 a year as pastor of Maesgwyn, over and above the £10 each which the two boards
GRONOW, DANIEL (d. 1796), Presbyterian minister , 319 - which calls him ' David Gronow ' and speaks of his 'imperfect' English). From 1782 till 1787, he was pastor of various churches in Yorkshire, but removed then to Alfreton, Derby., where he died in 1796.
GROSSMAN, YEHUDIT ANASTASIA (1919 - 2011), Jewish patriot and author could, simultaneously working for John Petts at Caseg Press in nearby Llanystumdwy. Yehudit meanwhile remained at his parents' home in Wardley, where their first son, David, was born in December 1947, before joining Jones at Bron-y-Foel in February 1948. In November 1949, she returned to Israel, taking David with her and spending six months there tutoring immigrants in the Hebrew language. Back in

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