Dictionary of Welsh Biography

IORWERTH DRWYNDWN (d. c. 1174), prince of Gwynedd Upper Gwynedd by his half-brother, David I, in 1174.
IORWERTH FYNGLWYD (fl. c. 1480-1527), bard also. He sang much to gentlemen in his own province - members of the families of Games, Stradling, Bawdrip, and Mansel, and to David, abbot of Margam, between 1500 and 1517. But his chief patron was Rhys ap Siôn, Aberpergwm, the most distinguished member of that notable family. He visited Kidwelly and Ystrad Tywi also; it may be surmised that one of his favourite haunts was the court of Sir Rhys ap
ISAAC, DAVID LLOYD (1818 - 1876), cleric and author
JACOB, HENRY THOMAS (1864 - 1957), minister (Congl.), lecturer, writer and poet was a master at portraying old characters, and he aroused interest and admiration throughout Wales. Among his lectures (in Welsh) were: 'My father's tale', 'The old collier', 'The old precentor', 'General Booth', 'The Black Man's Land'. It was his interest in church missionary work, and his service to it, that prompted him to write Dilyn y wawr, and a biography of Hopcyn Rees. He also published
JAMES, CARWYN REES (1929 - 1983), teacher, rugby player and coach Carwyn James was born on 2 November 1929 in Cefneithin, Carmarthenshire. He was the youngest of four children born to David Michael James (1891-1972) and his wife Annie (née Davies, 1893-1974). He had two sisters, Gwen (1914-1996) and Eilonwy (1918-2005), and a brother Dewi (1927-2015). His mother's family were carpenters and his father was a farm hand who moved from Cardiganshire's rural poverty
JAMES, DAVID (1863 - 1929), Rugby football players XV and in the Welsh side that played against England in 1899. The brothers earned fame as a pair rather than as individuals. David James died 2 January 1929.
JAMES, DAVID (1787 - 1862), musician
JAMES, DAVID (Dewi o Ddyfed; 1803 - 1871), cleric and author Wales. Whilst in England he became an active member of the ' Association of Welsh Clergy in the West Riding of the County of York,' a society which was greatly concerned with the question of non- Welsh -speaking incumbents. The 1856 meeting of the Association was held at Marsden Vicarage, where David James was incumbent. Amongst his published works are The Patriarchal Religion of Britain; or a
JAMES, DAVID (Defynnog; 1865 - 1928), schoolmaster, educationist, organiser of summer schools, and author Born 17 August 1865 in Libanus in the parish of Defynnog, Brecknockshire. He was the son of David James, Baptist minister and his wife Mary, sister of ' Myfyr Emlyn ' (Benjamin Thomas), the poet-preacher. They had four sons and four daughters. Defynnog was educated in Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthenshire, and Dinas, Pembrokeshire, where his father was minister. He was intent on becoming a teacher, and
JAMES, DAVID EMRYS (Dewi Emrys; 1881 - 1952), minister (Congl.), writer and poet Born 26 May 1881 at Majorca House, New Quay, Cardiganshire, son of Thomas Emrys James, a Congl. minister in Llandudno at the time, and Mary Ellen (née Jones), his wife, the daughter of a master mariner. The mother returned to New Quay to give birth to the child who was named David Edward, but the name Emrys was adopted later. When he was 7 years old his father received a call to be pastor of
JAMES, Sir DAVID JOHN (1887 - 1967), businessman and philanthropist Born 13 May 1887 in London, one of the two sons of Cathryn (née Thomas) and John James. The family returned to the old home in Pantyfedwen, Pontrhydfendigaid, Cardiganshire when the boys were young. In 1903 David John went to St. John's College, Ystrad Meurig, to prepare for the ministry but remained there for one term only. He returned to London to run the family dairy business and spent the
JAMES, HERBERT ARMITAGE (1844 - 1931), cleric and headmaster Born at Kirkdale, Liverpool, 3 August 1844, second son of David James (Dewi o Ddyfed). He was educated at Abergavenny grammar school and went to Jesus College, Oxford, in 1863. He was at Lincoln College, Oxford, in 1864 (scholar 1864-7), and obtained first classes in classical honour moderations in 1865 and 'Litterae Humaniores' in 1867. He took his B.A. in 1867, M.A. in 1870, B.D. in 1874, and

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