Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, JOHN EMRYS (1853 - 1931), South African banker Born at Bron-y-berllan, Denbighshire, 1853, son of Emrys Evans, Calvinistic Methodist minister. He became a bank official and went to South Africa in 1882. During the South African war he was financial adviser to the commander-in-chief (lord Roberts); in August 1900 he was made controller of Transvaal treasury and later auditor-general of the Transvaal. He was a director of Barclay's Bank
EVANS, JOHN GWENOGVRYN (1852 - 1930), palaeographer Gwilym Marles at Llandysul and Alcwyn C. Evans at Carmarthen), and entered the Presbyterian College at Carmarthen in 1872, remaining there till 1876 (apart from an interval in 1874-5 as assistant in a school in England). Ordained to the Unitarian ministry in August 1876, he was pastor at Carmarthen (1876-7) and at Preston (1877-80), but early in 1880 loss of voice compelled him to give up the ministry
EVANS, JOHN HUGH (Cynfaen; 1833 - 1886), Wesleyan Minister Born 12 July 1833 at Ysgeifiog, Flintshire, son of John Evans (Ioan Tachwedd,). He was educated at the local National school and later (because of a disagreement about learning the catechism) at the British school, Lixwm. He became the schoolmaster at Ruthin workhouse in 1853 and was admitted to the ministry in 1860. He was appointed to the Bangor circuit in order to assist Samuel Davies (1818
EVANS, JOHN JAMES (1894 - 1965), teacher and writer Born 21 April 1894 in Tŷ Capel-y-Bryn (U), Cwrtnewydd, Cardiganshire, the son of Enoch Evans, Bwlchyfadfa, Talgarreg, and his wife, Mary Thomas, whose mother came from Llanwenog and who had moved to the chapel house when she lost her husband as a young man. John Evans, the minister at Capel-y-Bryn, had a great influence on J.J. Evans. He was educated at the village primary school to which David
EVANS, JOHN JOHN (1862 - 1942), journalist the poetry column in Y Faner, that Thomas Gee required a young correspondent in his office. J.J. Evans secured the post and after settling in Denbigh he devoted his energies to his work and to master shorthand. He became a skilled journalist in both Welsh and English. He later became Thomas Gee's private secretary and during this period he contributed many articles to the Welsh encyclopaedia (Y
EVANS, JOHN RHAIADORE (1790? - 1850?), surgeon
EVANS, JOHN RICHARDS (1882 - 1969), minister (Presb.) and author Born 10 January 1882 in Manchester House, Pen-y-graig, Rhondda, Glamorganshire, son of William and Margaret Evans. He was educated in Cardiff High School, Porth secondary school, and, after beginning to preach, in the University College, Cardiff (where he graduated B.A.), and Trefeca and Aberystwyth theological colleges (where he graduated in theology). He was ordained in 1909, and served in the
EVANS, JOHN SILAS (1864 - 1953), priest and astronomer Born 11 March 1864, son of Evan Evans, Blaen-llan, Pencarreg, Carmarthenshire. Educated locally he proceeded to the school kept by Alcwyn C. Evans at Carmarthen, and afterwards to the old grammar school, Lampeter. He gained the Phillips and Treharne scholarships to St. David's College, Lampeter, and graduated B.A., 1885 with honours in divinity, winning the Welsh and science prizes. He taught at
EVANS, JOHN THOMAS (1869 - 1940), rector - see WADE-EVANS, ARTHUR WADE
EVANS, JOHN VICTOR (1895 - 1957), barrister-at-law Born 7 October 1895 at Cwmdare, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, son of Henry Howard Evans, general manager of the Cambrian Collieries in Mid-Rhondda, a prominent Baptist layman and Mary Ann Evans, his wife, who died shortly after her son was born. He was educated at the local elementary school in Cwmdare and at Christ College, Brecon. There followed war service in Egypt, France and Palestine, and after
EVANS, JOHN WILLIAM (1857 - 1930), geologist - see EVANS, WILLIAM
EVANS, JOHN YOUNG (1865 - 1941), minister (Presb.), professor at Trefeca College and afterwards at the Theological College, Aberystwyth Born 16 November 1865, at Dowlais, Glamorganshire, the son of John Bennett Evans and Ellen his wife. He was educated at Merthyr Tydfil Grammar School and was a scholar of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and Corpus Christi Oxford, graduating M.A. (London and Oxford) with first-class honours in classics and B.D. (London). He was appointed to a chair at Trefeca before completing his

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