Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DANIEL, WILLIAM RAYMOND (1928 - 1997), association football player (1912-1983) and during his first three seasons played in only 13 League matches. Whilst still a reserve, he made his international debut for Wales in a 1-1 draw against England, in a game played at Roker Park, Sunderland on 20 October 1951. He was eventually to win 21 caps for his country. When Compton retired in 1951, Daniel became an Arsenal regular playing at Wembley in the FA Cup final loss to
DEWI Saint , founder and abbot-bishop of S. Davids, and patron saint of Wales Martyrology of Oengus' (c. 800) 1 March is recorded as his festival. There are churches associated with his name in South Wales, Brittany, Cornwall, and southwestern England. Of the churches named after him in Wales (the majority of them probably founded by him), there is not one to the north of a line drawn from the mouth of the river Wyre to Glasbury. It is likely that the distribution of his churches
DAVIES, ALUN HERBERT (CREUNANT) (1927 - 2005), the first director of the Welsh Books Council Ceredigion Library until the work had increased sufficiently to justify employing a full-time organiser. Alun Creunant Davies took up his position on St David's Day, 1 March 1965. During his period of office (1965-1987) the Books Council became an important and influential institution in the field of Welsh-language publishing. He persuaded local authorities and subsequently the Welsh Arts Council (as it
DAVIES, ANEIRIN TALFAN (1909 - 1980), poet, literary critic, broadcaster and publisher Parry and Waldo Williams. On 1 June 1936 he married Mary Anne Evans (1912-1971), a teacher from Barry, and they had two sons, Owen (born 1938) and Geraint (born 1943), and one daughter, Elinor (born 1946). He left London in 1937, and opened a pharmacist's shop at 9 Heathfield Road, Swansea. His name, Aneirin Davies, was prominent on the shop-front, with 'Aneirin ap Talfan' in brackets below, and the
DAVIES, DAFYDD GWILYM (1922 - 2017), minister, lecturer and Baptist College Principal Dafydd G. Davies was born on 1 July 1922 at Prysgol, Four Crosses, Pwllheli, the only child of John Clement Davies (1896-1982), a Baptist minister, and his wife Gwen Ellen (née Griffith, 1894-1970), a Welsh teacher. The family moved in 1922 when his father became minister of Graig Baptist Church in Newcastle Emlyn, and Dafydd was brought up there. He was educated at Adpar Primary School
DAVIES, DAVID (1794 - 1856), Baptist minister and college tutor remaining there till 1837, when he accepted a call from Haverfordwest. When the Baptist College there was opened (1 August 1839) he was placed in charge of it. He died 19 March 1856.
DAVIES, DAVID (1817 - 1855), harpist Born at Gelli-gaer, Glamorganshire, 27 January 1817, son of David Davies. He was brought up to be a harpist, went to France for three years to complete his musical education, and became a skilled performer on the triple harp. He was a prizewinner in the Abergavenny eisteddfod, 1838, and in the Castleton eisteddfod the same year. He died 1 November 1855 and was buried in Gelli-gaer churchyard.
DAVIES, DAVID REES (Cledlyn; 1875 - 1964), schoolmaster, poet, writer, local historian Odlau (1963), which portrays local characters and includes a selection of his own poems. But his main work, in collaboration with his second wife, was a local history, Hanes plwyf Llanwenog (1936; 2nd ed. 1939). They also wrote a history of the parish of Llanwnnen, parts of which were published in the Welsh Gazette. He married (1), summer 1895, Elizabeth Thomas, who died 12 February 1908 leaving three
DAVIES, DAVID RICHARD (1889 - 1958), theologian, journalist and cleric editor of the Church of England Newspaper for ten years. He died 1 November 1958 and was buried in Parham, West Sussex, 5 November 1958. His publications include The Two Humanities (1940); The Church and the peace (1940); Down Peacock's Feathers: Studies in the contemporary significance of the General Confession (1942); Divine Judgement in Human History (1943), Religion and Nationality (1944); On to
DAVIES, DAVID TEGFAN (1883 - 1968), Congregational minister farm servant at Rhyd-y-rhaw, Peniel, and became a member of Peniel (Congregational) church, where he began to preach in August 1903 under the ministry of H.T. Jacob. He attended the Old College School at Carmarthen before going to Bala-Bangor College in 1905. On 13 September 1908 he was ordained minister at Seion, Pontypridd, but moved to Addoldy, Glyn-neath, where he was inducted on 1 January 1911
DAVIES, EVAN (Eta Delta; 1794 - 1855), Independent minister defective, should not be admitted to the ministry. The expression of these views roused bitter resentment in many quarters. He published a number of small tracts, e.g. Iachawdwriaeth Babanod, 1833, Cynghorion a Chyfarwyddiadau Meddygol, 1840, and Y Weinidogaeth a'r Eglwysi, 1840. The last-named (The Ministry and the Churches) caused a considerable stir and was republished with additions in 1854. He died 1
DAVIES, GRIFFITH (Gwyndaf; 1868 - 1962), poet, tutor of poets and antiquary farm near his birthplace. He married (1) Elin Davies, Bryncaled, and (2) Kate Ann Jones, Bryn Coch, Llanuwchllyn, a descendant of John Jones ('Tudur Llwyd'), Weirglodd Gilfach, a local poet and antiquary. They had one daughter, Megan. Gwyndaf spent the last years of his life at Glan'rafon, a cottage at the foot of Carndochan. He was elected a deacon of Yr Hen Gapel (Congl.), Llanuwchllyn, and was a

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