Dictionary of Welsh Biography

REES, DAVID JAMES (1913 - 1983), golfer and author Dai Rees was born 31 March, 1913 in the village of Font-y-gary near Barry, Glamorganshire, the son of David Evans Rees (died 1959) and his wife Louisa Alice (née Trow). As his parents were involved in the world of golf - his father was the professional at Leys Golf Club in the Vale of Glamorgan and his mother a steward in the same club - he was brought up to play the game from childhood. He began
REES, EVAN (Dyfed; 1850 - 1923), Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and archdruid of Wales , Oriau gydag Islwyn. He died 19 March 1923. Jonathan Rees was his brother.
REES, JOSIAH (1744 - 1804), Unitarian minister (Llangyfelach parish - today Pontardawe); he lived at Gelli-gron, and kept school there till c. 1785. He was deeply interested in Welsh history and literature, and in March 1770 began publishing a fortnightly magazine, Trysorfa Gwybodaeth, better known under the title Yr Eurgrawn, which was suggested by Richard Morris of Anglesey (see Add. M.L., p. 767). Only fifteen numbers appeared - still, this was the
REES, LEWIS (1710 - 1800), Independent minister Born 2 March 1710, at Glynllwydrew, Blaen Glyn Nedd, Glamorganshire, son of Rees Edward Lewis, and a grandson to the incumbent of the parish of Penderyn. His father left the Established Church and brought up his son as a Nonconformist. He was educated at the Blaen-gwrach school kept by Henry Davies (1696? - 1766), the minister, and in schools conducted by Joseph Simmons, Swansea, Rees Price, Tyn
REES, MORGAN GORONWY (1909 - 1979), writer and university administrator a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers (commissioned on 23 March), having amazed his friends the year before by volunteering for military service. Rees took to soldiering, becoming a liaison officer under General Montgomery and a lieutenant-colonel with the occupying forces in Germany. As senior intelligence officer, his journalistic acumen and German expertise proved substantial assets
REES, OWEN (1717 - 1768), Independent minister fairly clear that he had been invited to take charge of Clun-pentan in 1741, for a letter of 7 August (T.L. 362) from Edward Jones to Howel Harris names Rees as a Dissenting minister favourable to Methodism; but he was not ordained till March 1742; 9 March says Thomas Morgan's diary (regretting his inability to attend 'my dear friend's ordination') and the Cilgwyn church book (Cofiadur, 1923, 30), but
REES, RICE (1804 - 1839), cleric and scholar Born 31 March 1804 at Ton near Llandovery, son of David and Sarah Rees - see the article on the Rees of Ton family. His father was apparently an Independent, and Rice Rees was christened in the Independent chapel by Peter Jenkins of Brychgoed. In 1819 he went to Lampeter grammar school, which in those days was in charge of Eliezer Williams, but his stay there was short. After that, he spent some
REES, THOMAS (1862 - 1951), breeder of Welsh cobs Blaen-waun, a small farm in Penuwch, 1914-44, and to Bear's Hill, a smallholding nearby, in 1944. He died there on 15 January 1951 cared for by his grandson and grand-daughter, his wife having predeceased him in March 1936, shortly after celebrating their golden wedding. They are buried in the cemetery of Capel Gwynfil, Llangeitho. At the age of 18, in 1880, he started keeping a stallion, called
REES, THOMAS JAMES (1875 - 1957), director of education Born 19 March 1875, son of James and Mary Rees, Waun-wen, Swansea, Glamorganshire. He was a graduate (B.A.) of the University of London (1898) and, despite his lack of experience as a headmaster, was appointed from among 112 applicants director of education in Swansea in 1908, a post which he filled with distinction until he retired in 1943. In national education he became well known as a member
REES, WILLIAM THOMAS (Alaw Ddu; 1838 - 1904), musician eisteddfod of 1877), four requiems, part-songs, anthems, chants, hymn-tunes, together with solos (e.g. ' Y Ffynnon ger fy Mwth'). He died 19 March 1904 and was buried in the burial ground of Capel Newydd, Llanelly.
REYNOLDS, JONATHAN OWAIN (Nathan Dyfed; 1814 - 1891), author MS 987C contain hundreds of letters written to Jonathan and Llywarch Reynolds. Llywarch Reynolds and his wife Elsa Irene copied much Welsh poetry and prose, and also translated much German literature. He died at Brislington, Bristol, on 12 March 1916, when on a visit, and was buried there.
RHYS, EDWARD PROSSER (1901 - 1945), journalist, poet and publisher Born 4 March 1901 at Pentremynydd, Bethel (Trefenter), Mynydd Bach, Cardiganshire, son of Elizabeth and David Rees, a blacksmith, from a family of smiths, the family moved later to Morfa Du. As a child he attended Cofadail primary school and proceeded to Ardwyn grammar school (Aberystwyth county school) in 1914. He was there only for some eighteen months as his health broke down and he was at

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