Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, Sir ALFRED THOMAS (1861 - 1949), the first Permanent Secretary (1907-25) of the Welsh Department of the Board of Education Born 11 March 1861 at Liverpool, son of William Davies, silk mercer; educated there and at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, he practised as a solicitor at Liverpool, 1883-1907, specialising in licensing law, and playing a prominent part in the temperance campaign in the city. He also served as secretary of various educational committees and trusts, and was from 1904 to 1907 a member
DAVIES, ALUN (1916 - 1980), historian . He was taken to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London for treatment, but died there after a few months 20 March 1980. His funeral was held at Henrietta Street Chapel, and his ashes were buried in the family plot in Bwlchnewydd cemetery, Carmarthenshire. Alun Davies will be remembered as one who had a brilliant academic career, a popular lecturer, but above all as a warm-hearted, agreeable and
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, BENJAMIN (1739? - 1817), Independent academy tutor Born 1739 or 1740, third son of REES DAVIES of the substantial freehold of Canerw in Llanboidy parish, Carmarthenshire. Rees Davies was himself a man of some note, though precise information about him is scanty; he died c. 1788. He was a teaching elder of Henllan Amgoed church, and (with Henry Palmer and John Davies of Glandŵr) wrote a letter to Howel Harris (Trevecka letter 231) on 22 March 1740
DAVIES, BENJAMIN (1858 - 1943), singer royal visit to that town. He lived at Arkhill, near Bath, and died in the Clifton Nursing Home, Bristol, 28 March 1943; he was cremated at Armo Vale cemetery, Bath.
DAVIES, CASSIE JANE (1898 - 1988), educator and Welsh nationalist Cassie Davies was born in Blaencaron, near Tregaron, on 20 March 1898. She was christened Cathrin Jane, but was known throughout her life as Cassie. One of ten children, six boys and four girls, she was raised on a mountain farm, Cae Tudur, where her family's history stretched back as far as the seventeenth century. Her father, John, led the singing at Blaencaron chapel and had a melodious tenor
DAVIES, CLEMENT EDWARD (1884 - 1962), politician liberty and social justice. Davies was elected an honorary fellow of Trinity Hall in 1950 and a bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1953. He was also made a freeman of Welshpool in 1955 and given an honorary LL.D. by the University of Wales in the same year. He died on 23 March 1962 in London and he was buried in the graveyard at Meifod Church. In 1913 he married Jano Elizabeth (died 27 December 1969), the
DAVIES, DAVID (Dai'r Cantwr; 1812? - 1874), Rebecca rioter the London on 12 March, and reached Van Diemen's Land on 10 July. He served in a probation gang on Maria Island till 14 June 1845. After that he was employed by various persons, but received three brief sentences of hard labour for gross insolence, for drunkenness, and for using indecent language and resisting a constable, and was fined three times for drunkenness and once for a breach of police
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 JOHN (1870 - ?), artist Born at Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, 16 March 1870, son of a tanner. He obtained free tuition at Kidderminster Art School and was assisted by a public subscription at Llandilo to study at Antwerp for two years. He opened a studio at Llanelly for four years and was patronized by D. Pugh, M.P., lord Dynevor, lord Emlyn, Mansel Lewis, and Mrs. Gwynne Hughes, Tregŷb, Llandilo. His early works are
DAVIES, DAVID LLOYD (Dewi Glan Peryddon; 1830 - 1881), poet, singer, etc. Born 3rd of March 1830 at Llwyn Einion, near Bala, brother to John Davies (Einion Ddu), he became prominent as an eisteddfodic entertainer and baritone singer both in Wales and in the U.S.A. A product of ' Cymdeithas Lenyddol Meirion,' he won several prizes at local and other eisteddfodau in Wales (and afterwards in America), including the national eisteddfod of 1865; he won the chair at Bethesda
DAVIES, EDWARD (1796 - 1857), Independent minister and college tutor Born 13 March 1796 at Ashton, Salop, but brought up at Wrexham and educated at a grammar school at Chester; he was a protégé of William Williams of Wern (1781 - 1840), at whose suggestion he began preaching. Entering Llanfyllin Academy, then under George Lewis (1763 - 1822), in 1817, he was appointed student-assistant in 1818 and classical tutor in 1819; he married Lewis's daughter Sara. In 1821

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