Dictionary of Welsh Biography

OWEN, Sir GORONWY (1881 - 1963), politician , the director of several companies and a member of many commercial and trading organisations. Goronwy Owen stood as the Liberal candidate for the South Derbyshire division in 1922, and was mentioned as a likely candidate for the University of Wales constituency. Elected for Caernarfonshire in 1923, he continued to represent the constituency in parliament until 1945. He became a member of David Lloyd
OWEN, JEREMY (fl. 1704-1744), Presbyterian minister and writer Son of David John Owen of Bryn, Aber-nant, Carmarthenshire (1651? - 1710), and thus nephew of James Owen and of Charles Owen. The father, who lived at Pwllhwyaid, had been for many years teaching elder of Henllan Amgoed congregation before being ordained (c. 1705) as its pastor. Like his brother James, he was a 'moderate' Baxterian in doctrine and Presbyterian in his views on church polity. There
OWEN, JOHN (1757 - 1829), writer on religious topics (1723 - 1817) of Bala, and containing notes on Methodist preachers. Owen also published Difrifol Ystyriaeth, 1789, Tair Cerdd Newydd, 1795, and Golygiad ar Athrawiaeth y Drindod ac ar Berson Crist, 1820. His grandson, David Charles Lloyd-Owen, is separately noticed.
OWEN, JOHN (1788 - 1867), cleric and author son of Owen and Eleanor Owen, Cilirwysg, Llanfihangel Ystrad, Cardiganshire. The parents were Calvinistic Methodists but two of their sons took orders - John Owen and David Owen (for the latter see Yr Haul, 1842, 195). John Owen was educated at Ystradmeurig under John Williams (1745/6 - 1818). Ordained at S. Asaph (deacon 1811, and priest 1812), he was curate at Hirnant 1811-3, S. Martin
OWEN, JOHN (John Owen of Tyn-llwyn; 1807 - 1876), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and writer on agriculture death, though his pastorate was rather stormy. He, too, wrote a good deal - e.g. he co-operated with Alaw Ddu (W. T. Rees) in a biography of Ieuan Gwyllt, 1880. But he also inherited his father's interest in scientific farming, having indeed worked much on his father's farm - 'at bottom,' it was said of him, 'he was a farmer.' He went to Canada to seek openings for Welsh emigrants. From 1892 till 1896
OWEN, JOHN (1836 - 1915), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author of the popular ballad 'Cân y Mochyn Du' ('the Ballad of the Black Pig') author's knowledge. The characters referred to in the ballad were all drawn from life, and the tragedy recorded befell one David Thomas, of Parc-y-maes, Brynberian. The ballad was sung at local fairs by the well-known ballad-monger Levi Gibbon, who also added some of the verses. Soon it became one of the most popular of Welsh ballads, sung not only throughout Wales, but in all quarters of the globe where
OWEN, JOHN (1864 - 1953), minister (Presb. C.W.) and author . He also published Cofiant a gweithiau David Roberts y Rhiw (1908); Rolant y teiliwr ac ysgrifau eraill (1920); Y Cyfundeb a'i neges: the Connexion and its message, in English and Welsh (1935). He edited volumes of the sermons of John Williams, Brynsiencyn (1922 and 1923), and Thomas Charles Williams (1928 and 1929). He also published a textbook on the journeys of St. Paul (1902), and a commentary
OWEN, LEONARD (1890 - 1965), administrator in India, treasurer of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion Born at Bangor, Caernarfonshire, 1 October 1890, son of David Owen, solicitor, and Mary (née Roberts) his wife. He was educated at Friars School and the University College of North Wales (1909-14), Bangor, where he played an active part in sport, was president of the literary and debating society and graduated B.A. with first-class honours in French in 1912 and M.A. 1914. He entered the Indian
OWEN, MARY (1796 - 1875), hymn-writer Born at Ynys-y-maerdy, Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, daughter of David and Mary Rees. Her father was a deacon in Maes-yr-haf chapel, Neath. Religious meetings were held in her home and she began to write hymns. She was persuaded by William Williams (Caledfryn) to publish a selection Hymnau ar Amryw Destunau (1839), reprinted 1840, 1841, 1842. Among the hundred or more which she wrote are those
OWEN, MORGAN (1585? - 1645), bishop Born at Myddfai c. 1585, third son of the Rev. Owen Rees, of Y Lasallt, Myddfai, Carmarthenshire - he is described as a descendant of the ' physicians of Myddfai.' He was educated at the grammar school at Carmarthen and Jesus College, Oxford, subsequently becoming chaplain of New College and graduating B.A. in 1613. He became chaplain to bishop William Laud of S. Davids and held a number of
OWEN, OWEN (1806 - 1874), divine and physician said to have spent upon well-intentioned but impracticable projects. He died in 1874. His wife, MARY ANNE OWEN (died c. 1870), was the daughter of David Beynon and granddaughter of John Beynon of Tre-wern (on the border between Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire), sheriff of Cardiganshire in 1783. In 1752, under the pseudonym 'Celata', she published a small illustrated volume of dialogues and poems
OWEN, RICHARD (1839 - 1887), revivalist, Calvinistic Methodist minister corner of the district, asked for his help and he came to feel the attraction of that small and homely church. Dafydd Morgan's revival (see David Morgan, 1814 - 1883), as it was called, impelled him to offer himself officially as a candidate for the ministry. The authorities saw fit to give him a field of seven churches in which he might preach, and he was given £10 for a course of education at the

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