Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, JOHN (1786 - 1865), printer and inventor the output of Trefriw press which can be attributed to the work of John, although his name does not appear on the output (other than in englynion addressed to patrons and others) until 1817, when Ismael died. He married Jane Evans in 1824; in 1825 he moved to 29, Station Road, Llanrwst, and again in 1836 to 30, Denbigh Road. He kept a paper and bookshop, and printed much miscellaneous work for the
JONES, JOHN (1820 - 1907), minister (B) and historian of William Jenkins, pastor of Dolau Baptist chapel, Nantmel, he was accepted as one of the 16 students preparing for the ministry under principal Thomas Thomas (1805 - 1881) at the Pontypool Baptist College. He was ordained in 1847 and was given the oversight of the churches at Gladestry and Evenjobb. A chapel had been built at the former through the efforts of his father in 1842, and one was built
JONES, JOHN (1773 - 1853), cleric Born 31 March 1773, the eldest of the thirteen children of Thomas and Lowri Jones, Dolgellau, Meironnydd. Thomas Jones was a businessman and financier, founder of the first bank in Dolgellau, and a relative of David Richards, ' Dafydd Ionawr '. John Jones was educated in Dolgellau, Ruthin Grammar School and Jesus College, Oxford where he graduated B.A. in 1796 (M.A. in 1800). He was curate in
JONES, JOHN EDWARD (IOAN MAESGRUG; 1914 - 1998) Born 23 December 1914 at 35 Mulliner Street, Liverpool, son of Thomas Robert Jones and his wife Elizabeth Jane (Roberts); he subsequently lived at a number of other addresses in Liverpool. He was educated at Sefton Park Council School and the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys. He was employed at the British Engine Boiler and Electrical Insurance Co, Manchester, 1933-45 but studied in his
JONES, JOHN EMRYS (1914 - 1991), secretary and organiser of Labour Party Wales remained following the passage of the Leasehold Reform Act of 1967. In the general election of July 1945 Jones had served as the political agent for George Thomas and had helped to ensure that the party made seven gains in that watershed general election. He also served as the chairman of the Cardiff North Divisional Labour Party. His hobbies were reading and writing. He married in 1935 Stella, the
JONES, JOHN EVANS (1839 - 1893), journalist Born at Bagillt, Flintshire, 1839. After apprenticeship to P.M. Evans, printer and publisher, Holywell, he entered the service of David Roberts, timber merchant, Liverpool, in 1867. While at Liverpool he began to preach and became a student at the Bala C.M. College with a view to entering the Calvinistic Methodist ministry. He did not proceed to ordination, decided to become a journalist, and in
JONES, JOHN FOULKES (1826 - 1880), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born at Machynlleth, 6 June 1826, son of John Jones of Fron Deg (Wrexham) and his wife Lydia, daughter of Thomas Foulkes and grand-daughter of Simon Lloyd of Bala. Foulkes Jones at the age of 13 was sent to the recently opened C.M. College at Bala, under Lewis Edwards and David Charles. Deciding (1843) to enter the ministry, he returned to Bala for a second period, and thence went (1844) to
JONES, JOHN HERBERT (Je Aitsh; 1860 - 1943), journalist and author period he became a compositor at Wrexham. Having already embarked on a literary career by writing at the end of his day's work weekly articles for Y Genedl, he came to an agreement with Hugh Evans (1854-1934;) in 1906 to take charge of a forthcoming weekly publication - Y Brython - which he edited until he retired in 1931. Afterwards he continued to deliver lectures frequently and visited the U.S.A. in
JONES, JOHN ISLAN (1874 - 1968), minister (U) and author Born 17 February 1874, son of Evan and Mary Jones, Tynewydd (later of Cornant and Melin Llys-faen), Cribyn, Cardiganshire. He went to schools in Cribyn and Llanwnnen (under David Thomas, ' Dewi Hefin') until he was about ten years old. After being a farm servant and a stonemason with his father he attended the school of David Evans, minister (U) at Cribyn, (1896-98). He won a scholarship to Jesus
JONES, JOHN ITHEL (1911 - 1980), minister (Baptist) and college principal South Wales Baptist College as a ministerial student. He graduated in Welsh (2nd class) in 1932 and in philosophy (first-class) in 1933 before going on to gain his B.D.; he graduated M.A. in 1946 with a theological dissertation. The two great influences on him during his college days were the professor of Hebrew, Dr Theodore H. Robinson, and Dr Thomas Phillips, Principal of the Baptist College. Thomas
JONES, JOHN JAMES (1892 - 1957), teacher, librarian, scholar and linguist Born on 12 March 1892 in New Quay, Cardiganshire, the son of a saddler, Thomas Jones and Elizabeth, daughter of John Williams, Pendre, Llwyndafydd. He was educated at the Council School, New Quay and Aberaeron intermediate school (1906-10); he was a student teacher before entering the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (1911-14). He graduated B.A. (Wales) with honours in Latin, and was
JONES, JOHN MATHER (1826 - 1874), proprietor of Y Drych Born 9 June 1826, at Bangor, Caernarfonshire. He emigrated to U.S.A. in 1849 and made his home in Utica, New York. He bought Y Drych in 1865 from John William Jones who thereafter became editor of the paper, being assisted by Thomas B. Morris ('Gwyneddfardd'). In 1866 John Mather Jones published a Welsh book on the history of the Civil War, which had been written by the two editors of Y Drych at

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