Dictionary of Welsh Biography

REES, JONATHAN (Nathan Wyn; 1841 - 1905), poet, essayist, and eisteddfodwr Born 21 August 1841 at Puncheston, Pembrokeshire, son of James and Eunice Rees, and a brother of Evan Rees (Dyfed). He removed to Aberdare with his parents when 9 years of age, and then to Ystrad Rhondda in 1877. He served as a colliery official at Bodringallt for the rest of his life. He was prominent as an educationalist, and served on the Rhondda School Board for many years. Attaining eminence
REES, JOSIAH (1744 - 1804), Unitarian minister Born 2 October 1744 in Llanfair-ar-y-bryn parish, Carmarthenshire - his father, Owen Rees (1717 - 1768), was at the time pastor of Clun-pentan. Josiah was at Swansea grammar school and afterwards at Carmarthen Academy (1761-6, under Jenkin Jenkins), where he became very friendly with David Davis of Castellhywel. But as early as 1763 he had been ordained as pastor of Gelli-onnen church
REES, LEIGHTON THOMAS (1940 - 2003), world champion darts player darts competition. Rees was persuaded by his Welsh-team friend, David Alan Evans (1949-1999) to turn professional and he found an expert to look after his interests in Eddie Norman who became his agent. This took place in 1976, and Leighton Rees became one of the best known darts players on British television. Immense success came to him within a year at the Wembley Centre in London (December 1977) in
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, MERLYN (1920 - 2006), politician , attending the London School of Economics, where he studied history and economics under Prof. Harold Laski, before returning to Harrow Weald School to run the sixth form from 1949 to 1960. He also completed a master's degree in 1955. In 1949 he married Colleen Cleveley (b. 1927). They had three sons, Patrick Merlyn (b. 1954), Gareth David (b. 1956) and Glyn Robert (b. 1960). During the 1950s, Rees became
REES, MORGAN GORONWY (1909 - 1979), writer and university administrator Goronwy Rees was born at Rhos (now Pen-y-Geulan), North Road, Aberystwyth, on 29 November 1909, the fourth and last of the surviving children of Richard Jenkin Rees (1868-1963), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and his wife Apphia Mary (née James, 1870-1931). In 1903 the Reverend R. J. Rees, a local man by birth, became minister of Tabernacle, the landmark Calvinist Methodist chapel at Aberystwyth
REES, OWEN (1717 - 1768), Independent minister Born in 1717 in the Cefn-arthen district, near Llandovery. When Cefn-arthen congregation was rent by theological differences, the Calvinistic party formed a church (incorporated by Edmund Jones in 1740) at Clun-pentan; Owen Rees was one of its members. He went to school at Pen-twyn under Samuel Jones (fl. 1715-64) - in his last months there he was joined by Thomas Morgan (1720 - 1799). It is
REES, OWEN (1770 - 1837) - see REES, JOSIAH
REES, REES ARTHUR (Rhys Dyfed; 1837 - 1866), poet Born 1837 at Melin Brithdir, Penbryn, Cardiganshire, son of Rhys Rees. He did well at school, especially in mathematics. He became apprenticed to J. M. Jones, a dealer at Rhydlewis, and after some years moved to Liverpool and then to London. He took advantage of every opportunity to educate himself, and became so well versed in English that he wrote poetry and prose in that language. In 1860 his
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, RICHARD (1707 - 1749), Arminian Independent minister endured no longer than 1747, when Rees and his fellow- Arminians seceded and formed a new church at Cefncoed-cymer - it has long since become Unitarian. Rees died in August 1749. Three of his sermons were published by Philip Charles in 1754; he was also a hymn-writer.
REES, RICHARD JENKIN (1868 - 1963), minister (Presb.) Born 10 September 1868 at Riwel Isaf, Pen-y-garn, Cardiganshire, son of John and Catherine Rees, who moved to London when he was an infant. He was educated at the City of London School and Aberystwyth College (where he graduated B.A. of the University of London). He later proceeded to Mansfield College, Oxford, graduating with a first class in theology. Whilst at Aberystwyth he had intended

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