Dictionary of Welsh Biography

REES, THOMAS MARDY (1871 - 1953), Independent minister, historian and author Born Skiwen, Glamorganshire, in 1871, one of the six children of William Rees, collier, and his wife Mary. He attended the national school in the village and afterwards joined his father in the Fforest Fforchdwm colliery. Later, after moving to Resolven, they worked at Melin-cwrt Level. When the level closed they moved to Maerdy in the Rhondda Fach valley. The father and two of the boys, Thomas
REES, THOMAS WYNFORD (Dagger; 1898 - 1959), major-general Born in 1898 at Holyhead, Anglesey, but spent his early years in Barry, Glamorganshire where his father, T.M. Rees, was pastor of Bethel (Meth.). He married 1926 Rosalie, eldest daughter of Sir Charles Innes and had one son (Peter Rees, M.P. (C), Dover), and one daughter. Acknowledged as one of Wales ' finest soldier s during and between the two world wars, and a distinguished campaigner in Far
REES, TIMOTHY (1874 - 1939), bishop of Llandaff son of David Rees and Catherine his wife; born at Llain, Llanbadarn Trefeglwys, Cardiganshire, 15 August 1874. He was educated at Ardwyn School, Aberystwyth, the College School, Lampeter, and S. David's College, graduating B.A. in 1896. After a year at S. Michael's College, Aberdare, he was ordained deacon in December 1897, and priest a year later. After serving two years as curate at Mountain
REES, WALTER ENOCH (1863 - 1949), contractor and long-standing secretary of the Welsh Rugby Union Born 13 April 1863 at Neath, Glamorganshire, son of Joseph Cook Rees, builder and contractor. He was educated at Neath and Barnstaple. He began his very long career as a rugby administrator in 1888 when he became secretary of the Neath club. He was elected to the council of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1889, and in 1896 he succeeded William Henry Gwynn (Swansea) as secretary of the Union. No-one has
REES, WILLIAM (1808 - 1873), printer and publisher ; the Efangylydd died and, in its place, the Reeses started the very well known Anglican periodical, Yr Haul, with Brutus as its editor. But it was after his uncle's retirement that William Rees, with the help of David Jones Roderic, took the plunge and became a printer of the highest rank. In 1848-9 he published the three splendid volumes of lady Charlotte Guest's Mabinogion. It was from this press
REES, WILLIAM (Gwilym Hiraethog; 1802 - 1883), Independent minister, writer editor, and political leader Born at Chwibren-isaf, a farm nestling at the foot of Mynydd Hiraethog, in the parish of Llansannan, Denbighshire, 8 November 1802, the second son of Dafydd and Ann Rees - his elder brother being Henry Rees. His paternal grandfather was a native of Llandeilo who came as an exciseman from Wenvoe, Glamorganshire, to Llansannan, where he married Gwen Llwyd, a descendant of Hedd Molwynog, who had
REES, WILLIAM HOPKYN (1859 - 1924), missionary, linguist, author
REES, WILLIAM JENKINS (1772 - 1855), cleric and antiquary Born 10 January 1772 at Llandovery; for his family, see the article Rees of Tonn. He went to Carmarthen grammar school (1789) and afterwards (12 April 1791) to Wadham College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1795. He was ordained in 1796 and held the curacies of Stoke Edith and West Hide, Herefordshire until 1806, when he was given the living of Cascob, Radnorshire. From 1806 he was also vicar of
REES, WILLIAM THOMAS (Alaw Ddu; 1838 - 1904), musician Born 29 September 1838 in the village of Pwll-y-glaw, near Pont-rhyd-y-fen, Glamorganshire, the son of Thomas and Mary Rees, natives of Laleston, near Bridgend, Glamorganshire. The family moved to Aberdare in 1851 where, after the death of his father, the son began to work, when still young, in a coal-mine. He came under the influence of John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt) and other musicians who lived
REES-DAVIES, IEUAN (1894 - 1967), musician and author
REES-WILLIAMS, DAVID REES - see WILLIAMS, DAVID REES
REICHEL, Sir HENRY RUDOLF (1856 - 1931), principal of University College, Bangor single faculty the teachers of the University College and of the denominational colleges at Bangor (see under Thomas Rees, 1869 - 1926). With J. Viriamu Jones he played a leading part in the establishment in 1893 of the University of Wales, of which he was vice-chancellor for six periods. He championed successfully the ideal of a university whose primary functions should be teaching and research rather

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