Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, EVAN CYNFFIG (1843 - 1908), Independent minister, teacher, author, and musician William Griffith, a handbook of the higher criticism, a commentary on S. Mark's gospel, and many articles to the Cerddor on music and singing. He passed all the examinations of the Tonic Sol-fa College and translated into Welsh several of the handbooks of John Curwen. In 1892 he was appointed to the Council of the Tonic Sol-fa College and continued to be a member for the rest of his life. He acted as
DAVIES, EVAN THOMAS (1878 - 1969), musician same family as the song-writer, R.S. Hughes. He was given private tuition and came heavily under the influence of Harry Evans. He visited the U.S.A. with a party of singers from Wales in 1898, and after returning he came to be regarded as the leading musician in his native district, and as a worthy successor to Harry Evans, his tutor. He was organist at Pontmorlais chapel, Merthyr Tydfil, 1903-17
DAVIES, GEORGE MAITLAND LLOYD (1880 - 1949), Calvinistic Methodist minister and apostle of peace Born 30 April 1880, in Peel Road, Sefton Park, Liverpool, son of John and Gwen Davies. He was christened G.M. Temple Davies; he himself was responsible for changing his name. One of his brothers was John Glyn Davies. His father was a tea-merchant, whose roots were in Cardiganshire and Llyn, his mother was a daughter of John Jones, Talysarn. He was educated at Liverpool and entered the Bank of
DAVIES, GLYNNE GERALLT (1916 - 1968), minister (Congl.) and poet William John Roberts, Gwilym Cowlyd, a work which was published by his widow under the title Gwilym Cowlyd 1828-1904 (1976). He married Freda Vaughan Davies, Maesneuadd, Pontrobert and they had a son and a daughter. He died at his home in Colwyn Bay, 13 June 1968, and was buried in Bron-y-nant cemetery, Colwyn Bay.
DAVIES, GRACE GWYNEDDON (1878 - 1944), singer and folk-song collector son of John Davies, 'Gwyneddon'. Robert was a solicitor who was a member of the County Council and the Caernarfon Town Council, and served as chairman of the county education committee, a member of the court of governors of the University College of North Wales, justice of the peace and High Sheriff. He also served as mayor of Caernarfon in 1908. In 1897 he had published The Visions of the Sleeping
DAVIES, GRIFFITH (Gwyndaf; 1868 - 1962), poet, tutor of poets and antiquary farm near his birthplace. He married (1) Elin Davies, Bryncaled, and (2) Kate Ann Jones, Bryn Coch, Llanuwchllyn, a descendant of John Jones ('Tudur Llwyd'), Weirglodd Gilfach, a local poet and antiquary. They had one daughter, Megan. Gwyndaf spent the last years of his life at Glan'rafon, a cottage at the foot of Carndochan. He was elected a deacon of Yr Hen Gapel (Congl.), Llanuwchllyn, and was a
DAVIES, GWILYM PRYS (1923 - 2017), lawyer, politician and language campaigner Dr Derec Llwyd Morgan. Dr Meredydd Evans, Cledwyn Hughes, John Morris and Ken Hopkins took advantage of his expertise in the preparation of important documents to facilitate campaigns for Wales, and he used his knowledge of the law to assist the Welsh Language Society, the Glyndŵr Fund, the Welsh Sunday Schools Council, Modern Welsh Publications (of which he was the first chair) as well as
DAVIES, GWYNNE HENTON (1906 - 1998), Old Testament scholar Gwynne Henton Davies was born in Aberdare, Glamorgan, in 1906. He was the son of John Davies and Edith Henton. His father's family had moved to the Valleys in search of work from the Vale of Glamorgan, and his mother came from a family of rural tailors in Pembrokeshire. His parents had married in 1904 and Gwynne was born in 1906, his brother, John Mansel, being born five years later. He was
DAVIES, HENRY (1753 - 1825), Baptist minister 1788) baptized John Richard Jones 'of Ramoth '. The French landing near Fishguard (1797) brought him trouble. Despite the fact that the invaders raided his farm and menaced his person, he was charged with 'collaboration,' and though the charge was dropped, his effigy was burnt at Fishguard fair on 2 February 1798. He died 9 May 1825, and was buried in Hermon burial ground, Fishguard. His son, HENRY
DAVIES, Sir HENRY WALFORD (1869 - 1941), musician Born Oswestry, Salop, 6 September, 1869, son of John Whitridge Davies and Susan (née Gregory) his wife. At the age of 12 he entered the choir of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, and became pupil-assistant to Sir Walter Parratt, 1885-90. In 1890 he won a composition scholarship at the Royal College of Music, and during these student days became organist of St. Anne's church, Soho, and later, Christ
DAVIES, HUGH (1739 - 1821), cleric and author of Welsh Botanology , Samuel Goodenough, and many others, including William Owen Pughe and David Thomas (Dafydd Ddu Eryri), are preserved in NLW MS 6665C, whilst in NLW MS 2594E, NLW MS 13221E, NLW MS 13222C, NLW MS 13223C, NLW MS 13224B, and NLW MS 14350A, are to be found letters from Davies to Thomas Pennant, John Williams (Treffos, Anglesey), and William Owen Pughe. He sent a note ('Four British Lichens') to the second
DAVIES, HUGH EMYR (1878 - 1950), minister (Presb.) and poet the crown at Llangollen (1908). He also won a chair at the American national eisteddfod in 1929. He adjudicated the competition for the crown many times at the national eisteddfod. He married, 1910, Sydney Elizabeth Hughes of Bala, and they had a daughter. After retiring he lived at Holyhead and Menai Bridge. He died 21 November 1950 at Llandegfan.

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