Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, DAVID JOSHUA (1877 - 1945), dramatist Born in Troedyrhiw, Llanwenog, Cardiganshire, 26 December 1877, son of John Davies and Mary (née Evans) his wife. He was educated in Mydroilyn elementary school and the tutorial school in New Quay. He almost lost his sight there, but after recuperating he became an apprentice in an ironmonger's store in Swansea. He returned to manage the co-operative store at Llannarth. In 1910 he took a
DAVIES, ELLIS THOMAS (1822 - 1895), Independent minister years he had maintained at his home a school for candidates for the ministry. He published a book of verse and also a translation of G. B. Johnson's Statement of Principles, 1877. He was for a time secretary of the connexion in Flintshire and Denbighshire. He died 2 April 1895.
DAVIES, HENRY (1696? - 1766), Independent minister Ddrama yng Nghymru, 1948. Evan Davies and Catherine Naunton had three sons, two of whom in their turn became medical men; the elder, HENRY NAUNTON DAVIES (1827 - 1899), was a prominent figure in the public life of the Rhondda valleys, and his name is associated with the rescue work at the great colliery disaster at Tynewydd (Cymer) in 1877.
DAVIES, JOHN DAVID (1831 - 1911), cleric and antiquary , Llangennith, and Cheriton. He died, unmarried, 30 September, and was buried at Cheriton 4 October 1911. His researches into the history of Gower were published in four volumes - A History of West Gower (Swansea, 1877-94). He was also the author of A few words on Non-communicating attendance (Swansea, 1879).
DAVIES, JOHN GWYNORO (1855 - 1935), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 28 February 1855 at Llanpumpsaint, Carmarthenshire, the son of Evan Davies, a minister. Educated at the local school, he became a pupil teacher, and, at the age of 20, headmaster of Dinas school, Rhondda. He was especially interested in school music. Having decided to enter the Calvinistic Methodist ministry, in 1877 he entered Aberystwyth University College, whence he proceeded to Bala
DAVIES, OWEN HUMPHREY (Eos Llechid; 1828 - 1898), quarryman, musician, and cleric adjudicator and his services were in great demand at literary meetings and eisteddfodau. Dean H. T. Edwards persuaded him to take orders, and he became curate of S. Anne's in 1877, Llanberis in 1878, and Pen-tir, 1888. Later in 1888 he became rector of Rhiw in Llŷn. In 1895 he accepted the living of Llechcynfarwy, Anglesey, where he died, 11 August 1898. He was buried at Llanberis.
DAVIES, RHYS JOHN (1877 - 1954), politician and trade union official Born 16 April 1877 at Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, son of Rhys Davies, tinplate worker, a native of Abergorlech, and Ann (née Griffiths), his wife, who came from Brechfa. In all she gave birth to 11 children, but died at the age of 34. Rhys John was educated at Church of England and British elementary schools at Llangennech. On leaving school he worked for three years as a farm labourer in the
DAVIES, RICHARD (Mynyddog; 1833 - 1877), poet, singer, and eisteddfod conductor . Three volumes of his works were published in his lifetime: Caneuon Mynyddog, 1866, Yr Ail Gynnig, 1870, and Y Trydydd Gynnig, 1877 - while another volume, Pedwerydd Llyfr Mynyddog, appeared in 1882. Two volumes of selections from his works were published in 'Cyfres y Fil.' He contributed letters to the Herald Cymraeg, the Cronicl, and Dydd, using the pseudonyms Rhywun, Wmffra Edward, and Y Dyn a'r
DAVIES, SOROBABEL (1806 - 1877), schoolmaster and Baptist minister gold ventures, and these turned out so fortunately for him that he died in prosperous circumstances in May 1877.
DAVIES, TIMOTHY EYNON (1854 - 1935), Congregational minister Born at Cardigan, 1854, brother of J. Ossian Davies. He entered the Memorial College, Brecon, in June 1877. He ministered at Bethel, Cwmaman, and the Christian Temple, Ammanford, a joint pastorate; after four years there he accepted a call to the Countess of Huntingdon church, Swansea. He held pastorates at East Finchley and Finsbury Park, London, Elgin Place, Glasgow, Beckenham, and Wood Green
DAVIES, WILLIAM EDWARDS (1851 - 1927), Cymmrodor and eisteddfodwr Llanrwst. He was accountant at the Caernarvon branch, 1875-8, and was secretary of the national eisteddfod held there in 1877. He was partly responsible for building the Caernarvon Pavilion. He wrote a history of the old Caernarvon eisteddfodau from 1821 to 1880 (see Cofnodion 1886). He was joint secretary with Sir Vincent Evans of the London eisteddfod, 1887, and again with D. R. Hughes in 1909. He
DAVIES-COOKE family Gwysaney, Llannerch, Gwysaney, manuscripts, many of which are now deposited in the N.L.W. Among them is the famous ' Book of Llan Dav,' which is fully described by E. D. Jones in N.L.W. Jnl., iv, 123 et seq. Part of the collection was briefly described by John Cordy Jeaffreson in the Appendix (pp. 418-26) to the Sixth Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Part i, 1877-8, and in the Annual Report of the N.L.W. for 1946

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