Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, WILLIAM (1826 - 1899), secretary to the Peace Society as successor to Henry Richard, Tregaron; son of John Jones, a Ruthin Quaker, and great-grandson of Jonathan Hughes, the bard mentioned by Borrow in Wild Wales. William was educated at Ackworth Quaker School. Later he was appointed head of a commission for the relief of distress during the Franco-German war of 1870-1. He had discussions with president Cleveland and Li Hung Chang and other
LEWIS, BENJAMIN (d. 1749), hymnist From Newport, Monmouth. Little is known of his life, but in the year 1750, a year after his death, was published a collection of his works in a pamphlet entitled, Tri Chyflwr y Cristion … a gymerwyd allan o'r Saesnaeg: At ba rai y chwanegwyd ychydig o Hymnau, neu Ganiadau Ysbrydol i ddifyrru'r Pererynion tra fyddont yn ymdeithio trwy Anialwch y Byd presennol ti a'r Ddinas Nefol. This pamphlet of
OWEN, JOHN JONES (1876 - 1947), musician his compositions which became popular were an anthem, ' Llusern yw Dy air i'm traed ', a part-song ' Yr Afonig ', and a children's song ' Lw-li-bei '. In 1921 he emigrated to the USA where he graduated Mus. Bac. and became organist and choirmaster of the Evangelical Church, Wilkesbarre; he also served as adjudicator, as conductor of cymanfaoedd canu, and as conductor of the Wilkesbarre Orpheus male
RICHARD, TIMOTHY (1845 - 1919), missionary in China , the name of 'Li T'i-motai' was a household word throughout China. His Chinese honours were singularly distinguished, e.g. a mandarin of the highest grade and a member of the Order of the Double Dragon. The University of Wales gave him its LL.D. (1916); he was also D.D. and D.Litt. Dr. Richard married (1) 1878, Mary Martin, who died in 1903, and by whom he had four daughters; (2) 1914, Dr. Ethel
JOHN, GRIFFITH (1831 - 1912), missionary visited Soochow, planted stations in Sung Kiang, and founded a permanent base at Hankow. In 1868 he travelled 3,000 miles in touring the provinces. His wife died whilst returning from England in 1873. John was chairman of the Central China Tract Society and the author of many popular tracts. In 1885 he published a version of the New Testament in the Wen-li dialect of China. Elected chairman of the
TATHAN (fl. 5th century), saint His life is found in B.M. MS. Cotton Vespasian A. xiv; in that of S. Cadoc, where he also appears, he is called Meuthi (the names are identical, the variant forms being due to the honorific prefixes 'mo' and 'to' and the endearing suffix 'an'). He was, it is said, born in Ireland, the son of king Tathalius (Tuathal). Tuathal Maelgarb (532-544) is too late to be his father, and it is possible that
JONES, OWEN WYNNE (Glasynys; 1828 - 1870), cleric, antiquary, story-writer, and poet churchyard. He was the author of Fy Oriau Hamddenol, sef, Caniadau Moesol a Difyrus, Gan Gwyndaf Hen a Chaersallwg, 1854; Lleucu Llwyd (2nd. imp. 1858); Yr Wyddfa: sef Gwaith barddonawl a rhyddieithol Glasynys. Dan Olygiad H. O(wen) Glaslyn. Rhifyn I … (1877?); Dafydd Llwyd; Neu Ddyddiau Cromwell (2nd imp. 1857); Dafydd Gruffydd, pa beth wyt ti yn ei feddwl o'r Ddwy Fil a'r dydd hwnnw? (3rd imp. 1894). He
GRAY, THOMAS (1847 - 1924), mining engineer and local historian Born 22 September 1847, at Usworth, co. Durham, son of William and Jane Gray. In 1848 the family came to Tai-bach, Margam, Glamorganshire, where he lived the remainder of his life. After serving as an assistant to his father, who was mineral agent to Messrs. Vivian and Sons, he became a consulting engineer to the same industrialists, an inspector of mines, and the inventor of the 'Gray' safety
JONES, THOMAS (1860 - 1932), farmer and poet Born at Tyn-y-gors, Nantglyn, Denbighshire, 10 June 1860, son of Thomas and Margaret Jones - the mother belonging to the Tyn-y-gors family and the father to that of Llidiard-ygwartheg, Cerrig-y-drudion. He was brought up by his grandparents, moving to Tai-isaf in 1872. He had six months schooling at Pentrefoelas and two periods of six months each at Cerrig-y-drudion. He married Mary, daughter of
OWEN, JOHN (Owain Alaw; 1821 - 1883), musician Morgannwg,' anthem 'Och, Annuwiol'; Llanrwst 1859 anthem 'Arnat Ti y llefais.' In 1860 John Owen published Gems of Welsh Melody, a collection which proved very useful, and was widely used. He won the prize at a Caernarfon eisteddfod for his cantata, 'Tywysog Cymru,' whilst for the Chester national eisteddfod of 1866 he composed 'Gŵyl Gwalia.' He published Tonau yr Ysgol Sabothol; Welsh Harp, airs arranged
GRIFFITHS, EVAN THOMAS (1886 - 1967), teacher, scholar and writer Poétiques de Jean de Lingendes (Paris, 1916), and Li Chantari di Lancilotto (Oxford, 1924). He also published a number of books containing French exercises for students. In collaboration with William Ll. Davies he published The Tutorial Welsh Course, Parts I and II (in several impressions from 1914). However, he is remembered more for his adaptations and translations into Welsh from the Romance languages
POWELL, WILLIAM (Gwilym Pennant; 1830 - 1902), poet Born August 1830 at Tai Duon, Dolbenmaen, Caernarfonshire, son of Ellis and Catrin Powell. Until 17 April 1852, when he went to London, he was employed in the slate quarries at Llanberis. He wrote all kinds of poetry and his works were published in Y Faner, Yr Herald, and other periodicals. In London he was employed as a stonecutter and polisher. He was a keen competitor at eisteddfodau and among

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