Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BEVAN, TIMOTHY, chemist - see BEVAN, SILVANUS
BEVAN, WILLIAM LATHAM (1821 - 1908), archdeacon Born at Beaufort, Brecknock, 1 May 1821, son of William Hibbs Bevan, sometime high sheriff of Brecknock. He was educated at Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford, migrating to Hertford College on his election to a scholarship. He graduated in 1842 in the Final School of Litterae Humaniores (Class II), and was ordained deacon by the bishop of London in 1844. After a year as curate of S
BEYNON, THOMAS (1744 - 1835), archdeacon of Cardigan and patron of eisteddfodau and Welsh literature stipend towards the building of churches in the places under his care, and the newly-founded S. David's College, Lampeter, was generously supported by him. He supported the circulating schools of Bridget Bevan and testified to the ability of Morgan Rhys the hymn-writer as a schoolmaster in his parishes in 1771-2 by applying for an extension of his services for 1772-3. He was a patron of the
BOWDEN, HERBERT WILLIAM (BARON AYLESTONE), (1905 - 1994), politician Hugh Gaitskell emerged as the clear winner, obtaining more votes than Aneurin Bevan and Herbert Morrison combined. Bowden was close to Gaitskell during the seven years that the latter led the Labour Party and he described the news of Gaitskell's death as the worst moment of his political life. For the second time, Bowden had to arrange the election of a new leader for the Labour Party and he
BOWEN family Llwyn-gwair, state that it was on Llwyn-gwair estate that marl was first used in north Pembrokeshire in order to improve the land. Bowen urged his tenants to gather seaweed; it is reported that he used some machine wherewith to grind bones to be mixed with marl and seaweed. He died 16 June 1810 and was buried at Nevern. JAMES BEVAN BOWEN (1828 - 1905) was sheriff in 1862 and represented the county in Parliament
CALLAGHAN, LEONARD JAMES (1912 - 2005), politician majority of the Black community had their roots in West Africa). Dexter was no match for Callaghan as a communicator, and Callaghan won a decisive victory with a majority of 7,841. In October 1946 Callaghan was amongst twenty-one Labour MPs who wrote to Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, urging him to follow a middle path between America and Russia. He agreed with Hugh Dalton and Aneurin Bevan in their
CHARLES, THOMAS (1755 - 1814), Methodist cleric appointed by the Association. He had early been shocked by the prevalent ignorance of the Scriptures among his people. The circulating schools of Griffith Jones and Bridget Bevan had by that time come to an end, and Charles resolved to provide a substitute. He trained group after group of travelling teachers, who remained for six or nine months at a time in a locality, teaching reading and the principles
CHURCHEY, WALTER (1747 - 1805), attorney and versifier questioned, he appears to have advocated such a suggestion]. He was a prolific writer of religious verse - a list of his published writings is given in the D.N.B. article upon him. [Soon after Wesley's death, he embraced millenarian views.] He died at Hay, 3 December 1805. By his wife Mary Bevan (of Clyro, Radnorshire) he had six children; his second son Walter was town clerk of Brecon from 1814 till 1840.
DAVIES, BENJAMIN (1814 - 1875), Hebraist Born at Wernberny, near St Clears, son of Silvanus Davies, farmer. He began to preach at the age of 15, but in later life lost his early bilingual eloquence. He was a pupil at Glandŵr, ' The Forge,' Carmarthen, and Rhyd-y-ceisiaid schools before entering Bristol Baptist College (1830), where he showed such promise in Semitic studies as to proceed to further courses at Dublin, Glasgow, and Leipzig
DAVIES, Sir DANIEL THOMAS (1899 - 1966), physician strict nonconformist he refused to join the national health service even though Aneurin Bevan was one of his closest friends. He read widely in English and Welsh literature and maintained close contact with Welsh life, being one of the original members of the Pantyfedwen Trust which was formed in 1957. He was an incomparable story-teller and conversationalist and spoke Welsh at every opportunity. He
DAVIES, GWILYM PRYS (1923 - 2017), lawyer, politician and language campaigner join the Labour Party. Having qualified as a solicitor he joined the company of Morgan, Bruce and Nicholas in Porth and Pontypridd. He got to know the prominent trade unionists of the south Wales coalfield, and was invited to share a stage with Aneurin Bevan in 1959; he also came into contact with Goronwy Roberts, Cledwyn Hughes and most importantly James Griffiths, who regarded him as a son and
DAVIES, JOHN (1760 - 1843), Calvinistic Methodist minister His originality cannot be exemplified here, but there is a short biography by T. Parry (Chester, 1844) which includes Davies's autobiography - see Henry Rees's remarks on it in Y Drysorfa, 1844, 151. Born 1 October 1760 at Glythan Uchaf, Henllan, Denbighshire, his only education was a 'Madam Bevan' school. He was converted in 1778 by a sermon preached by John Evans of Cil-y-cwm (1737? - 1784

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