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DAVIES, EVAN (1694? - 1770), Independent minister and tutor Methodism in its early days, and indeed that in 1737 he invited Howel Harris to Pembrokeshire. Certainly a letter to Howel Harris (Trevecka letter 100, 20 August 1737) by Rees Davies (1694? - 1767), a kinsman of Evan Davies's, shows that Evan Davies was then corresponding with Griffith Jones of Llanddowror. But however that may have been, the wind had turned by 1741, as is shown by a letter of Evan
DAVIES, EVAN (1826 - 1872), educationist Born 26 June 1826 at Gelli, Llan-y-crwys, Carmarthenshire, son of Timothy Davies, educated at Ffrwd-y-fâl by William Davies (1805 - 1859), and afterwards at Bristol, was destined for the Independent ministry and in 1842 was Dr. Williams scholar at Glasgow, where he graduated (much later, in 1858, he took his LL.D.). His college career coincided with the inception of the Nonconformist 'Voluntary
DAVIES, GWILYM ELFED (Baron Davies of Penrhys), (1913 - 1992), Labour politician married on 16 December 1940 Gwyneth, the daughter of Daniel and Agnes Janet Rees, and they had two sons and one daughter. His wife had predeceased him. They lived at Maes-y-Ffrwd, 18 Ferndale Road, Tylorstown in the Rhondda valley. He died at Llwynypia Hospital on 28 April 1992 having suffered from chest problems for several years. His remains were cremated at Glyntaff Crematorium, Pontypridd.
DAVIES, GWILYM PRYS (1923 - 2017), lawyer, politician and language campaigner a disappointment, but he had the chance to stand in the Carmarthen by-election in July 1966. Plaid Cymru seized the opportunity in a memorable campaign, and to the astonishment of all, their candidate Gwynfor Evans took the seat. Alwyn D. Rees expressed the feeling of all parties: 'The only unfortunate thing about this by-election was that Mr Gwilym Prys Davies had to lose for Gwynfor to win.' But
DAVIES, HENRY (1696? - 1766), Independent minister Neath, and kept a school there; Lewis Rees was brought up under his pastorate. But he was a tireless itinerant, of the new 'evangelical' type of Dissenter, and preached throughout the Glamorgan hill-country (and indeed within a still wider ambit), founding a church at Llanharan (c. 1734) and penetrating into the Rhondda valleys. About 1738 he left Blaen Gwrach, founded a church at Cymer (Porth), and
DAVIES, HENRY REES (1861 - 1940), antiquary son of Richard Davies (1818 - 1896), and (as his name suggests) grandson of Henry Rees, was born at Menai Bridge 5 December 1861, and graduated in the natural sciences tripos from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1884. He became a figure in the public life of Anglesey (county councillor, J.P., D.L., sheriff) and also in the affairs of the University College at Bangor, of which he was vice-president
DAVIES, IEUAN REES - see REES-DAVIES, IEUAN
DAVIES, JAMES (d. 1760), Independent minister -y-glo chose a well-to-do local farmer, Richard Rees of Gwernllwyn Uchaf, as Davies's co-pastor (he died 1749). Relations between the two men and their followers became increasingly difficult, and the 'left wing' seceded in 1747 to form the congregation (now Unitarian) of Cefn-coed-cymer. Owing to the expiry of the lease, Davies and his people left their historic meeting-house at Cwm-y-glo and
DAVIES, JAMES KITCHENER (1902 - 1952), poet, dramatist and nationalist , and also as a candidate for his party in east Rhondda in 1945, and west Rhondda in 1950 and 1951, shortly before he was taken ill. In 1940 he married a Tonypandy grammar school teacher, Mair Rees of Ffos-y-ffin, Aberaeron, and they made their home in Aeron, Brithweunydd, Trealaw, where their three daughters Megan, Mari and Manon were born. He enjoyed gardening, was good company, and read extensively
DAVIES, JENKIN (1798 - 1842), Calvinistic Methodist minister of his life; he was a remarkable preacher, acceptable in all parts of Wales and London; and such men as Henry Rees and Lewis Edwards held him in very high esteem. He died 10 August 1842. There is a short biography of him by Abel Green and J. Hugh Jones (Newcastle Emlyn, 1845). He was married and had a family.
DAVIES, JOHN (1843 - 1917) Pandy, Calvinistic Methodist minister and antiquary His father was Rees Davies (1804 - 1891), a minister, who was born at Ysgubor Fawr, Myddfai, Carmarthenshire, while Jeffery Davies of Llangammarch was his uncle. John Davies was educated at the school kept by Morgan Jones at Myddfai and at the British school, Cefnarthen. He had a year's schooling at Brecon and then went to Merthyr Tydfil grammar school, where he came under the influence of Thomas
DAVIES, JOHN (Siôn Gymro; 1804 - 1884), Independent minister, linguist, and commentator 1819 at Neuadd-lwyd school, and in 1822 was received into the Independent Academy at Newtown. Here his teacher was Edward Davies (1796 - 1857), while among his fellow-pupils were Samuel Roberts and David Rees (1801 - 1869) of Llanelly. Here, too, he was given the opportunity of mastering the elements of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Syriac, as well as of improving his knowledge of Latin, Greek, and divinity

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