Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRONOW, DANIEL (d. 1796), Presbyterian minister
DAVIES, DANIEL (1797 - 1876), Baptist minister
DAVIES, DANIEL (1756 - 1837), Baptist minister
JONES, DANIEL (1788 - 1862), Baptist minister Cristionogol (1845). Daniel Jones was one of the greatest of Welsh Baptist preachers. His daughter Jane married Nefydd (William Roberts, 1813 - 1872).
JAMES, DANIEL (Gwyrosydd; 1847 - 1920), poet Born 13 January 1847 at Tre-boeth, Swansea, the son of Daniel James, a stone mason, and his wife Mary (née Morgan). His parents belonged to Mynydd-bach Independent church, the subject of many poems by Gwyrosydd. Having lost his father at an early age, he became a puddler at Morriston iron-works, and afterwards worked at Landore tin-plate works. Mastering the prosodical textbook of Dafydd
JONES, DANIEL JENKYN (1912 - 1993), composer Daniel Jones was born on 7 December 1912 in Pembroke, the second son of Jenkyn Davies Jones, a bank manager, and his wife Margaret Falconer Jones. The family moved soon afterwards to Swansea, and Daniel Jones's name is inextricably linked with that city. His father was a composer and his mother a singer, and he showed early musical promise. As a pupil at Swansea Grammar School he became a close
DANIEL, DAVID ROBERT (1859 - 1931), publicist Born at Ty'n-y-bryn, Llandderfel, 6 May 1859, son of Robert Daniel and Jane, daughter of Robert Roberts. He was educated at the grammar school and the Independent College, Bala, and, after a visit to America, became in 1887 assistant organizer in North Wales for the United Kingdom Alliance. In 1896 he was appointed secretary of the North Wales Quarry-men's Union, and served for a period from 1889
ROWLAND, DANIEL (1713 - 1790), Methodist cleric Born at Pantybeudy, Nantcwnlle, Cardiganshire, son of Daniel and Janet Rowland - his father holding the living of Nantcwnlle and Llan-geitho. According to tradition, he was educated at Hereford grammar school. He was ordained deacon in 1734 and priest in 1735, and became his brother John's curate in the above-mentioned places. In 1734 he married Eleanor Davies of Caer-llugest. He experienced a
EVANS, DANIEL (1774 - 1835), Congregational minister , E. Griffiths, 1830), Cawell y Bara Croyw (Swansea, E. Griffiths, 1833), Ychydig Ddaioni o Nazareth (Caerfyrddin, D. Harris, 1834), and Y cysgod a'r Sylwedd, 1851. A biography of Daniel Evans was published by Hugh Jones, Tredegar, 1835.
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM (Ap Caledfryn; 1837 - 1915), portrait painter The son of William Williams (Caledfryn), Congregational minister and poet. He was born at Caernarvon, 24 March 1837. He received his first drawing lesson when he was 6 years old from the Welsh artist Hugh Hughes (1790 - 1863). He married Mary Daniel, daughter of Herbert Daniel, Congregational minister at Cefn-y-crib, and had two children, both of whom inherited their father's love of music. Among
THOMAS, EVAN (Bardd Horeb; 1795 - 1867), poet and tailor Brecon he is generally associated with Horeb, Llandysul. He was greatly influenced by the provincial eisteddfod and by Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion). His poetry in both the classical and 'free' metres was edited by Evan Pan Jones and published at Lampeter in 1875 under the title Telyn Ifan. He died 2 October 1867, 'at the age of 72'; he and his wife were buried at Llandysul.
DANIEL, EVAN (1837 - 1904), cleric and educationist

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