Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, DAVID JOHN (1870 - ?), artist Born at Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, 16 March 1870, son of a tanner. He obtained free tuition at Kidderminster Art School and was assisted by a public subscription at Llandilo to study at Antwerp for two years. He opened a studio at Llanelly for four years and was patronized by D. Pugh, M.P., lord Dynevor, lord Emlyn, Mansel Lewis, and Mrs. Gwynne Hughes, Tregŷb, Llandilo. His early works are
DAVIES, EMLYN (1907 - 1974), Baptist minister and college professor Emlyn Davies was the youngest of six children born to Edwin and Mary Jane Davies, in Froncysylltau, Denbighshire, on 23 April 1907. He had a brother, John, and four sisters, Annie, Nellie, Sarah, and Alice. His father was a foreman in Trefynant bricks and tiles works in Ruabon. He received his early education in Froncysyllte Council School before progressing to the County School in Llangollen. In
DAVIES, JAMES (Iago ap Dewi; 1800 - 1869), printer and poet 16 April 1869. His son DAVID DAVIES ('Dewi ab Iago'), who died in 1913, was a great help to Rhys Evans and to religious music in Siloa chapel, Aberdare.
DAVIES, JAMES (1767? - 1860), Baptist minister Born in Clydey parish, Pembrokeshire. He was a member of Pant Teg (Newcastle Emlyn) congregation, and was educated at a Carmarthen school. In 1793 he resided near Ffynnonhenry, and in the following year was ordained minister there, and also at Horeb church, Rhydargaeau; in both he was remarkably successful. But he was anti-Calvinist, and in the schism of 1799 the two churches parted company
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 (1795 - 1858), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster , Alltyblaca, and Bwlchyfadfa. For a time he was an assistant at Davis's school, but before long started schools of his own at Gelli-gron, Tyssul Castle, Blaenbydernyn (Pencarreg, Carmarthenshire), and Tre-fach; in 1830 he opened an academy at Adpar, Newcastle Emlyn, which flourished until his death. Many of his most distinguished pupils have testified to his ability as a teacher. He wrote some hymns and
DAVIES, JOHN ELIAS (Telynor y Gogledd; 1847 - 1883), harpist and accompanist Born 20 March 1847 at Bethesda, Caernarfonshire. He was taught to play the harp by James Hughes (Iago Bencerdd), Trefriw, D. Morris, Bangor, and William Streatham, Liverpool. When he was 12 years of age he won a prize at the Llangollen eisteddfod (1858) for playing the harp. In later years he won the principal prizes at the eisteddfodau held at Conway (1861), Caernarvon (1862), Rhyl (1863
DAVIES, JOHN LLOYD (1801 - 1860) Blaendyffryn, Alltyrodyn,, M.P. Born at Aberystwyth 1 November 1801. He became articled to a solicitor, and at 24 years of age had succeeded to a practice in Newcastle Emlyn. In 1825 he married Anne, daughter of John Lloyd, Allt-yr-odyn, and through his marriage inherited that estate. He married, secondly, in 1857, Elizabeth Bluett, the only child of Thomas Bluett Hardwicke of Tytherington Grange, Gloucestershire. He was a J.P
DAVIES, RHYS (Y Glun Bren; 1772 - 1847), eccentric Independent preacher Born 1772 in the neighbourhood of Newcastle Emlyn. He was taught by J. Griffiths (1731 - 1811), of Glandŵr, Pembrokeshire, and as a young man began to preach in the Independent chapels. At the outset of his career he went to North Wales, where he was a schoolmaster at Pennal, Dinas Mawddwy, and other places. In 1796 he was attending an assembly at which religious fervour ran high and, in the
DAVIES, STEPHEN (d. 1794), revived the defunct 17th century Baptist church at Carmarthen The labours of Enoch Francis had settled a branch of the Newcastle Emlyn Baptist church at Ffynnonhenry (Llanpumpsaint), and Davies, a son-in-law of his, was a member there. In 1757, Davies rented a dwelling-house in Priory Street, Carmarthen, for holding occasional preaching services, as some of the members of Ffynnonhenry lived in the town. In 1765, Davies opened a linen-draper's shop in the
DEWI ab IAGO - see DAVIES, JAMES
DEWI ap IAGO - see DAVIES, JAMES

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