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DAVIES, DAVID CAXTON (1873 - 1955), printer and company director merchants, London. In 1935-36 he was president of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Master Printers Alliance. He was one of the founder members of Cardiff Rotary Club. In 1947 the University of Wales conferred on him an hon. M.A. degree for his services to the publication of books and periodicals about Wales, particularly those in the Welsh language. He died 5 November 1955, and a funeral service was held
DAVIES, DAVID JACOB (1916 - 1974), minister, author and broadcaster Jacob Davies was born on 5 September 1916 at Pen-lôn in Tre-groes near Llandysul, Ceredigion, one of five children of David Davies, a stonemason, and his wife Mary (née Lewis). He had one brother, John Herbert (Jac) and three sisters, Annie, Hannah and Maria (May). He was educated at Tre-groes Primary School and Llandysul Grammar School (1929-36), choosing to specialise in the sciences for his
DAVIES, DAVID RICHARD (1889 - 1958), theologian, journalist and cleric editor of the Church of England Newspaper for ten years. He died 1 November 1958 and was buried in Parham, West Sussex, 5 November 1958. His publications include The Two Humanities (1940); The Church and the peace (1940); Down Peacock's Feathers: Studies in the contemporary significance of the General Confession (1942); Divine Judgement in Human History (1943), Religion and Nationality (1944); On to
DAVIES, DEWI ALED EIRUG (1922 - 1997), Congregationalist minister and professor of theology He was born in Cwmllynfell, Glamorganshire, 5 February 1922, one of the eight children of Thomas Eirug Davies, the Congregationalist minister there (and after 1926 in Lampeter) and his wife. His mother Jennie was the daughter of R. H. Thomas, the Calvinistic Methodist minister in Llansannan. He was educated at Peterwell primary school, Lampeter, and at Aberaeron County School. As a consequence of
DAVIES, EDWARD OWEN (1864 - 1936), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Born 8 June 1864 at Betws Gwerfyl Goch, near Corwen, and educated at the British school Corwen, where he became a pupil-teacher at the age of 12, and at the Normal College, Bangor, where he went in 1881. From 1884-5 he was assistant master at the advanced elementary school, Blaenau Ffestiniog. He proceeded to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, taking his B.Sc. (Lond.) with honours in
DAVIES, ELIZABETH (1789 - 1860), Crimean nurse the impression of a somewhat masculine woman. Returning to England, she somehow lost her savings, and again took service - Charles Kemble (so she says) overheard her acting Hamlet in her employer's kitchen, and offered her £50 a week to act in his company. She was in North Wales in 1844-5, and in South Wales in 1849. Her employer left her 'a fortune,' of which she was deprived by legal chicanery
DAVIES, EVAN (Myfyr Morganwg; 1801 - 1888), bard and 'archdruid' temperance with John Jones of Llangollen (1801 - 1856), in a public meeting held at Llantrisant, Glamorganshire. About 1844-5 he settled in Pontypridd as a watchmaker, making that town his home henceforward. It was there also that he assumed the pseudonym of Myfyr Morganwg. He came deeply under the influence of the Druidic 'fever' that affected some persons at that time, and read many books on the
DAVIES, EVAN (1694? - 1770), Independent minister and tutor Born near Lampeter, went to Hoxton Academy under Thomas Ridgeley and John Eames, F.R.S. He would seem to have kept school at Haverfordwest from 1720, and on 5 June 1723 was ordained minister of Albany church there. In 1741, on the death of Vavasor Griffiths, the ' Welsh Academy ' was moved to Haverfordwest and placed in Davies's charge; but in 1743, when he took the pastorate of the churches at
DAVIES, GEORGE MAITLAND LLOYD (1880 - 1949), Calvinistic Methodist minister and apostle of peace Reconciliation. On 5 February 1916 at Finchley he married Leslie Eleanor Royde-Smith, sister of the novelist Naomi Royde-Smith; one child, Jane Hedd, was born to them. As a conscientious objector he was imprisoned more than once during the years 1917-19. In 1923 he was elected to Parliament, as a Christian Pacifist candidate, for the University of Wales; and as an unofficial envoy he carried out important work
DAVIES, GRIFFITH (1788 - 1855), actuary Born 5 December 1788 at Ty Croes, Llandwrog, Caernarfonshire, son of Owen David and Mary Williams. Apart from the Sunday school and the Welsh day school at Bryn'rodyn, and two quarters at an English day school at Llanwnda, his early educational advantages were scant. Owing to the hard conditions generally prevailing at the end of the 18th century, he had to find employment at an early age - at
DAVIES, GRIFFITH (Gwyndaf; 1868 - 1962), poet, tutor of poets and antiquary Born 5 February 1868 at Llwynpïod, a smallholding in Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire. His father Griffith Davies died before he was born, and his mother experienced great hardship in bringing up her two sons, Griffith and Thomas. After attending the local school, Griffith spent some time at the famous school of Owen Owen (1850 - 1920 at Oswestry. He lived most of his long life farming Bryncaled, a
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

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