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JONES, JOHN EDWARD (1905 - 1970), secretary and organiser of Plaid Cymru . One of his grandfathers was imprisoned during the tithe war. He was educated in the primary school at Melin-y-Wîg - a name revived by him - 1910-18, and Bala grammar school, 1918-24, before entering the University College of Wales at Bangor in 1924. There he became secretary of the Students' Union and succeeded in making Welsh jointly official with English. He was a leading member of the society of
JONES, JOHN HENRY (1909 - 1985), educationist and translator Methodist chapel in Llangefni (he later became a Methodist local preacher), and through his own studious application and the education he received at Penrallt National School and Llangefni County School, John Henry Jones developed into an exceptionally promising pupil, especially in Greek and Latin, and won the highest entrance scholarship to the University College of North Wales, Bangor, in 1927. The
JONES, JOHN HUGH (1843 - 1910), Roman Catholic priest before completing his course he was received into the Roman Catholic church by John Henry Newman, on 18 October 1865. Some time afterwards he entered S. Edmund's Theological College, Ware, and later became a student at the S. Beuno Jesuit College, Tremeirchion, Flintshire. For a period in 1871 he was in deacon's orders at Bangor, where he preached in Welsh and English. In 1872 he was given priest's
JONES, JOHN MATHER (1826 - 1874), proprietor of Y Drych Born 9 June 1826, at Bangor, Caernarfonshire. He emigrated to U.S.A. in 1849 and made his home in Utica, New York. He bought Y Drych in 1865 from John William Jones who thereafter became editor of the paper, being assisted by Thomas B. Morris ('Gwyneddfardd'). In 1866 John Mather Jones published a Welsh book on the history of the Civil War, which had been written by the two editors of Y Drych at
JONES, JOHN MORGAN (1861 - 1935), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Merthyr Tydfil, and remained there all his life with the exception of one short period at Tŵrgwyn, Bangor, in 1902. He was a keen scholar, and a man of strong convictions who took a practical interest in the social and economic conditions of the people amongst whom he worked. He held office as secretary and chairman of the Conference of English churches of the C.M. Church of Wales. He published a Welsh
JONES, JOHN MORGAN (1873 - 1946), minister (Congl.) and Principal of Bala-Bangor College, Bangor (Aberdare, 1905) for the day-schools of Aberdare. In 1902 he married Lucy Evans of Bridgnorth; two sons and one daughter were born of the marriage. In January 1914 he moved to Bangor to become Professor of Church History and English literature at Bala-Bangor Independent College. With the Principal, Dr Thomas Rees, he took a leading role in publishing the pacifist newspaper Y Deyrnas from October 1916 to
JONES, JOHN OGWEN (1829 - 1884), Calvinistic Methodist minister and man of letters Born 2 June 1829 at Tyddyn, Tal-y-bont, Llanllechid, Caernarfonshire, and brought up at Bangor. He was employed for about five years in a merchant's office in Liverpool, but in 1853 began to preach. After spending some time at Bala College he went to London University where he graduated in 1858. He was ordained in 1859 and was minister of the church at [ Parkfield,] Birkenhead, 1857-60. In 1860
JONES, JOHN OWEN (1857 - 1917), Calvinistic Methodist minister and tutor, and man of letters excellent Latin scholar; at Bangor it was E. V. Arnold rather than Henry Jones who left his mark on him, and this bent was confirmed by his close friendship with Hugh Williams (1843 - 1911). He was a frequent contributor to the periodicals, and published commentaries on S. Luke and S. John. In Cymru (O.M.E.), 1894-6, he published translations of the chief Latin sources for the early history of Britain
JONES, JOHN OWEN (OWEN BRYNGWYN; 1884 - 1972), singer conductor of the Llanegryn choir and his mother was an excellent pianist. He was educated at Llanegryn primary school and at Tywyn grammar school. He won a scholarship in 1903 to study at the University College of North Wales, Bangor, and graduated BSc in 1907. At Bangor he was greatly influenced by John Lloyd Williams and he became a member of the Welsh Folksong Society in its early days. From 1907 to
JONES, JOHN PULESTON (1862 - 1925), Calvinistic Methodist minister, writer, and theologian his spirited horse 'Dick' along the streets of Bangor and Caernarvon, and was accustomed to drive it in a trap along the dangerous country roads of the district. He travelled unaccompanied by train and used to say that 'there was always an angel on every platform.' He went to the British School and to the grammar school at Bala, and at the age of 16 to the C.M. College there, distinguishing himself
JONES, JOHN TYWI (1870 - 1948), Baptist minister and journalist beginning of the 20th c., as well as periods in the Rhondda and Merthyr Tydfil. He began to preach at Calfaria Baptist chapel Aberdare where Rev. Thomas Price, editor of the radical but short-lived newspaper Y Gwron was minister until his death in 1888. Through his own efforts Tywi Jones received further education at the Trecynon Seminary, Rees Jenkin Jones ' school and proceeded to the Bangor Baptist
JONES, JOHN WILLIAM (1883 - 1954), author, collector of letters and papers, publisher, antiquary and folk poet and election addresses - local and county; local folktales; programmes of eisteddfodau, concerts and literary societies; pictures of Ffestiniog people; memorial poems and cards. He sent similar materials to the library of the University College of North Wales in Bangor. He died 6 January 1954, at his home, and was buried with his wife (who had pre-deceased him twelve years previously) at Bethesda

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