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JONES, ARTHUR (1776 - 1860), Independent minister he kept one of the Dr. Williams charity-schools which, on the death of Benjamin Jones (1756 - 1823), had been transferred from Pwllheli to Bangor. He published Pynciau Athrawiaethol, 1838, and Rhetoric, neu Areithyddiaeth Ysgrythyrol, 1810. Early in his ministry he took a prominent part in the theological controversies of the day, and was one of the first in Wales to preach the ideas of Edward
JONES, AUDREY EVELYN (1929 - 2014), teacher and campaigner for women's rights Audrey Jones was born on 15 October 1929 in Bushey, Hertfordshire, the eldest of three children of John Henry Reed (1901-1971), a police officer, and Evelyn Mary Reed, (née Tofield, 1898-1938), a newsagent. She had a brother Bernard (born 1936) and a sister Marion (born 1938). After her mother's early death, the family moved to Essex. Audrey won a place in Chelmsford County High School for Girls
JONES, BENJAMIN (1865 - 1953), Chancellor of Bangor Cathedral Born in Minffordd, Llangeinwen, Anglesey, May 17, 1865, son of Thomas Jones, a farm labourer and his wife Ann (née Williams). After a period of student-teaching in St. Paul's School Bangor he decided to enter the Church. He was educated 1889-90 in Bangor school of theology where reading, preaching and ministering (under the wing of the church hostel) were taught, and in 1890 became a member of
JONES, BENJAMIN (P[rif] A[rwyddfardd] Môn; 1788 - 1841), poet, writer, and Baptist apologete Born 1788, son of William Jones, Treddaniel, one of the earliest Baptist deacons at Holyhead, and Elizabeth Roberts, daughter of William Roberts, Garreg-fawr. He was baptized at Holyhead by Christmas Evans in 1811, and spent his whole life there, as a draper, until his death on 19 February 1841. He married, 12 October 1810, Mary, daughter of Edward Parry of Holyhead, and thirteen children were
JONES, BENJAMIN (1756 - 1823), Independent minister -dref chapel, Llanfyllin, Ann Griffiths, the famous hymn-writer, was converted. About 1805 he published Ffynhonnau Iachawdwriaeth as a counterblast to John Wesley's essay on Election. He also published an able booklet, Athrawiaeth y Drindod mewn Tair Pregeth, to counteract the views expressed by Peter Williams about the Bible and particularly the Sabellianism of his book, Dirgelwch Duwioldeb, 1792
JONES, BENJAMIN MAELOR (1894 - 1982), educationalist and author the Merionethshire Library, he gave his ardent support to the Merioneth Record Office from its establishment in 1952. He was a member of the court (1936-43) and later of the council of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. He was also a governor of Dr Williams' school and of Ysgol y Gader, Dolgellau, for years. He served as the first vice-chairman of the Friends of the National Library of
JONES, CADWALADR (1783 - 1867), Independent minister and first editor of Y Dysgedydd 1803. He began to preach in 1806 and the same year was admitted to Wrexham Academy, at which he paid his own expenses, spending the summer at home on the farm. William Williams (1781 - 1840) and Michael Jones were his fellow students for part of the time. In May 1811 he was ordained as the successor of Hugh Pugh (1779 - 1809) at Brithdir; 'his ministry extended from the Garneddwen to Barmouth, and
JONES, Sir CADWALADR BRYNER (1872 - 1954), a leading figure in Welsh agricultural education and eminent civil servant presidency in 1944-45. Another institution which owed a great debt to him was the National Show - now the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show. He acted as honorary director, 1908-10, was chairman of its council from 1944 to 1953, and became its president in 1954. His other life-long interests were Dr Williams' School, Dolgellau, to which he gave generous service for 25 years as chairman of the governors, and
JONES, Sir CYNAN (ALBERT) EVANS (Cynan; 1895 - 1970), poet, dramatist and eisteddfodwr being made attractive to the crowds. He brought order and dignity to the proceedings, and introduced new ceremonies, such as the flower dance. He renounced all the Gorsedd's former claims to antiquity and links with the Druids, and openly acknowledged that it was the invention of Iolo Morganwg (Edward Williams). He succeeded in gaining many new members, including some academics. In 1935 a start was
JONES, DAFYDD (1711 - 1777), hymn-writer to live c. 1763 and died 30 August 1777; he was buried at Crug-y-bar. He is remembered as a hymn-writer. A hymn written by him appeared in one of the parts of Williams of Pantycelyn's Aleluia, 1747. He began to translate into Welsh the psalms and hymns of Isaac Watts and these were published in two volumes: Salmau Dafydd, 1753 (2nd imp., 1766) and Hymnau a Chaniadau Ysprydol, 1775. He also
JONES, DAFYDD RHYS (1877 - 1946), schoolmaster and musician Born 10 June 1877 in Maes Comet, Drofa Dulog, Patagonia, one of the 10 children of Dafydd Jones and Rachel (née Williams) his wife. The father was among the first group to land on the beaches of Patagonia. He came from the Blaenporth area, Cardiganshire, of the same family as John Jones, Blaenannerch (1807 - 1875). His mother's family had emigrated from Bryn-mawr to the Welsh settlement in Rio
JONES, DANIEL (1757 - 1821), Methodist cleric Born c. 1757, a native, it is thought, of Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire. He was ordained deacon in 1781 and licensed to the curacy of Pencarreg, but he was curate of Llanybyther when he was ordained priest in 1782. He was transferred to Radyr, Glamorganshire, c. 1785, where he remained as curate for the rest of his life. In 1792 he married Joan, daughter of Edmund Williams of St. Fagans. He was a

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