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JONES, JOHN (1777 - 1842) Ystrad, politician Cawdor interest in 1812 but, on the death of general Picton in 1815, became member for the Pembroke boroughs, a seat which he held until 1818. In that year he again unsuccessfully contested Carmarthen borough but, when his opponent in this election succeeded to the earldom of Cawdor in 1821, he won the seat against the Whig candidate, Sir William Paxton, and was re-elected in 1826 and 1830. He led the
JONES, JOHN (1790 - 1855), printer and publisher first appeared during John Jones's Congregationalist period, when his pastor was William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog); the first number came out on 23 August 1843. Jones was not only the printer, but undertook the costs, and acted as sub-editor, collecting home news, advertisements, etc., while Rees was responsible for the leading articles, and the parliamentary and foreign news. After a tough struggle
JONES, JOHN CHARLES (1904 - 1956), Bishop of Bangor Memorial College, Mukono, Uganda, as tutor in theology. From 1939-45 he was warden and sole administrator at the college. With the assistance of his wife Mary, daughter of William Lewis of Carmarthen and a professional nurse, he established a section to educate the wives of native clergy. He returned to Wales in 1945 as vicar of Llanelli. He was enthroned as Bishop of Bangor, Epiphany 1949 - the first
JONES, JOHN EMRYS (1914 - 1991), secretary and organiser of Labour Party Wales He was born on 12 March 1914, the son of William and Elizabeth Susan Jones. They lived at 5 Harris Terrace, Penrhiwceiber in the Cynon Valley. He was educated at a secondary school at Mountain Ash, but left school at fourteen years of age. He worked as a shop assistant, 1928-29, a railwayman, 1929-33, for the Rootes motor factory, 1933-36, and as a railwayman again, 1936-49. He joined the
JONES, JOHN HERBERT (Je Aitsh; 1860 - 1943), journalist and author Born 29 May 1860, at Talsarnau, Merionethshire, son of Elizabeth and William Jones, a gardener at Cae'rffynnon mansion, and an elder at Bethel (Presb.) chapel, who had moved from Maesneuadd, near Llanaelhaearn. His only regular education was received at the village school. After service with a tailor at Porthmadog for a period, he went to Birkenhead to learn press compositing before going to
JONES, JOHN ISLAN (1874 - 1968), minister (U) and author brief history of the Unitarian Church, Accrington (1909), Egwyddorion yr Undodiaid (1948), and his reminiscences, Yr hen amser gynt (1958), which won him a prize offered by Ceredigion Education Committee. There are articles written by him in the Ymofynydd (1905-59), Cymru, and Trans. Unitarian Historical Society (see Glyn Lewis Jones, A Bibliography of Cardiganshire, 1600-1964). He died a bachelor, 28
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 RICHARD (1765 - 1822), Sandemanian Baptist minister least 350 in 1807) and his connexion still survives in the districts round Harlech, Ffestiniog, Glyn-ceiriog, and Rhosllannerchrugog. For twenty-four years he was his people's general, tirelessly walking over his widespread 'parish,' refusing on conscientious grounds to accept any salary, and faithfully spreading the truth as he saw it. Of his five published books, three are collections of hymns (by
JONES, JOHN ROBERT (Alltud Glyn Maelor; 1800 - 1881), poet and hymn-writer Born at Llanarmon-yn-Iâl in 1800, a kinsman of Ehedydd Iâl (William Jones, 1815 - 1899), and by trade, almost throughout his life, a shoemaker. After his marriage (of which six sons were born), he lived at Cefn Mawr; in 1827 he joined the Baptists. In 1834 he moved to Brymbo, where he spent the rest of his days; a Baptist congregation was incorporated at his house in 1836, and it was for that
JONES, JOHN ROBERT (1911 - 1970), philosopher and patriot Born 4 September 1911 in Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire, son of William and Kate Jones. He was educated at Troed-yr-allt school, Pwllheli county school, and then at University Coll. of Wales, Aberystwyth where he graduated with 1st-class hons. in philosophy. He gained an M.A. with distinction and then went to Balliol College, Oxford, with a University of Wales Fellowship, where he gained a D.Phil. He
JONES, JOHN VIRIAMU (1856 - 1901), first principal of the University College, Cardiff Born 2 January 1856, at Pentre-poeth, Swansea, one of several distinguished sons of the then famous Congregational preacher Thomas Jones (1819 - 1882); his middle name - the Erromanga pronunciation of 'William' - reflects his father's admiration of the famous missionary, John Williams. His university career was a brilliant one. He obtained his London B.Sc. degree (at 19) with the University
JONES, JOHN WILLIAM (1883 - 1954), author, collector of letters and papers, publisher, antiquary and folk poet written it ('wedi i'r bardd ei hun ei hysgrifennu'). He lectured a great deal to literary societies on the poets of his locality and he collected many of the works of the poets and authors of Gwynedd, e.g. Alafon, Elfyn, Isallt, W. Pari Huws, Gwilym Prysor, Carneddog (Richard Griffith), Glaslyn (Richard Jones Owen), Barlwydon, Gwilym Morgan, Awena Rhun, Glyn Myfyr, Llifon (William Griffith Owen, and

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