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JONES, WILLIAM (1764 - 1822), hymn writer
JONES, WILLIAM (Ehedydd Iâl; 1815 - 1899), farmer and poet and public house about a mile from Llandegla village; here he was a farmer and an unwilling inn-keeper until eight years later when the inn was converted into a farmhouse. He stayed there until he died 15 February 1899. His works were published in 1898 under the title, Blodau Iâl, sef Cynyrchion Barddonol William Jones (Ehedydd Iâl). Wedi Eu Casglu a'u Trefnu gan y Parch. John Felix.
JONES, WILLIAM (1755 - 1821), Evangelical cleric One of the friends of Thomas Charles; born 18 November 1755 at Abergavenny, son of John Jones, clockmaker. He went to Jesus College, Oxford, in 1773 or 1774, and remained there till 1777 (Charles was there in 1775, and Jones was then his ' very intimate friend'); Jones, as his diaries begun at Oxford show, was a tolerably good scholar. Early in 1778, he became tutor in a Government servant's
JONES, WILLIAM (Gwilym Myrddin; 1863 - 1946), poet Born Llwyndinawed farm, Cil-y-cwm, near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, 12 April 1863, son of Evan Jones and his wife. His schooldays were restricted by the needs of the farm. In 1886 he married Elizabeth Jones of Pumsaint and about the end of 1898 he left his native area and settled at Betws, Ammanford. For a time he was bailiff on a farm near Ammanford and later secured a post as lampman at the
JONES, Sir WILLIAM (1888 - 1961), administrator and politician Born 27 June 1888, the son of Hugh and Mary Jones of Gellifor in the Clwyd valley, Denbighshire. He was educated in schools at Llanrwst and Denbigh, and began his career as a clerk in a solicitor's office. Jones became a solicitor himself in 1922, and was appointed to a post within the Denbighshire County Council. He served as Clerk of the Peace and as Clerk to the County Council from 1930 until
JONES, WILLIAM (bu farw c. 1700) south-western Wales, Baptist minister Many things about him are uncertain: there are no particulars of his birth and education; there is not enough proof that he was once minister of Cilmaenllwyd under the ' Triers '; and there is not sufficient support for the tradition that he became a Baptist by contact with Jenkin Jones (born 1623) in Carmarthen gaol. Sure ground is reached with the account of his romantic journey to Olchon in
JONES, WILLIAM (1770 - 1837), Calvinistic Methodist minister One of the eight North Wales ordinands of 1811; born in 1770, son of Cadwaladr and Catherine Jones of Nant-fudr (Coed-cae-du), Trawsfynydd, Meironnydd. The father was a cattle dealer, and the boy was sent to school in England. Later, having taken a drove up to London, he went to hear William Romaine, and was converted. He joined the Methodists at Trawsfynydd, but in 1794 married Susan Watkins, a
JONES, WILLIAM (Gwrgant; 1803 - 1886), lawyer and writer Born at Brwynog, Llanfihangel, Montgomeryshire, son of Robert Jones, a mason, and Margaret, his wife. He was educated at the village school at Meifod and then articled to a solicitor at Llanfyllin. He removed from there to S. Asaph, and thence to London, where for many years he carried on an extensive business. He took a keen interest in Welsh letters, and wrote to the Welsh magazines under the
JONES, WILLIAM (1826 - 1899), secretary to the Peace Society as successor to Henry Richard, Tregaron; son of John Jones, a Ruthin Quaker, and great-grandson of Jonathan Hughes, the bard mentioned by Borrow in Wild Wales. William was educated at Ackworth Quaker School. Later he was appointed head of a commission for the relief of distress during the Franco-German war of 1870-1. He had discussions with president Cleveland and Li Hung Chang and other
JONES, WILLIAM (1784 - 1847), Independent minister and divine Born 1784 at Bala, son of William and Elizabeth Jones. The father was a Calvinistic Methodist elder, but the son [educated at Bala grammar school] joined the Independents c. 1800 and began to preach in 1801. He was trained for the ministry at Wrexham Academy, 1805-9, ordained minister of Bridgend and Brynmenyn chapels, Glamorganshire, in 1810, died 5 June 1847, and was buried near his chapel at
JONES, WILLIAM (1857 - 1915), Member of Parliament Born in 1857 at Ceint Bach near Llangefni, to Richard and Alice Jones. He became pupil, and afterwards pupil-teacher, at the British school there; for two years (1873-5) at the Bangor Normal College. For a short period he was head master of the Goginan school in north Cardigan, before migrating to London to become assistant at Wallington Road in north London (1879-88). He was a member of the
JONES, WILLIAM (1718 - 1773?), early Methodist exhorter, and possibly the first Anglesey Methodist Christened 28 July 1718, son of Hugh Jones of Trefollwyn near Llangefni, who was coroner and high constable. He was converted by Howel Harris, perhaps in Llŷn in 1741, became closely associated with the leaders of Welsh Methodism and with the Wesleys, and was active in introducing Methodism into Anglesey - his letters (1747-9) are of great value as evidence of this penetration. Yet he is ignored

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