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JONES, HENRY (bu farw 1592), civil lawyer Scots. In 1576 archbishop Grindal sought his advice, along with that of his chancellor, Thomas Yale, and Awbrey, on the reform of ecclesiastical courts in his province. Jones's opinion is printed in Strype, Grindal, 303. He was a trustee of the educational foundation of Dr. John Gwynne. He died in February 1592, and was buried in St. Benet's, Paul's Wharf, London.
JONES, HERMAN (1915 - 1964), minister (Congl.) and poet was published (1967). On 14 August 1946 he married Ffion Mai, daughter of David Thomas, Bangor (1880 - 1967), and they had two sons.
JONES, HUGH (1749 - 1825), translator and hymnist father's farm and then from 1798 to 1817 he taught at various places in Merioneth and Montgomeryshire. From 1817 until his death, 16 April 1825, he worked for various publishers translating books for publication - for R. Jones, Dolgelley, for L.E. Jones, Caernarvon, and for Thomas Gee, Denbigh. He published upwards of twenty works, the majority of them being translations of English works and works of a
JONES, HUGH (1837 - 1919), Wesleyan minister and historian published memoirs of Samuel Davies II and R.T. Owen, commentaries on Jeremiah and S. John's Epistles, a hand-book on Dissent, Y Goleuni Cristionogol, Hanes Wesleaeth Gymreig (4 vols.); he also edited Y Winllan (1883-5), and Yr Eurgrawn (1902-11). He represented his denomination in every national movement, was one of the most powerful preachers of his generation, possessed outstanding organizing ability in
JONES, HUGH (Cromwell o Went; 1800 - 1872), Congregational minister 1823-7 in the Newtown Academy, among his fellow-students being Samuel Roberts ('S.R.'). He ministered at Saron, Tredegar, Monmouth, 1827-45, and at Lammas Street, Carmarthen, 1845-72. He went to Monmouthshire at a time when industrial development of that county and Glamorgan can almost be said to have been beginning. The existing Congregational churches in the district were somewhat unconnected and
JONES, HUGH WILLIAM (1802 - 1873), Baptist minister and editor the political life of Carmarthenshire. At the end of 1837 he purchased the periodical Seren Gomer, and was its publisher till the end of 1850, when it was sold to a company of Baptist ministers; he also collaborated with the former editor, Samuel Evans (1793 - 1856), in editing it. He wrote much himself in the periodical, and in particular defended the views of his former neighbour at Tredegar, John
JONES, IDWAL (1899 - 1966), educationist and university professor . He himself lectured through the medium of Welsh on psychology in 1931, and was one of the pioneers writing on modern psychology in the Welsh language (e.g. ' Yr hunan o safbwynt seicoleg ', ' Cyfraniad James Ward i seicoleg '; and ' Spearman ' in Efrydiau Athronyddol. He did research into the history of Welsh education, and published work on Thomas Gee, ' The Voluntary System at Work ' (in the
JONES, IEUAN SAMUEL (1918 - 2004), minister (Cong.) being following the call by the Rev. T. Glyn Thomas (1905-1973) in his presidential address at the Annual Assembly of the Union of Welsh Independents at Nantlle Valley in 1968. The movement's first chairperson, the Rev. Morgan Mainwaring, wrote: 'For the very first time in the history of religion in Wales representatives from all the Christian denominations met to discuss together, and determine
JONES, IORWERTH (1913 - 1992), minister, author and editor Council of Churches 1982-1984. As editor, he encouraged writers of all ages, and his maxim in this role was C.P. Scott's words, which he often quoted "Comment is free, but facts are sacred." In the words of his predecessor as General Secretary, Rev. Trebor Lloyd Evans: “fel pregethwr a golygydd a dadleuwr dros egwyddorion yr efengyl a'i safonau, saif yn y rheng flaenaf o amddiffynwyr y Ffydd ynghanol
JONES, ISHMAEL (1794 - 1876), Independent minister Born in a thatched house called Plas-yn-pant, Ponciau, Denbighshire, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Jones. In his early days he was a coal-miner, but in spite of the blue scars on his face he would not admit to having been one. He fell under the spell of William Williams (1781 - 1840), of Wern, and shortly after joining the Independents began to preach. He was at Hackney College before being
JONES, JACK (1884 - 1970), author and playwright and India before resuming work as a miner at Merthyr Tydfil. In 1908, he married (1) Laura Grimes Evans of Builth Wells. By the outbreak of war in 1914 he was employed at a colliery near Pontypool because he found that his small wage as a bark-stripper at Builth was insufficient to keep himself, his wife, two sons and a daughter. As a member of the army reserve, he was called up immediately: he was
JONES, JAMES IDWAL (1900 - 1982), headteacher and Labour politician He was born on 30 June 1900, the son of James Jones and Elizabeth Bowyer and was brought up in the Welsh community of Rhos. He was a brother to Thomas William Jones MP, Baron Maelor (1898-1984). He was educated at Ruabon Grammar School and Bangor Normal College. He later gained the degree of B.Sc.(Econ) as an external student of the University of London in 1936. He began his career as a certified

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