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JONES, HENRY (1605 - 1682), bishop - gweler JONES, MICHAEL
JONES, HENRY, deputy governor of Dublin - gweler JONES, JOHN
JONES, Sir HENRY STUART (1867 - 1939), classical scholar and lexicographer Born at Hunslet, Leeds, 15 May 1867, only child of the Rev. Henry William Jones [ 1834 - 1909 ] (then curate of Hunslet) and Margaret Lawrance, née Baker; [his grandfather was a solicitor at Bishops Castle, and the family seems to have been Cornish - not (as is often said) Welsh ]. He was educated at Rossall school and Balliol College, Oxford (classical scholar 1886). A brilliant university
JONES, HERMAN (1915 - 1964), minister (Congl.) and poet Born 24 January 1915 at 12 Caradog Place, Deiniolen, Caernarfonshire, son of Hugh Edward Jones, undertaker and builder, and Elizabeth his wife. He was educated at the council school, Deiniolen, Brynrefail county school, the Normal College, Bangor, and he was accepted to Bala-Bangor College 29 September 1938. He graduated with honours in Welsh in 1941 and M.A. in 1953. He did not complete his
JONES, HEZEKIAH, Methodist cleric - gweler JONES, DANIEL
JONES, HUGH (Erfyl; 1789 - 1858), author, editor and translator Born at Caerbachau, Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire, son of Evan and Elizabeth Jones - on his father's side he was nephew of Hugh Jones (1749 - 1825) of Maesglasau; his maternal grandfather was Evan Jones ('Telynor Waun Oer'), a harpist of some repute. As he was a cripple, he was educated with a view to becoming a schoolmaster; he wrote well, and won a prize at the Beaumaris eisteddfod of 1832 for a
JONES, HUGH (1830 - 1911), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 13 January 1830, son of the Rev. Hugh Jones of Llannerch-y-medd. He was educated in a school there, and afterwards under William Roberts (1809 - 1887) at Holyhead; he served as apprentice at Llanfechell under John Elias, son of John Elias, but afterwards started keeping school near Bangor, and went to Bala C.M. College. There, he was advised to enter the ministry. He was pastor at Garreg
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 (Huw Myfyr; 1845 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and poet son of Evan and Elinor Jones, of Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Denbighshire. He was apprenticed to a medical man at Cerrig-y-drudion, but decided to enter the ministry, and went to Bala C.M. College in 1867. In 1871 he was called to a group of churches at and near Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (he was ordained in 1873) where he married Margaret Lewis. He removed, in 1878, to Llanllechid, Caernarfonshire
JONES, HUGH (1837 - 1919), Wesleyan minister and historian Llansilin. John Arthur Jones, editor of the Calcutta Statesman, was his son. He was elected secretary of the province (1886), chairman of the province (1893), and a member of the Legal Hundred of his connexion (1893). He delivered the Provincial Lecture (1893), and was given a testimonial to celebrate the jubilee of his ministry (1909). From 1863 on he was a regular contributor to the Eurgrawn. He
JONES, HUGH (Cromwell o Went; 1800 - 1872), Congregational minister un-co-ordinated, and Hugh Jones took upon himself to introduce some kind of order and co-ordination, with the result that he was suspected by some of being disloyal to the old regime amongst Congregationalists. He came to be regarded as the oracle of the Congregationalists in Monmouthshire; he was a skilful debater, platform speaker, and writer; he also contributed much to denominational magazines
JONES, HUGH (fl. 1812), poet

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