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JONES, THOMAS, vicar - gweler JONES, JOHN
JONES, THOMAS, early Welsh Moravian - gweler JONES, JOHN
JONES, Sir THOMAS ARTEMUS (1871 - 1943), journalist, judge and historian Born 18 February 1871 at 22, Lôn Abram, Denbigh, the sixth son of Thomas Jones, stonemason. At 11 years of age, he left the National School to work at the station bookstall, and while there, he taught himself shorthand. In 1886 he was appointed junior reporter on the Denbighshire Free Press, for which he reported the Tithe War. He left Denbigh in 1889 to work on newspapers in Herefordshire, East
JONES, THOMAS GRIFFITHS (Cyffin; 1834 - 1884), antiquary -singer. In the summer of 1861 he succeeded in founding the Powys Cymreigyddion society, and became its first president. When the Powysland club was formed he became an active member, and contributed to the Mont. Coll. He was a Nonconformist (Independent) and a Liberal. He married, 7 February 1871, Mary Anna, daughter of Samuel Pryce, Gwern-y-pant; they had six children.
JONES, THOMAS GRUFFYDD (Tafalaw Bencerdd; 1832 - 1898), musician went to Kenfig Hill, and thence to Cwmavon. In 1860 he visited North Wales and stayed on as private secretary to Thomas Gee. He left Denbigh in 1863 for Aberdare, where he set up a printing office at which he could produce Y Gwyddonydd Cerddorol. His ' Gwarchae Harlech,' a cantata, was performed by ' Côr Caradog ' (see Jones, Griffith Rhys) in 1865. He emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1866, was ordained
JONES, THOMAS GWYNN (1871 - 1949), poet, writer, translator and scholar Born in Gwyndy Uchaf, Betws yn Rhos, Denbighshire, 10 October 1871, eldest child of Isaac and Jane Jones. His father was a farmer and also a lay-preacher with the Calv. Methodists and a poet. The son began to add Gwynn (from Gwyndy) to his simple baptismal name Thomas about 1890 when, among other pen-names, he used Gwyn(n)vre ap Iwan (or ap Isaac). Apart from elementary education in Llanelian
JONES, THOMAS HENRY (1921 - 1965), lecturer and poet enemy in the heart (1957), Songs of a mad prince (1960) and The beast at the door (1963); a critical study of Dylan Thomas (1963); and was editor of an Australian journal of studies in American literature. He demonstrated a mastery of language and developed his particular talent in poems which were appreciated in Australia and beyond. Both his war-time experience of losing friends at sea and the hard
JONES, THOMAS HUGHES (1895 - 1966), poet, writer and teacher in September 1909, together with William Ambrose Bebb, Evan Jenkins, D. Lloyd Jenkins and Griffith John Williams. All of these boys came under the influence of outstanding teachers, especially Samuel Morris Powell, to whom generations of pupils owed a great debt. At this time, Thomas Hughes Jones made a name for himself by winning chairs at local eisteddfodau for his poetry. He was given the
JONES, THOMAS IEUAN JEFFREYS - gweler JEFFREYS-JONES, THOMAS IEUAN
JONES, THOMAS ISAAC MARDY - gweler MARDY-JONES, THOMAS ISAAC
JONES, THOMAS IVOR (1896 - 1969), solicitor . Articled to Thomas Davies Jones, his mother's brother, he was admitted solicitor in 1921, and joined his uncle's firm, T.D. Jones and Co. of Fleet Street, London, carrying on the practice after his uncle's death for the rest of his life. A faithful and hard-working member at Charing Cross Road Welsh Presbyterian church (in particular as a Sunday school teacher for many years), he was elected elder in
JONES, THOMAS JERMAN (1833 - 1890), missionary for twenty years with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists

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