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JOHN, EDWARD THOMAS (1857 - 1931), industrialist and politician later still these works joined forces with Bolckow Vaughan's works at Linthorpe to form the Linthorpe-Dinsdale smelting company. After retiring from active management, John took up politics. He was Liberal M.P. for east Denbighshire 1910-18, but was defeated in the 'coupon' election of 1918 by Sir D.S. Davies, and was again unsuccessful as a Labour candidate in Anglesey (1922) - he resided at that
JOHN, WALTER PHILLIPS (1910 - 1967), minister (B) presenter of Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol. Liberal in standpoint, he was zealous for mutual understanding and cooperation among the Christian bodies of Wales. A volume of his sermons Rhwydwaith Duw (1969) appeared posthumously and he was joint author with Gwilym T. Hughes of a history of Welsh Baptists in London, Hanes Castle Street a'r Bedyddwyr Cymraeg yn Llundain (1959).
JONES, ALWYN RICE (1934 - 2007), Archbishop of Wales understand or appreciate them. Jones represented his church at the World Council of Churches assembly in Canberra in 1991 and at the Anglican Consultative Council in Capetown in 1993. He also served as president of the Churches Council for Britain and Ireland 1997-2000. A theological liberal, he was a committed advocate for social justice. He strongly supported the campaign for Welsh devolution, was a
JONES, CADWALADR (1783 - 1867), Independent minister and first editor of Y Dysgedydd highly individual outlook and a most determined nature (see Ap Vychan, Cadwaladr Jones, 138). Although he was George Lewis's 'spiritual son,' yet, 'in the next generation he became Michael Jones's supporter in the battle of the Systems.' He was a Liberal in politics but was too moderate for some of his fellow-Independents.
JONES, DANIEL (1908 - 1985), Labour politician and polled an impressive total of 19,722 votes. Daniel Jones was the Labour MP for Burnley, 1959-83. He was a member of the Estimates Committee, 1964-66, and a PPS, 1964-67, to Rt. Hon. Douglas Jay, the President of the Board of Trade under Harold Wilson. A native Welsh speaker, he keenly supported the activities of CND. He married in 1932 Phyllis, the daughter of John Williams of Maesteg, and they
JONES, EDWARD (1834 - 1900), medical practitioner and local government leader light of the Liberal Party in the town and surrounding area. He was the first President of the Merionethshire Liberal Association and supported the county's Liberal Members of Parliament, becoming a close friend of T. E. Ellis. He was the first Chairman of Merionethshire County Council on its formation in 1889; he also served as a Justice of the Peace and was chairman of Dolgellau water and gas
JONES, Sir EVAN DAVIES (1859 - 1949), 1st baronet, of Pentower, Fishguard, civil engineer, Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire created a baronet in 1917) served his native county and Wales generally in a number of capacities. He served as High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire, 1911-12, became chairman of the Pembrokeshire County Council in 1926, was a Deputy Lieutenant and later (1932) became Lord Lieutenant of that county; he also represented the county in Parliament (as a Coalition Liberal) from December 1918 to October 1922. He gave
JONES, GWILYM CLEATON (1875 - 1961) Cape Town, Johannesburg, bank manager Born 25 March 1875 in Llanrug, Caernarfonshire, the second son of John Eiddon Jones and Sarah Jones. His father was a minister in the Presbyterian Church of Wales. He supported D. Lloyd George and in a letter of sympathy which the statesman sent to his widow from the National Liberal Club dated 16 October 1903, he acknowledged that it was Eiddon Jones who had first asked him to stand in an
JONES, Sir HENRY (1852 - 1922), philosopher the progressive realization of an all-inclusive God of Love, ever moving and yet perfect. His writings were many and varied, the most important being Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher (1891), Lotze (1895), and A Faith that Enquires (1922) - Gifford Lectures delivered at Glasgow in 1920-1. Profoundly interested in social affairs and an ardent liberal, he founded the Glasgow Civic
JONES, JACK (1884 - 1970), author and playwright the end of 1927, in his resignation from the post at Blaengarw and he moved from Bridgend to Cardiff. After spending over a year as a member of Lloyd George's staff of speakers on the Liberal platform, in 1929 he was defeated in the election as Liberal candidate for Neath. Following a further few months as a speaker for the Liberals and a visit to Geneva as their observer at an International Labour
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
JONES, JENKIN (1700? - 1742), Arminian minister . He is said to have been a member of the Independent church at Pantycreuddyn and he may have felt that in this place the liberal views of Crug-y-maen and Carmarthen were being smothered. At any rate, there was a split in the congregation and he began to preach the new doctrines, or Arminianism, at Wern-hir or Pen-y-banc, about 1726. In 1733 he built a chapel at Llwynrhydowen - the first Arminian

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