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DAVIES, JOHN LLOYD (1801 - 1860) Blaendyffryn, Alltyrodyn,, M.P. railway from Carmarthen to Llandysul and succeeded in his efforts. He died 21 March 1860, at the age of 59 years.
DAVIES, JOHN PHILIP (1786 - 1832), Baptist minister, commentator, and divine Born 9 March 1786, son of David Davies, a clergyman at Bangor Teifi and Henllan, Cardiganshire. He joined the Baptists at Tre-fach and later became a member at Llandysul, where his father's brother, Daniel Davies, was minister. He began to preach in 1804 and was persuaded by Titus Lewis to go on a missionary tour to North Wales where, in 1810, he settled at Holywell as minister to the Flintshire
DAVIES, JONATHAN CEREDIG (1859 - 1932), traveller, genealogist, and folk-lorist visit to Spain and France in 1924, he spent the remaining years of his life in Wales, devoting himself entirely to the study of Welsh history, folk-lore, and genealogy. He died at Llanddewi-brefi, 29 March 1932. Davies was a keen observer with a retentive memory. His works are a mine of information on the folk-customs of many countries, but his conclusions must be accepted with caution. His chief
DAVIES, MARGARET SIDNEY (1884 - 1963), art collector and benefactress herself remained in the hall as a tenant until her death in London on 13 March 1963. Her ashes were buried at Llandinam.
DAVIES, MATTHEW (fl. 1620), politician was the eldest son of Edward Davies of Chiches Grove (or Chisgrove), Wiltshire, and of the same family as Sir John Davies (1569 - 1626), poet and lawyer (see D.N.B.). Probably a client of the earls of Pembroke, he was returned, under the 3rd earl's patronage, for Cardiff in James I's first Parliament (5 March 1604), making a strong stand for the interests of the borough against the proposal to
DAVIES, MYRIEL IRFONA (1920 - 2000), campaigner for the United Nations Myriel Davies was born in Swansea on 5 March 1920, the daughter and second child of a Congregationalist (Independent) minister, David Morgan (1883-1959), and his wife Sarah Jane (née Jones, 1885-1953). Her brother, Herbert Myrddin Morgan (1918-1999), had been born two years previously. She spent her early years at Glyn Neath, Caerau, Maesteg and Whitland before moving, aged 12, to Bancyfelin
DAVIES, RICHARD (1501? - 1581), bishop and biblical translator 1560. Because his see was poor (£187 11s. 6d.) he was allowed to hold 'in commendam' his Buckinghamshire livings and two benefices in S. Asaph. Early in 1560 he sent a certified list of his clergy to archbishop Parker. Elected bishop of S. Davids to succeed Thomas Young 21 March 1561, he took the oath 18 May, but the first notice in his register does not occur until September 1561. He took his place
DAVIES, RICHARD OWEN (1894 - 1962), scientist and professor of agricultural chemistry the University of Wales in 1959. He served as external examiner in agricultural chemistry for the Institute of Chemistry from 1944 to 1954. He died 25 February 1962 and was buried in the public cemetery, Aberystwyth. He married in June 1929 Dinah Myfanwy, daughter of James Evans, Mydroilyn, Llannarth. She died 15 March, within a few weeks of her 100th birthday on 10 April 1987.
DAVIES, ROBERT (1790 - 1841), Calvinistic Methodist elder Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth, that the 'Confession of Faith of the Calvinistic Methodist Connexion' was drawn up in March 1823. He married 8 June 1825 at S. Peter's church, Carmarthen, Eliza, daughter of David Charles I. He died 17 May 1841, and was buried at Aberystwyth. Of his sons, the youngest, ROBERT JOSEPH DAVIES (1839 - 1892), freeholder, born 2 August 1839 at Llanbadarn Fawr, was educated at
DAVIES, THOMAS (1812 - 1895), Baptist minister and principal of Haverfordwest Baptist College of the English Baptist church at Merthyr Tydfil. He also established a school there and became a prominent figure in the life of the town. In 1856 he became principal of the Baptist College and co-pastor of Bethesda church at Haverfordwest, where he laboured with great success until his retirement in 1894. He died 10 March 1895. His address to the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1867
DAVIES, THOMAS HUWS (1882 - 1940), secretary to the Commissioners of Church Temporalities in Wales, littérateur and collector of books years he was editor of The Welsh Outlook, to which he contributed numerous articles. Davies married, 1913, Alice Wall of Oswestry. He died in London, March 1940.
DAVIES, TIMOTHY (1802 - 1862), cleric , daughter of David Rees, of Tonn, Llandovery, a member of the celebrated Welsh publishing family; she died in 1858, leaving five children. He died 25 March 1862. He was a most assiduous parish priest and was even more famous as an eloquent preacher.

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