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DAVIES, HUGH (1739 - 1821), cleric and author of Welsh Botanology , the year in which Davies had been made a Fellow of the newly-formed Linnaean Society. He also assisted several other naturalists, among them his friend William Hudson, author of Flora Anglica, whom he visited in London in 1792, Sir James E. Smith (Flora Britannica), and James Sowerby (English Botany). Letters to Davies from Smith, Sowerby, Sir Joseph Banks, William Bingley, Lewis Weston Dillwyn
DAVIES, HUGH (Pencerdd Maelor; 1844 - 1907), musician and Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 1 September 1844 at Garth near Ruabon. He left school when he was 8 years of age and went to work in J. C. Edwards's brickfields, of which, in due course, he became deputy manager. He was taught music by Joseph Owen, schoolmaster of Rhos, who used to come over to hold a class at Acrefair. He worked hard to master the tonic sol-fa notation and obtained the degree of G.T.S.C. He composed some
DAVIES, JOHN (John Davies of Nerquis; 1799? - 1879), Calvinistic Methodist minister renowned in his day for his wit and originality. There is a 'biography' of him, by George Jones (Wrexham, 1907), very deficient in dates and other particulars. It would seem that he was brought up at Mold, though his family hailed from Nerquis, Flintshire; he was received into Mold Methodist society in 1815 'when 16 years of age' (G. Owen, Methodistiaeth Sir Fflint, 323), and according to his
DAVIES, JOHN (1843 - 1917) Pandy, Calvinistic Methodist minister and antiquary his ministry in January 1870. He was ordained at Llandilo, August 1870. He was an outstanding figure in all the public life of the Pandy district: chairman of the parish council, an alderman of the Monmouthshire county council, J.P., and F.S.A. He was elected moderator of the South Wales Association in 1905 and of the General Assembly in 1916. He assisted Sir Joseph Bradney in the preparation of his
DAVIES, JOHN (1860 - 1939), Welsh bibliographer and genealogist years to render valued assistance to research workers in these fields. He also assisted Sir John Williams, Bt., Principal J. H. Davies, and others, whose libraries are among the National Library's foundation collections, to acquire valuable printed books, often buying them himself at country sales. Later he scheduled many thousands of deeds and documents in the National Library's collections. John
DAVIES, JOHN (1652 - post 1716) Rhiwlas,, genealogist manuscript prepared by Lewis Dwnn giving the pedigrees and the coats of arms of the gentle families of Anglesey, Caernarfonshire, and Merionethshire. At that time, the manuscript was in the possession of Lewis Owen of Peniarth; the work was finished in 1685 and is to be found in Sir S. R. Meyrick's collection, Heraldic Visitations, ii. John Davies and one William Hughes testified to the accuracy of Lewis
DAVIES, JOHN BREESE (1893 - 1940), writer, musician, and a specialist in cerdd dant read extensively, thereby acquainting himself not only with the history and literature of Wales, but also with the languages and literature of other countries. During this period Sir Owen M. Edwards paid him a visit and urged him to write for his magazine, Cymru. He complied, and continued all his life to enrich Welsh literature, while at the same time he cultivated himself by attending summer
DAVIES, JOHN GWYNORO (1855 - 1935), Calvinistic Methodist minister College. At Aberystwyth he shared lodgings with (Sir) Owen M. Edwards, who introduced him to T. E. Ellis and obtained for him his first pastorate, at Llanuwchllyn. In 1887 he became minister of Caersalem, Barmouth, where he remained until his death. An ardent Radical, and a patriotic Welshman, he was more interested in public affairs, especially education, than in denominational matters. For seventeen
DAVIES, JOHN HUMPHREYS (1871 - 1926), bibliographer, man of letters, and educationist principalship, which he held till his death, With Sir John Williams and others he was one of the chief workers in the movement for a National Library of Wales, and one of its chief supporters after its foundation. His (Cwrtmawr) collection of books and manuscripts is now in that library. He was appointed a member of the Welsh Church Commission in 1908; in 1911 he was high sheriff of Cardiganshire and chairman
DAVIES, JOSEPH (? - 1831?), solicitor and founder of the periodical Y Brud a Sylwydd Nothing is known for certain about Joseph Davies. It is said that he was born at Builth Wells, that he was a solicitor in Liverpool, and that he died in 1831. He was the founder of the periodical Y Brud a Sylwydd, of which eight numbers appeared between January and August 1828, the last six being bilingual. The editor accepted the notions of his age about the antiquity of the Welsh language and
DAVIES, JOSEPH E. (1812 - 1881), Welsh Calvinistic minister in America and author
DAVIES, JOSEPH EDWARD (1876 - 1958), international lawyer

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