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WILLIAMS, ABRAHAM (Bardd Du Eryri; 1755 - 1828), poet and chair manufacturer Born at Cwmglas Mawr, Llanberis. His father, Thomas Williams, sent him for a time to the school kept by John Morgan (1743 - 1801), curate of Llanberis; Dafydd Ddu Eryri was there at the same time. Previous to that there had been two other curates at Llanberis in Abraham Williams's boyhood; they were, David Ellis who was there from 1764 to 1767, and Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) who was there for part
WILLIAMS, ALBERT CLIFFORD (1905 - 1987), Labour politician the constituency until he retired from parliament in June 1970. His successor there was Jeffrey Thomas MP. After the end of his parliamentary career, Williams served on the Sports Council for Wales (later known as Sport Wales) from 1972 to 1975. He also became a member of the Welsh National Water Development Authority. He was much interested in watching sports, particularly rugby football. He lived
WILLIAMS, ALUN OGWEN (1904 - 1970), eisteddfod administrator and supporter Born 2 October 1904 in Well Street, Gerlan, Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, son of John Samuel Williams and Catherine (née Thomas) his wife. He was educated in Gerlan elementary school, Bethesda County School and Bangor Normal College (1922-24), from where he went to Llanfairfechan (1924-26) and Pwllheli (1926-36) as a teacher before being appointed headmaster of Pentre Uchaf (1936-42), Penmachno
WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN MORRIS (1832 - 1903), musician ' (Tanymarian) and the ' Requiem ' (by the same composer) for John Jones, Tal-y-sarn. He moved to Ruthin to the printing office of Isaac Clarke; there he set up Gems of Welsh Melody (Owain Alaw). From Ruthin he went to London to set up music in sol-fa for the firm of John Curwen and Sons, he worked also for Thomas Gee at Denbigh, for Isaac Jones at Treherbert, and in the office of Y Genedl Gymreig (Caernarvon
WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN THOMAS (1832 - 1890), barrister and educationist Born 19 November 1832, eldest son of Thomas Rayson Williams, Independent minister, Merryvale, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, and Mira, his wife. From 1846 to 1851 he was a student at the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, where he adopted the Unitarian faith. Proceeding as a Dr. Williams scholar to Glasgow University in 1851, he graduated B.A. in 1853 and M.A. in 1854, and was also senior logic prizeman
WILLIAMS, CHRISTMAS PRICE (1881 - 1965), politician and engineer served as J.P. for Lincolnshire, was a Congregationalist and deeply interested in music. He married 23 June 1909, Marion, daughter of Thomas Davies, Brymbo. She was the author of a number of novels and plays. They lived at Sanddeth House, Gwersyllt, Wrexham, and briefly at 42B Courtfield Gardens, London. He died 18 August 1965.
WILLIAMS, DANIEL (1643? - 1716), Presbyterian divine, and benefactor to Nonconformity . It should be noted that one of the effects in Wales of his quarrel with the higher Calvinism was a split in the celebrated old congregation of Wrexham. Angered by the attacks of Thomas Edwards of Rhual on Daniel Williams, the Wrexham Presbyterians left the congregation, and founded the 'New Meeting'; Daniel Williams built them a chapel in Chester Street, which he also endowed. And the Henllan
WILLIAMS, DANIEL POWELL (Pastor Dan; 1882 - 1947), founder and first president of the Apostolic Church ) Elizabeth Harries of Llandeilo, and they had seven children; she died 23 May 1918; (2) Mabel Thomas of Porthcawl. He died on 13 February 1947. He published The prophetical ministry (1931); The work of an evangelist; and The sanctuary of the Christian life; and composed a number of hymns in Welsh and English.
WILLIAMS, DANIEL THOMAS (Tydfylyn; 1820 - 1876), Congregational minister, poet, and musician
WILLIAMS, DAVID (1877 - 1927), Calvinistic Methodist minister and college tutor down to the idea of being a professor, such was his craving for the ministry.' As a preacher, in Welsh and in English alike, he had acquired a very high reputation throughout Wales (and among the Welsh congregations in America); competent observers have testified that Thomas Charles Edwards alone in the preceding generation of Welsh preachers resembled him in combining scholarship with intensity of
WILLIAMS, DAVID (1717 - 1792), Methodist exhorter, afterwards Independent minister of Evan Prichard of Collennau. On the advice of Daniel Rowland, it is said, he was ordained minister at Aberthyn, in the same manner as Morgan John Lewis and Thomas William. That was probably during the Methodist Disruption (1750-62). For all that, he maintained his connection with the Methodists, attended their Associations and societies, and preached to them regularly. At Aberthyn he was troubled
WILLIAMS, DAVID (1709 - 1784), Independent minister up and down Eglwysilan parish, who used to meet in private houses until 1739, when a chapel was built near the mansion of Thomas Price (' Justice Price ') at Watford (also written 'Waterford' and 'Votford' - originally, perhaps, Bodffordd), on the hill-side between Cardiff and Caerphilly. At first, David Williams's ministry was as vigorous as that of his friends James Davies (died 1760) of Merthyr

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