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DAVIES, Sir DAVID SAUNDERS (1852 - 1934), M.P.
DAVIES, DAVID STEPHEN (1841 - 1898), preacher, temperance reformer, man of letters, and colonist
DAVIES, DAVID TEGFAN (1883 - 1968), Congregational minister
DAVIES, DAVID THOMAS (1876 - 1962), dramatist
DAVIES, DAVID THOMAS FFRANGCON (1855 - 1918), singer
DAVIES, DAVID VAUGHAN (1911 - 1969), anatomist David Vaughan Davies was born on 28 October 1911 at Dolfonddu, Cemais, Montgomeryshire, the younger son of Joshua Davies (1873-1964), farmer, and his wife Mary (née Ryder, 1876-1950). In 1924 he went to Towyn County School, and in 1931 he went on to University College, London as an exhibitioner and then to University College Hospital Medical School having been awarded a Ferriere Scholarship. It
DAVIES, THOMAS (1512? - 1573), bishop of St Asaph Wiliam Llyn as 'Cymro o waed Cywir' (a genuine Welshman). Even before his election was confirmed, Davies had alarmed his predecessor by his 'hasty proceedings': some sixteen livings changed hands before the end of 1562, and wholesale changes on a smaller scale took place in 1564, 1566, and 1570. Most of the presentees were Welsh and some were men of learning, the most outstanding being David Powel
DAVIES, EDWARD (1796 - 1857), Independent minister and college tutor Born 13 March 1796 at Ashton, Salop, but brought up at Wrexham and educated at a grammar school at Chester; he was a protégé of William Williams of Wern (1781 - 1840), at whose suggestion he began preaching. Entering Llanfyllin Academy, then under George Lewis (1763 - 1822), in 1817, he was appointed student-assistant in 1818 and classical tutor in 1819; he married Lewis's daughter Sara. In 1821
DAVIES, EDWARD (Celtic Davies; 1756 - 1831), cleric and author Born 7 June 1756 in a farm called Hendre Einion in the parish of Llanfareth, Radnorshire. He was educated by some clergymen who lived near his home, and in 1774 spent a year in Christ College school, Brecon, then under David Griffith (1726 - 1816), Theophilus Jones was his schoolmate. He became a schoolmaster at Hay, and in 1779 was ordained deacon; he served as curate in several places in that
DAVIES, EDWARD TEGLA (1880 - 1967), minister (Meth.) and writer , where she died in 1948. He died 9 October 1967, and was buried in Gelli cemetery, Tregarth. Although he never had a Welsh lesson at school nor went to university, he became one of the most prolific writers in Welsh. He benefited from his friendship with Ifor Williams, T. Gwynn Jones, David Thomas (Bangor, 1880 - 1967) and other writers. He was editor of Y Winllan, 1920-28; Yr Efrydydd, 1931-35; and
DAVIES, ELIZABETH (1789 - 1860), Crimean nurse into the household of her father's landlord, Simon Lloyd of Plas-yn-dre, where she was kindly treated and learnt dancing and harp-playing, she ran away to Liverpool at 14 (her dates, be it said, are very sketchy throughout), and became a domestic servant, keeping however in the closest touch with the Welsh C.M. church in the city. Her employer's travels enabled her to see Mrs. Siddons acting at
DAVIES, ELLIS (1872 - 1962), priest and antiquarian in Yr Haul, Y Llan, Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940 and historical journals. He served as joint editor of Archaeologia Cambrensis for 15 years from 1925 and later as sole editor (1940-48). In 1929 he was elected F.S.A. and in 1959 the University of Wales conferred on him an honorary D.Litt. He married Mary Louisa (died 27 May 1937), daughter of the Reverend David Davies, Llansilin. He

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