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DAVIES, SAMUEL (1818 - 1891), Wesleyan minister Born at Denbigh, 1818, son of David and Anne Davies. He was admitted to the ministry in 1843. He edited Y Winllan, 1854-5, and was editor of Yr Eurgrawn Wesleyaidd for two periods, 1859-65 and 1875-86. He was secretary of the province of North Wales, 1858-65, and chairman of the same province, 1866-86. He published a memoir of Samuel Davies ' the 1st ' under the title Samuel Davies a'i Amserau
DAVIES, STEPHEN (bu farw 1794), revived the defunct 17th century Baptist church at Carmarthen . But in 1792 Davies was dismissed by his church. Some (J.T. J., i, 112) attribute this to his failure in business; David Jones (Bed. Deheubarth, 444) to a dispute concerning moneys collected for building the chapel. It is perhaps easier to believe (David Jones, op. cit., 443) that personal clashes were the cause: Stephen Davies's former pastor Daniel Davies (1756 - 1837) testifies that he was a good
DAVIES, THOMAS (1812 - 1895), Baptist minister and principal of Haverfordwest Baptist College Born 13 November 1812, son of John and Anne Davies, well-to-do farmers, Y Wern Fawr, S. Mellons (near Cardiff). He received a good education at a local school, and at the age of 16 moved to Dowlais, where he worked as a grocer's apprentice. He was baptized at Zion, Merthyr Tydfil, by David Saunders II, and with others helped to form the new church at Caersalem, Dowlais. Returning to S. Mellons in
DAVIES, THOMAS (Trithyd; 1810? - 1873?), musician and composer , and Aims of Music.' The only one of the tunes in this collection which is still in use is ' Dyffryn Bacca,' composed by David Richards of Pontardawe, Glamorganshire, of whom nothing seems to be known except that he emigrated to the U.S.A. soon after 1854. Towards the end of his life he opened a shop at Cwmavon. He died in great poverty at Aberavon about 1873.
DAVIES, THOMAS (1820 - 1873), Independent minister established a day school in the chapel building. He was a frequent contributor to Y Diwygiwr, Y Beirniad, and other periodicals, and was the author of Hanes Cenedl y Cymry; Cofiant y Parch. T. Jenkins, Penygroes; Bywyd ac Ysgrifeniadau D. Rees, Llanelli; Catecism Cenhadol. He died 28 October 1873.
DAVIES, THOMAS ESSILE (Dewi Wyn o Essyllt; 1820 - 1891), poet and editor Born 20 June 1820 at Dinas Powis, Glamorganshire, son of William (not 'Edward,' the name given in the obituary notice by Watcyn Wyn in Y Geninen, 1891) and Elizabeth David. William David was a miller, and it was in ' Y Felin' (the mill) that he lived; 'miller and farmer' was the description accorded to him in the newspapers when his distinguished son died, but in the entry of his son's birth in
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.
DAVIES, TOM EIRUG (Eirug; 1892 - 1951), Congl. minister, writer and poet philosophy) and B.D. The principal, Thomas Rees, referred to him as one of his brightest students. He gained an M.A. degree in 1931 for a thesis on the contribution of Gwilym Hiraethog (William Rees, 1802 - 1883 to the life and literature of his period. He became minister of the churches at Cwmllynfell, 1919-26, and Soar, Lampeter with Bethel, Parc-y-rhos, 1926-51. He held classes under the auspices of the
DAVIES, TUDOR (1892 - 1958), singer Born 12 November 1892 in Cymer, Porth, Rhondda, fifth son of David and Sarah Davies. Before taking up a musical career he worked in the mines and during World War I as an engineer in the navy. He was educated in the University College at Cardiff. He won a scholarship at the Royal College of Music in London, and sang in opera and held concerts in the U.S.A., Canada and Australia. In 1922 he joined
DAVIES, WALTER (Gwallter Mechain; 1761 - 1849), cleric, poet, antiquary, and literary critic Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, where he ended his days. Gwallter Mechain was closely associated with the London-Welsh circles, particularly the Gwyneddigion Society; with David Rowland (1782 - 1820), he became instrumental in the formation of provincial eisteddfodic societies. He was also a keen competitor in the societies' eisteddfodau; at the first eisteddfod, held in Carmarthen in 1819, he won the silver
DAVIES, WILLIAM (1899 - 1968), botanist and grassland specialist department of grassland agronomy at the Welsh Plant Breeding Station. He did not con- fine himself to experimental work, but made a survey of the grassland and waste lands of Wales which was published in A survey of the agricultural and waste lands of Wales in 1937, under the editorship of R.G. Stapledon and with the financial help of David Lloyd George. Between November 1936 and March 1938 he made a
DAVIES, WILLIAM (1756 - 1823), compiler of an unpublished history of Glamorgan among the Cringell MSS. He translated a few Welsh poems into English and Latin, and was a contributor to The Gentleman's Magazine and The Cambrian, the newspaper published in Swansea. [ See also under Isaac, David Lloyd.]

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