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EVANS, GWYNFOR RICHARD (1912 - 2005), Welsh nationalist and politician following decades, a source of tension in Gwynfor's own attitudes and a cause of dissension within the 'national movement' generally. Gwynfor's decision to terminate his legal career and to move to Llangadog, first to farm and then to run a market gardening business, was a crucial turning point. It signifed his return to his family and cultural roots, while also establishing a measure of financial
EVANS, HAROLD MEURIG (1911 - 2010), teacher, lexicographer Meurig Evans was born in Hendy, near Pontarddulais, Carmarthenshire on 5 March 1911, the only child of Henry James Evans, a miner, and Sarah Evans. He went to school there when he was three years old but the family moved to Caerbryn when he was five and he went to Blaenau School where he never had a single Welsh lesson. From there he went to the old Ammanford County School before moving to the
EVANS, HORACE (1st. BARON EVANS of MERTHYR TYDFIL), (1903 - 1963), physician five other hospitals and to the Royal Navy. It was through his influence that the Royal College of Physicians was moved from Trafalgar Square, having attracted the magnanimous financial support of the Wolfson Foundation towards the cost of erecting new buildings at Regent's Park. He served the royal family as physician to Queen Mary in 1946, to King George VI in 1949 and to Queen Elizabeth in 1952
EVANS, HUGH (1712 - 1781), Baptist minister and Academy tutor He was a member of a family prominent in the history of the Baptist denomination in Radnorshire and north Brecknock - his very name, indeed, was given him in memory of the local Baptist 'father', Hugh Evans, d. 1656, though there was no blood-relationship between them. His grandfather was Thomas Evans (1625 - 1688). Thomas Evans's son CALEB EVANS (1676 - 1739) took out a preaching-licence in 1705
EVANS, JAMES (1866 - 1931), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Born 16 April 1866 at Ystalyfera; his parents were members of the Independent church, but on the father's death (when the boy was 13) the family moved to Tonna near Neath, and there joined the Calvinistic Methodists. After working at the Aber-dulais tin-plate works, Evans began preaching, and in 1891 went to Trevecka. He was pastor at Pontardulais (1895-1900), at Bethel, Brecon (1900-10), and
EVANS, JAMES THOMAS (1878 - 1950), principal of the Baptist College, Bangor Born 1 March 1878 at Abercwmboi, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, son of William Evans and his wife Ann Williams. The family moved to Pont-y-gwaith, and it was there that the son began to preach. He spent some time at the Pontypridd Academy before his admission to the college and the university at Bangor in 1900, where he took an honours degree in Hebrew. He won the Dean Edwards prize and the George
EVANS, JOHN (1767 - 1827), Baptist minister and head of a school at Islington Born at Usk, 2 October 1767. He was descended from the Evans family of Pentre, Radnorshire, 1712 - 1781). John Evans was educated at Bristol, where he began to preach in 1784, and at Aberdeen; he became M.A. of Edinburgh University in 1790 and was ordained at Worship Street, London, in 1792. In 1796 he opened a school in Islington for young preachers and others, which earned him renown. In 1815
EVANS, JOHN (1858 - 1963), minister (Congl.) and professor at the Memorial College, Brecon Born 12 May 1858 at Erwan Fach, Llangrannog, Cardiganshire, son of David and Eleanor Evans. He had very little formal education in childhood though he did for a while attend the school held by ' Cranogwen ' at Pontgarreg. After the 1868 general election the family was ejected from their home because the father had voted for the Liberal candidate, and they moved to Pant-teg farm near New Quay
EVANS, JOHN (1651? - 1724), bishop of Bangor and later of Meath is said by Browne Willis (who wrote in 1721 during Evans's lifetime) to have been born at Plas Du, Llanarmon, Caernarfonshire. Needless to say, he was not one of the Owens, original owners of Plas Du, two of whom figure elsewhere in this work, for they had left the place before his time. Where exactly his family came from is far from clear. Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd), in Y Brython, iv, 422
EVANS, JOHN GWENOGVRYN (1852 - 1930), palaeographer He was born at Ffynnon-felfed, Llanybyther, Carmarthenshire, 20 March 1852, but his family removed in about a year to Llanwenog, Cardiganshire - later, he coined his second name in honour of that parish. At 16, having been at various schools in the district, he was apprenticed to his uncle David Rees, a grocer at Lampeter; but at 18, following an accident, he went to school once more (under
EVANS, JOHN JAMES (1894 - 1965), teacher and writer Rees Davies, ' Cledlyn ', came as headmaster in 1902. Davies was of the same stock and he had a great influence on his pupil. The father was an engineer in a coal mine in the Aberdare area and he came home to see his family every month. Evans went in 1912 from Llandysul County School to the University College at Bangor where he obtained second-class honours in Welsh in 1915 and took his degree in the
EVANS, JOHN RICHARDS (1882 - 1969), minister (Presb.) and author ). He wrote much for the Goleuad, Y Drysorfa and Traethodydd, being one of the editors of the latter from 1952 until his death. He died 10 February 1969, and was buried in the family grave, in Trealaw, Rhondda.

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