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JONES, HUGH (Cromwell o Went; 1800 - 1872), Congregational minister . After moving to Carmarthen in 1845, where again he was accused of 'presbyterianizing,' and found several pulpits closed to him, as he was on bad terms with David Rees of Llanelly (1801 - 1869), he became a staunch supporter of the movement to make the education of children a charge upon the rates. He died 5 March 1872.
JONES, HUGH WILLIAM (1802 - 1873), Baptist minister and editor Born 9 April 1802 at Cwrt, Penrhyn-coch, Cardiganshire, son of John and Elizabeth Jones. His parents were Anglican, and he was intended for Anglican orders, but after much internal conflict be threw in his lot with the Baptists, and (along with his mother) was baptized 25 March 1821. As the Baptist Academy at Abergavenny was full, he went to Bradford Academy, and was there for four years. He was
JONES, IEUAN SAMUEL (1918 - 2004), minister (Cong.) , 'Gan Brynu'r Amser' ('Redeeming the Time'). In introducing him at that Annual Meeting, reference was made to his many different gifts, as a hymn writer, and not least as an artist. Some of his landscape paintings were seen at various art shops in Swansea. He had an exhibition of his works in March 1998 at Seion vestry in Aberystwyth (catalogue at the National Library of Wales). His portraits of the
JONES, IORWERTH (1913 - 1992), minister, author and editor blynyddoedd di-gred yr 20fed ganrif” ('as a preacher, editor and advocate of the principles of the Gospel and its standards, he stands in the front rank of defenders of the Faith in the faithless years of in the 20th century'). Iorwerth Jones died on March 15 1992 in Llanelli. His funeral service was held in Capel Als, Llanelli and in Morriston Crematorium.
JONES, JAMES IDWAL (1900 - 1982), headteacher and Labour politician schoolteacher in 1922 and was headmaster of Grange Secondary Modern School, Rhosllanerchrugog, from 1938 until 1954. He became a non-professional pastor with the Scotch Baptists in Wales in 1924. Jones joined the ILP as a young man. He contested the Denbigh division as a Labour candidate in the general election of 1951, and then captured Wrexham in a by-election held in March 1955 following the death of
JONES, JAMES IFANO (1865 - 1955), librarian and bibliographer of his age, was truly remarkable. He was twice married: (1) to Nellie George, daughter of Thomas George, ' fineworker ', 20 January 1901 at Neath registry office. She died in 1911; (2) to Jessie Mary, second daughter of Thomas and Mary Charles, Havod House, Blaenavon, who died 9 June 1953. He died in his home in Penarth, 7 March 1955.
JONES, JOHN (1796 - 1857), Calvinistic Methodist minister, a celebrated and unusually forceful preacher Born 1 March 1796 at Tan-y-castell, Dolwyddelan, Caernarfonshire, son of John and Elen Jones, and brother of David Jones of Treborth (1805 - 1868). He lost his father when he was 12 years of age. He worked, first of all, on the new main road between Capel Curig and lake Ogwen and then in a quarry at Trefriw. Under the influence of the Beddgelert revival (1819) he joined the congregation at
JONES, JOHN Maes-y-garnedd,, 'the regicide' , 2108, 2116, 2118-9, 2122-3). Henry Cromwell, who distrusted his republicanism, and probably influenced Richard to stop his wife's annuity in March 1660, accused him of having ' acted very corruptly ' in Ireland, but the charge lacks corroboration. His speculations in land with the debentures issued on his arrears of pay - including an interest in the crown lordship of Bromfield and Yale (with which
JONES, JOHN (1650 - 1727), dean of Bangor, educationist, and antiquary schools are known to have been endowed by him. He died, according to his tombstone, 27 October 1727; his will (dated 10 March 1719) was proved on 29 November 1727.
JONES, JOHN (Shoni Sguborfawr; c.1810 - 1867), Rebecca rioter ill-treating their horses. In March 1843 he was brought before the Merthyr magistrates on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, but was discharged on promising 'to lead another life.' In the following May he was again brought before the Swansea magistrates on a similar charge. He then went to work in the neighbourhood of Pontyberem, and his services were engaged by the leaders of the Rebecca
JONES, JOHN (Humilis; 1818 - 1869), Wesleyan minister, editor, translator, and essayist Nicholas o Rwsia, 1855, Y Bywgraffydd Wesleyaidd, 1866, and Y Chwedleuydd, 1868. He also wrote various articles to Y Traethodydd, 1855-69. He died at Cardiff, 13 March 1869, at the age of 51.
JONES, JOHN (1786 - 1865), printer and inventor was diverting company, was cultured and composed verse under the pseudonym 'Pyll'. After his death 19 March 1865, his son Owen Evans-Jones continued the business, without much enthusiasm, until his death in 1887. His grandson J.J. Lloyd then owned it until 1935 when the shop was closed after the family had been in the printing trade over five generations from 1776 until 1935. Evan Jones (1830 - 1918

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