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JONES, JOSIAH (1830 - 1915), Independent minister from taking a degree. In 1854 he was ordained minister of Graig chapel, Machynlleth; he retired in 1910. His wife was a great-granddaughter of Williams of Pantycelyn. He was one of the principal founders of the Union of Welsh Independents, and was its first secretary in 1872; in 1892 he became its chairman. In the ' War of the Constitutions ' he was fiercely opposed to Michael D. Jones and his party
JONES, LEWIS (1793 - 1866), cleric Born 14 February 1793, son of William and Mary Jones, Penpontbren, Llanfihangel Geneu'r Glyn, Cardiganshire. Educated at Ystradmeurig under John Williams (1745/6 - 1818), he was afterwards a master in the Grammar School, Clitheroe, Lancashire. He became vicar of Almondbury, near Huddersfield, in 1822; he was also perpetual curate of Llandevaud, Monmouth, 1822-52. Taking advantage of the
JONES, LEWIS (1837 - 1904), pioneer in Patagonia, and writer Born at Caernarvon. He moved to Holyhead where, in conjunction with his fellow-printer Evan Jones (afterwards of Caernarvon) (1836 - 1915) he edited the Pwnsh Cymraeg. He then went to Liverpool where he became one of the leaders of the Welsh Colony movement. In 1862 he was sent with Capt. T. Love Jones-Parry to explore Patagonia, and returned with a report so highly coloured as to be misleading
JONES, LEWIS (1808 - 1854), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author C.M. chapel. He was the son-in-law of the hymn-writer William Edwards, 1773 - 1853. A copious writer, he published in 1841 a biography of the Rev. Richard Jones (1784 - 1840) of Bala, on whom see Geirlyfr Bywgraffiadol o Enwogion Cymru and William Williams, Methodistiaeth Dwyrain Meirionydd, 577-9; besides this, he published other books. There are good articles by him in Y Drysorfa; and he was
JONES, LEWIS DAVIES (Llew Tegid; 1851 - 1928), eisteddfodwr cemetery. Llew Tegid produced a considerable amount of literary work, and co-operated with John Lloyd Williams (died 1943) in the work of the Welsh Folk-Song Society. He wrote Welsh words for many of the folk-songs which came to light. But he is best remembered as an eisteddfod conductor. He first appeared in this capacity at a national eisteddfod at Bangor in 1902, and with one exception (1905
JONES, LLEWELYN (1894 - 1960), minister (Presb.), editor and author hymns of Williams, Pantycelyn. He was ordained in 1922, and served his ministry at Colwyn Bay (1922-24), Moriah, Utica, U.S.A. (1924-31), and Douglas Road, Liverpool (1931-51). In 1951 he was appointed general secretary of the Presbyterian Missionary Society, and visited the mission fields in India, Pakistan and Brittany. In 1926 he married Elizabeth Margaret Edwards, and they had two sons. He died 24
JONES, MORGAN GLYNDWR (1905 - 1995), poet, novelist and short story writer Glyn Jones was born at 16 Clare Street, Merthyr Tydfil, on 28 February 1905, the younger son of William Henry Jones (1873-1957), clerical worker at the GPO, and his wife Margaret (née Williams, 1897-1966), teacher. An elder brother, David Tydfilyn (1901-1968) became an H.M.I. A paternal grandfather David William Jones (1832-1900) had been a Welsh-language poet, known by his bardic name, Llwch
JONES, MOSES OWEN (1842 - 1908), schoolmaster, musician, and eisteddfodwr the Bangor national eisteddfod, 1902 (NLW MS 4383E), and 'Biographies of Penry Williams, artist, Hugh Hughes, engraver, and Joseph Edwards, sculptor, with a critical estimate of their work,' written for the Mountain Ash national eisteddfod, 1905 (NLW MS 4373D). He died 27 July 1908.
JONES, NATHANIEL CYNHAFAL (1832 - 1905), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and poet ) edited Charles o'r Bala, a Welsh fortnightly magazine for the use of Sunday schools. He published several volumes of his poems - Fy Awenydd, 1859, Elias y Thesbiad, 1869, Y Messiah, 1895, Y Bibl, 1895, Charles o'r Bala, 1898, and he and Richard Mills wrote a Welsh biography, Buchdraeth y Parch. John Mills, 1881. His chief literary accomplishment was the editing of the works of William Williams of
JONES, OWEN (Meudwy Môn; 1806 - 1889), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and man of letters Born at Gaerwen-bach, Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog, Anglesey, 15 July 1806. His parents died when he was very small, and he was brought up by his aunt Elizabeth, wife of Morgan Williams, tanner, of Llangefni. When he was 6 years of age he was sent to the village school. Rice Roberts of Plas Llangefni, noticing his rapid progress, paid for his education at Thomas Jones's school, Llangefni, whence he was
JONES, OWEN (1825 - 1900), cleric and musician Born in 1825 at Pontruffydd, Bodfari, Denbighshire, but his parents, Joseph (died 1865) and Sarah Jones, removed in his infancy to Rhyd Orddwy, Rhyl. In 1849 he went to S. Bees, and in 1851 was ordained and licensed to Altrincham, whence, in 1853, he went to Ysgeifiog as curate to Rowland Williams the elder. Afterwards (1855-7) he was perpetual curate of Capel Garmon, but in 1857 became vicar of
JONES, OWEN GLYNNE (1867 - 1899), mountaineer and schoolteacher select inner circle of English climbers, however, who considered him 'brusque and off-hand'. But Jones climbed often with his sister, his cousins, his fellow teachers, his fellow lodger in London, William Jones Williams and with the Abrahams (of Nonconformist background like himself) and their testimony is quite the contrary, while in Merioneth too he is remembered as a kind and cheerful man. As a

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