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RATHBONE, WILLIAM (1819 - 1902), philanthropist nationalism of his fellow-members for Wales. He took a leading part in the inception of the University College of North Wales (1884); it is true that he felt at first that Aberystwyth College should have been recognized as the college for North Wales, but as soon as Bangor was fixed upon, it was Rathbone who asked Sir Henry Jones to draft its charter (pp. 350-5 of the biography), and he contributed and
teulu RAVENSCROFT Ravenscroft, The original line is represented in the 17th century by a family named Croxton. A younger branch appears in Wales for the first time in the 14th cent.; the present notice need begin only with HUGH DE RAVENSCROFT, who was steward of Hope and Hawarden and Mold in the middle of the 15th cent., and married Isabella Holland of Bretton in Hawarden parish. Passing over his son Henry (died 1486) and his
RECORDE, ROBERT (c. 1512 - 1558), mathematician and physician over some eleven editions, the last appearing in 1679 under the revised title The Judgement of Urines. Despite popular legend, Recorde was never physician to either Edward VI or Mary I, the confusion probably arising because he dedicated books to both these monarchs. Shortly after Recorde arrived in London, the antiquarian John Leland (c.1503-1552) related to him a curious story. Entrusted by Henry
REES, DAVID (1918 - 2013), mathematician David Rees was born on 29 May 1918 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, the fourth of five children of David Rees, a corn merchant (b. 1881), and his wife Florence Gertrude (née Powell, 1884-1970). He was educated in the local Henry VIII Grammar School and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he gained a first class degree in mathematics. In 1939 he began postgraduate studies at Cambridge on
REES, HENRY (1798 - 1869), most famous minister among the Calvinistic Methodists in his day Thomas Charles's house - this was the only occasion on which these three great leaders of Calvinistic Methodism met. Henry Rees started to preach about the end of 1818. He gave evidence of remarkable powers in the pulpit - listening to him caused John Jones, Tal-y-sarn, to give himself to the ministry. He was at school under T. Lloyd, Abergele, 1819-21. He was licensed as preacher, 1820. In 1821 he
REES, HENRY (1837 - 1908), minister - gweler REES, WILLIAM
REES, LEWIS (1710 - 1800), Independent minister Born 2 March 1710, at Glynllwydrew, Blaen Glyn Nedd, Glamorganshire, son of Rees Edward Lewis, and a grandson to the incumbent of the parish of Penderyn. His father left the Established Church and brought up his son as a Nonconformist. He was educated at the Blaen-gwrach school kept by Henry Davies (1696? - 1766), the minister, and in schools conducted by Joseph Simmons, Swansea, Rees Price, Tyn
REES, MORGAN GORONWY (1909 - 1979), writer and university administrator in preparing reports on developments in Berlin and the British Zone. Demobilization produced yet another startling turn. Rees joined his friend Henry Yorke (the novelist Henry Green, 1905-1973) as co-director of Henry Pontifex Ltd, the Yorke family firm of brass founders and coppersmiths with offices in London. He flourished in the business, one that permitted him afternoon stints at MI6 on the
REES, RICHARD JENKIN (1868 - 1963), minister (Presb.) becoming a solicitor, but under the influence of Dr Henry Drummond's mission at the college he decided to enter the Christian ministry and began to preach in Jewin chapel, London. He was ordained in 1893, and became pastor of Ala Road English church, Pwllheli (1892-94); Clifton Street church, Cardiff (1894-1903), and Tabernacl, Aberystwyth (1903-22). Having been invited to superintend the Forward
REES, THOMAS (1815 - 1885), Independent minister, and historian 1832 began preaching. In 1835 he became a collier at Llwydcoed (Aberdare), but the work proved too much for his health, and he opened a school, which in the same year (1835) he removed to Merthyr Tydfil, becoming also pastor of the Independent church which met in the old General Baptist chapel there (for which see under Evans, Henry). He married in 1838 (his wife died in 1876), and opened a shop at
REES, WALTER ENOCH (1863 - 1949), contractor and long-standing secretary of the Welsh Rugby Union Born 13 April 1863 at Neath, Glamorganshire, son of Joseph Cook Rees, builder and contractor. He was educated at Neath and Barnstaple. He began his very long career as a rugby administrator in 1888 when he became secretary of the Neath club. He was elected to the council of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1889, and in 1896 he succeeded William Henry Gwynn (Swansea) as secretary of the Union. No-one has
REES, WILLIAM (Gwilym Hiraethog; 1802 - 1883), Independent minister, writer editor, and political leader Born at Chwibren-isaf, a farm nestling at the foot of Mynydd Hiraethog, in the parish of Llansannan, Denbighshire, 8 November 1802, the second son of Dafydd and Ann Rees - his elder brother being Henry Rees. His paternal grandfather was a native of Llandeilo who came as an exciseman from Wenvoe, Glamorganshire, to Llansannan, where he married Gwen Llwyd, a descendant of Hedd Molwynog, who had

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