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JONES, JOSEPH (1877 - 1950), principal of the Memorial College, Brecon Born 7 August 1877 at Fronfelen, Rhydlewis, Cardiganshire, the son of Reuben and Jane Jones. The family moved in March 1882 to Cwmaman, Aberdare, and joined the Congregational church at Moriah Aman. His father lost his life in the colliery when he was 35 years old and, as a result, his mother ventured to manage a milk business and Joseph, the 12 year old son, was obliged, very reluctantly, to
JONES, JOSEPH (1799 - 1871), Catholic priest The name of Joseph Jones is associated with Ysgeifiog, Flintshire. There, presumably, in 1799, he was born and there also, or not far away, he spent part of his adult life. Like some others from the mining districts of Flintshire, he too in his youth moved to work in the lead mines at Minera where, at the time, there were better work opportunities for miners. At Minera he joined Pen-y-bryn church
JONES, JOSEPH (fl. mid-18th century), sectary (Antinomian) - gweler JONES, THOMAS
JONES, JOSEPH DAVID (1827 - 1870), schoolmaster and musician Born in 1827 at Bryncrugog, parish of Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire, the son of Joseph and Catherine Jones. The father, a weaver, was also a Wesleyan preacher. When he was 14 he began, much against his father's wishes, to attend a singing class which was held at Dolannog, about two miles from his home. The family moved to Pant-gwyn, near Llanfair Caereinion, where the son was able to get
JONES, Sir LEWIS (1884 - 1968), industrialist and politician October 1931 he was elected an M.P. (National Liberal), one of the supporters of Sir John Simon in the House of Commons for the Swansea West constituency when he defeated H.W. Samuel (Lab.). He continued to represent this division until July 1945 when, against all expectations, he was ousted by Percy Morris (Lab.). He again stood in the same seat as a National Liberal and Conservative in the general
JONES, MICHAEL (bu farw 1649), soldier of Clougher in 1645, served Cromwell as scoutmaster when the episcopate was in suspense, but was nevertheless appointed bishop of Meath in 1661. Sir THEOPHILUS JONES (died 1685) succeeded his brother Michael as governor of Dublin (1649-59), was an Irish member in Cromwell's parliament of 1656, but co-operated with Monck to bring about the Restoration and was rewarded with the office of scoutmaster
JONES, MORDECAI (1813 - 1880), promoter of British Schools, colliery proprietor, etc. Association in supporting the ' Cambrian Education Society ' [see Owen, Sir Hugh ] to establish schools and obtain Government grants. He was secretary to the group of Calvinistic Methodist ministers and elders in Brecknock who sent a Memorial to J. P. Kay Shuttleworth of the Committee of Council on Education, urging that H.M. Inspectors of Schools should have a knowledge of Welsh (June 1848). At a
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, 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 (1833 - 1899), Calvinistic Methodist minister and man of letters Born 12 October 1833 at Weirglodd-ddu, Llanuwchllyn; his father, Thomas Jones, was an ex- Independent who had quitted the 'Old Chapel' during the 'New System' controversy (see Jones, Michael); his mother was sister to Sir Owen M. Edwards's father. The family removed to Fron-gain (Llidiardau, Meironnydd), where Owen Jones began preaching. He had already, as a boy, spent a few months at Bala C.M
JONES, OWEN GLYNNE (1867 - 1899), mountaineer and schoolteacher physics at U.C.W., Aberystwyth in 1891 and according to Sir Owen Saunders, F.R.S., his sister's son and professor of mechanical engineering at Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, 1946-67, Jones's research work was of great promise and significance. In May 1888, knowing no more about organised climbing than he had absorbed from books on the Alps, Jones ascended the east ridge of the
JONES, (WILLIAM JOHN) PARRY (1891 - 1963), singer joined the Blaina Choral Society and came to the notice of Norman McLeod, a teacher of voice production. He decided to follow a career as a professional tenor, and with the help of Lord Rhondda (David Alfred Thomas and others, he went to the Royal College of Music in London to study with Albert Visetti, Thomas Frederick Dunhill and Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. He later studied singing in Italy (with

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