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JEREMY, WALTER DAVID (1825 - 1893), barrister-at-law
John David - gweler JONES, DAVID JOHN
JOHN, AUGUSTUS EDWIN (1878 - 1961), artist first child, David, was born in 1902 and here too the artist met John Sampson, the University Librarian and expert on gypsies, who taught him Romany. Augustus John and his family subsequently spent periods travelling through Wales and England in gypsy caravans, and this inspired much of his work before World War I. In the autumn of 1902 he met Dorothy McNeill, another friend of Gwen John; he gave her
JOHN, BRYNMOR THOMAS (1934 - 1988), Labour politician charisma. But it was easy to underestimate him, and he had a witty felicity in debate. He married on 6 August 1960 Anne Pryce Hughes, the daughter of David L. Hughes. They had one son and one daughter. They lived at 'Yalehaven', Church Village, near Pontypridd. His hobby was watching rugby football. He died on 13 December 1988 at St Thomas's hospital, London after suffering a heart attack and was
JOHN, DAVID (1782? - 1853), Unitarian minister, a Chartist, and, by trade, a smith , where on Sundays and the evenings of week-days, subjects to help workmen in their occupations were taught. His sons, DAVID JOHN and MATTHEW JOHN, were also prominent Chartists; the former, a fiery soul, published, with Morgan Williams, the Welsh Chartist paper Udgorn Cymru, 1840-2, and the English Advocate and Merthyr Free Press, 1840, of which only five numbers appeared. He represented the Chartists
JOHN, DAVID, Chartist - gweler JOHN, DAVID
JOHN, GEORGE (1918 - 1994), minister (Bapt) and college principal minister in 1945 and for the next twenty six years pastored Baptist churches: Cwmduad and Ffynnon-Henri (1945-48), Tabernacl, Llwynhendy (1948-59), and Bethel, Dre-fach (1959-71), with Rehoboth and Clawdd-coch being placed under his care in 1968. In 1951, while minister of Tabernacl, Llwynhendy, he married Elsie Margaret, the daughter of David Henry and Elisabeth Ann Jenkins, Llwynhendy. Two daughters
JOHN, GRIFFITH (1831 - 1912), missionary Born 14 December 1831 at Swansea. A member of Ebenezer Congregational church, Swansea, 1840, he was educated at the Memorial College, Brecon, and at Bedford. He offered himself to the Madagascar field, but was directed to China. He married Jane, daughter of David Griffiths, Madagascar (1792 - 1863). Ordained at Ebenezer, Swansea, 5 April 1855, he arrived at Shanghai in September. In 1857 he
JOHN, JAMES MANSEL (1910 - 1975), Baptist minster and college professor J. Mansel John was born in Trecynon, Aberdare, on 22 April 1910. He was the eldest of the three children of Thomas David John and his wife, Jennet (née George). Beryl was the second of their three children and Esmor the third. His father was an overman in a local colliery. The family were faithful and active members of the Baptist church meeting in Heol-y-felin and it was there that Mansel John
JOHN, MARY HANNAH (1874 - 1962), singer and revivalist Cardiff with Annie M. Rees from Gorseinon, the youngest of the revival singers and one of Evan Roberts' original group of singers, and they were leading revival meetings themselves. She was noted in this period for her 'cultured soprano voice', and in addition to singing was an impassioned and forceful preacher who encouraged women to 'come forward for there was much work before them that men could not
JOHN, THOMAS GEORGE (1880 - 1946), engineer and businessman Thomas John was born on 18 November 1880 in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, the second of four children of William H. John, a shipwright, and his wife Maria (née Rees). He grew up in a Welsh-speaking household with two brothers and a sister. After a local education he became an apprentice at the naval dockyard where his father worked. He impressed his employers and won two scholarships to study at
JOHN, WALTER PHILLIPS (1910 - 1967), minister (B) Born 31 January 1910 at Gilfach, Bargoed, Glamorganshire, the second of five children of the Rev. Daniel Robert John (d. 1948) and his wife, Susannah Mary (née Rees), both from Penygroes near Ammanford. The father was minister at Bargoed, Porth (Rhondda), Abercynon and the historic church at Rhydwilym. Walter P. John was educated at Mountain Ash Grammar School and the Baptist College and

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