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PHILLIPS, DANIEL MYDRIM (1863 - 1944), minister (CM), teacher and author pastor and author he strove to defend orthodox Calvinism - the basis of his prolific output - in a period when theological liberalism threatened it in the churches. Together with Thomas Rees of Merthyr he published Cofiant a Phregethau y diweddar Barch David James, Llaneurwg (1895), followed by Hau a Medi (1910), a collection of sermons by W. E. Prytherch of Swansea, and Rev. Edward Matthews of Ewenni
PHILLIPS, DAVID (1874 - 1951), minister (Presb.), philosopher and college principal
PHILLIPS, DAVID (1751 - 1825), Unitarian minister Phillips of St Clears and William Thomas of Llangyndeyrn. But in 1816, when the missioner Wright visited the church, Phillips had a coadjutor, a John Evans, who may possibly have been the man named on p. 500 of David Jones's Hanes Bed. Deheubarth, but is more likely to have been the John Evans who, at that time (1816-25), had charge of the Unitarians who then used Dark Gate chapel at Carmarthen. Phillips
PHILLIPS, DAVID (1812 - 1904), Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet and editor
PHILLIPS, DAVID RHYS (1862 - 1952), librarian Born 20 March 1862 at Beili Glas, Pontwalby, Glynneath, Glamorganshire, his grandfather's farm, the son of David and Gwenllian (née Rees) Phillips, but he was brought up at Melincourt, Resolven, in the Neath valley. He was educated at the National School, Resolven and at private schools - Burrows School, Arnold College - in Swansea. After a period as a miner he became a compositor and proof
PHILLIPS, JAMES (1703 - 1783), cleric and antiquarian According to T. M. Rees (Not. W.), he was born at Blaenau-y-pant, in the parish of Llandygwydd, Carmarthenshire (sic for Cardiganshire). O. Jones (Cymru) and Y Brython (1861, 162) state only that he was 'of Blaen-pant,' which does not necessarily imply that he was born there. Foster (Alumni Oxonienses) mentions a James Phillips who was the son of John Phillips of Lampeter Velfrey, Pembrokeshire
PHILLIPS, JOHN (1810 - 1867), Calvinistic Methodist minister and first principal of the Normal College, Bangor Born in 1810, at Pontrhydfendigaid, Cardiganshire, eldest son of David and Mary Phillips, Ty-mawr. His parents were in humble circumstances and he spent his early years with his maternal grandmother, Jane Jones, a cousin of John Williams, Lledrod (1747 - 1831). He received his early education at home and in the Sunday School. When about 14 he was deeply moved by a religious revival in the
PHILLIPS, JOHN ROLAND (1844 - 1887), historian Born at Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire, in June 1844, (There is no baptismal entry in the parish register). He was the son of David Phillips. In writing of Katherine Philipps, the ' Matchless Orinda ', he said that her husband, James Phillips of the Priory, Cardigan, was ' a member of the same branch of the family of Phillips of Cilsant as the writer.' He entered a solicitor's office at Cardigan, and
PHILLIPS, MORGAN HECTOR (1885 - 1953), headmaster Born in the first half of 1885, youngest son of David Phillips, rector of Radyr, Glamorganshire. He was the brother of J. Leoline Phillips, Dean of Monmouth, and D. Rupert Phillips, chairman of Kibbwr magistrates. He had a brilliant career at Christ College, Brecon, where he won a scholarship in the classics to Jesus College, Oxford. He won fame for himself and his school on the rugby field. At
PHILLIPS, SAMUEL LEVI (c. 1730 - 1812), banker and jeweller Dorothy Hood, and amongst their children were Philip, whose grandson was Hugh Price Hughes, and Sarah (1757 - 1817), who married David Charles I. Their daughter, Eliza (1798 - 1876), married Robert Davies (1790 - 1841).
PHILLIPS, THOMAS (1772 - 1842), Congregational minister, and master of Neuadd-lwyd school, Cardiganshire Born 29 March 1772 at Sgythlyn, Llanfihangel Iorath, Carmarthenshire. He hailed from a deeply religious family. He was educated, from the time he was 7 years old, at various schools, including David Davis's school at Castellhywel. He was received into church membership at Pencader when he was between 14 and 15 years of age. He began to preach at Pencader in 1792 and was invited to serve Ebenezer
PHILLIPS, THOMAS BEVAN (1898 - 1991), minister, missionary and college principal , Seth Joshua, R. B. Jones and Joseph Jenkins. At the Davies Colliery School he gained a prize from the hands of the schoolmaster R. J. Jones for an essay on South Africa. The prize was a biography of the missionary David Livingstone, and the story of his African endeavours made a huge impact on him. When he was ten years of age he succeeded in an examination for admission to the Higher National School

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