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JONES, JOHN (1790 - 1855), printer and publisher year - a disciplinary measure in which John Elias concurred, although Jones was not only a friend of his but had, in February, officiated as groomsman at Elias's second marriage. Jones was restored to membership in 1833, but his re-election as elder (1836) was over-ruled. He would seem (on admittedly prejudiced testimony) to have been a difficult yoke-fellow; his theological and his political views
JONES, JOHN (1777 - 1842) Ystrad, politician
JONES, JOHN (1766? - 1827), classical scholar and Unitarian divine Christ, 1812; A new version of the first three Chapters of Genesis, 1819; A series of … Facts, demonstrating the Truth of the Christian Religion, 1820; A Greek and English Lexicon, 1823; A Reply to … 'a New Trial of the Witnesses', 1824; The principles of Lexicography, 1824; Three Letters in which is demonstrated the Genuineness of 1 … John v. 7, 1825; The Tyro's Greek and English Lexicon, 2nd ed
JONES, JOHN (Vulcan; 1825 - 1889), Wesleyan minister
JONES, JOHN (Leander; 1575 - 1636), Benedictine monk and scholar Born at Llanfrynach, Brecknock, probably son of Thomas ap John of Tŷ Mawr, and Janet his wife. Brought up as a Protestant, he proceeded in 1591 from Merchant Taylors ' to S. John's College, Oxford, of which he was elected a Fellow in 1593. On account of his Romanist leanings he was deprived of his Fellowship in 1595-6, and left Oxford to study theology with the Jesuits at Valladolid, having in
JONES, JOHN (1807 - 1875), Calvinistic Methodist minister
JONES, JOHN (1786? - 1863), cleric and antiquary son of John Jones, Lleddfa, Machynlleth. He went up from Friars School, Bangor, to Jesus College, Oxford, in February 1804 (during the same year he was admitted to Lincoln's Inn), and graduated in 1808. From 1809 to 1815 he was curate of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog (Anglesey), from 1815 to 1819 curate of Llanfair-is-gaer, and from 1819 rector of Llanllyfni (both in Caernarfonshire). He published seven
JONES, JOHN (Ioan Bryngwyn Bach; 1818 - 1898), working man, astronomer, and linguist
JONES, JOHN (Myrddin Fardd; 1836 - 1921), writer, antiquary, and collector of old letters and manuscripts Born on a small homestead called Tan-y-ffordd, in the parish of Llangïan, Llŷn, Caernarfonshire, son of John and Ann Owen. They had five children, three daughters and two sons, namely Owen Jones (Manoethwy) and John Jones (Myrddin Fardd). He married Ann Jones of the Ynys neighbourhood, Eifionydd, and their son was the musician Owen Gough Jones, who was organist of one of the Birmingham churches
JONES, JOHN (Mephiboseth; 1850 - 1926), Baptist minister, poet, and author Born at Llangoed, Anglesey, 7 April 1850, the fourth of seven children of John Jones and Ellen Roberts, his wife. He had little education; at an early age he was working in the slate quarries, but in 1870 when he began to preach he attended the local church school and later spent a term at Beaumaris. In 1872, before entering the Baptist College at Llangollen, he had pastoral charge of several
JONES, JOHN (Ioan Brothen; 1868 - 1940), poet Born 10 June 1868, son of John and Jane Jones of Cae'r Gorlan, Llanfrothen, Meironnydd. The family went to live at Hafod Mynydd and it was as ' John Hafod Mynydd ' that Ioan Brothen was known to his friends. He was one of five children; his sister Meirionwen also wrote poetry. He was given a little education at the local day school, but was more grateful for the education he received at the
JONES, JOHN (EMLYN) (Ioan Emlyn; 1818 - 1873), Baptist minister, poet, and man of letters Fawr (by Titus Lewis), published Tiriad y Ffrancodym Mhencaer in 1856 and Gramadeg Cerddorol in 1860, not to speak of other books. He undertook the resumption of Y Parthsyllydd, a large-scale treatise on geography which had been begun by John Jenkins of Hengoed and Thomas Williams (Gwilym Morgannwg), but failed to complete it (it was completed in 1875 by J. Spinther James). Two bardic chairs fell to

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