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JONES, JOHN WILLIAM (1827 - 1884), editor of Y Drych, a Welsh-American newspaper Clinton and started to keep school himself, teaching his pupils arithmetic; he became proficient in this subject as well as in astronomy and geology, and, in course of time, acquired a wide general knowledge. When Y Drych was founded in 1851 he began to contribute to its columns, and, towards the end of 1852, was invited by the proprietor, John Mather Jones, 1826 - 1874, of Bangor, Caernarfonshire, to
JONES, JOHN WILLIAM (Andronicus; 1842 - 1895), author
JONES, JOHN WOOD (1800 - 1844), harpist - gweler WOOD
JONES, JONATHAN (1745 - 1832), Independent minister Born near Llanfihangel in the parish of Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, 1745, the youngest of five children of John and Mary Morgan. His parents worshipped at the Pant-teg Congregational chapel. He was apprenticed as a blacksmith, like his father, and worked for William Thomas, Llanllwni, whose smithy he took over when the latter removed to Llanwennog. He became a member of the Congregational church
JONES, JOSEPH (1786? - 1856), mine steward, and eisteddfodwr reputation as a literary man and antiquary, though it is difficult by today to discern on what grounds such a belief was founded, apart from some few English rhymes of his that have survived in local newspapers. However, it was he, with Eben Fardd and John Richards (1795 - 1864), who was asked to adjudicate on the awdl at the Aberffraw Eisteddfod of 1849; the two of them turned the scales against Eben, and
JONES, JOSIAH TOWYN (1858 - 1925), Congregational minister, and Member of Parliament Born 28 December 1858 at New Quay, Cardiganshire, son of John Jones, shoe-maker, and Elizabeth his wife. He left school at 11 and after tending sheep became a cabin-boy on the smacks Elizabeth and James and Mary, trading between the southern seaports of Wales and Ireland. In 1874 he was dismissed his ship for breaking crockery. He then entered the Towyn grammar school (New Quay), and, in 1876
JONES, LEWIS (1793 - 1866), cleric Born 14 February 1793, son of William and Mary Jones, Penpontbren, Llanfihangel Geneu'r Glyn, Cardiganshire. Educated at Ystradmeurig under John Williams (1745/6 - 1818), he was afterwards a master in the Grammar School, Clitheroe, Lancashire. He became vicar of Almondbury, near Huddersfield, in 1822; he was also perpetual curate of Llandevaud, Monmouth, 1822-52. Taking advantage of the
JONES, LEWIS (Rhuddenfab; 1835 - 1915), printer, poet, and journalist Born 15 June 1835 in Stryd-y-Cerrig, near Llanfwrog church, Ruthin, son of John and Margaret Jones. On 8 April 1845 he was bound apprentice under Isaac Clarke, in the printing office of Mrs. Nathan Maddocks, Ruthin. He was a competitor at eisteddfodau over a long period; he also acted as adjudicator. In NLW MS 5515C are minutes, in his autograph, of committees which met at Ruthin in connection
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, LEWIS (1808 - 1854), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Born at Melin Cae'r Berllan, Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Meironnydd. When a lad, he went to Bala to assist in bookbinding, under Robert Saunderson. He began preaching; went to the school kept by John Hughes (1796 - 1860) at Wrexham; and was ordained in 1838. He lived in the house attached to Llwyneinion chapel, and there he died, 29 March 1854, aged 46; he was buried in the graveyard of Llidiardau
JONES, LEWIS DAVIES (Llew Tegid; 1851 - 1928), eisteddfodwr it at the request of the college authorities in order to collect funds for the new buildings of the University College of North Wales, Bangor. He gave himself to this work till 1916. In 1881 he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Thomas, Plas Madog, Parc, near Bala, and a cousin of T. E. Ellis; they had two sons and three daughters. He died at Bangor, 4 August 1928, and was buried in Glanadda
JONES, MEIRION (1907 - 1970), educationist two books, Elizabeth Davies, published by University of Wales Press (1960), and a volume for children, Am Hwyl published by Gwasg Gee in 1967. As the Secretary of Penllyn Historical Society he was the instigator of memorials to Michael D. Jones and John Puleston Jones. He was an elder of the Presbyterian Church of Wales for 27 years, and secretary of Capel Tegid, Bala. The imposing list of

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