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JONES, JOHN SHARE (1873 - 1950), veterinary surgeon Born 25 August 1873, son of Thomas Jones, Plas Kynaston, Cefn-mawr, Denbighshire. He was educated at the universities of Liverpool and London. He had a part in the foundation of the department or school of veterinary studies in the University of Liverpool. He was appointed Director of veterinary studies at that University in 1917, and Professor of Veterinary Anatomy in 1919. He was a Fellow of
JONES, JOHN THOMAS (1889 - 1952), missionary Born at a farm called Ffos y Gaseg, in Llanegwad parish, near Carmarthen, 28 February 1889, son of Thomas and Anna Jones. He was educated at Ysbyty national school. His father died when John was 15 years old, and after leaving school he worked on the farm for several years. He began preaching in 1913, intending to offer himself for missionary work. To prepare himself he went to the Old College
JONES, JOHN THOMAS ALUN (1851 - 1929), Calvinistic Methodist minister - gweler JONES, THOMAS
JONES, JOHN TYWI (1870 - 1948), Baptist minister and journalist Born 7 January 1870 at Henllys Lodge near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, son of Thomas and Rachel Jones. He attended the British School at Llandovery and then went to work on local farms before moving to Glamorgan where he worked underground and on farms. He spent time in Aberdare; which was an important printing and publishing centre in that period and where there were 18 printing houses at the
JONES, JOHN VIRIAMU (1856 - 1901), first principal of the University College, Cardiff Born 2 January 1856, at Pentre-poeth, Swansea, one of several distinguished sons of the then famous Congregational preacher Thomas Jones (1819 - 1882); his middle name - the Erromanga pronunciation of 'William' - reflects his father's admiration of the famous missionary, John Williams. His university career was a brilliant one. He obtained his London B.Sc. degree (at 19) with the University
JONES, JOHN WILLIAM (1883 - 1954), author, collector of letters and papers, publisher, antiquary and folk poet neu Ddwy (Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1942); Gwilym Deudraeth, Yr Awen Barod (Llandysul, 1943); Rolant Wyn, Dŵr y Ffynnon (Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1949) and R.R. Morris, Caneuon R.R. Morris (1951). One of his close friends was Ellis Humphrey Evans ('Hedd Wyn') and he assisted J.R. Jones with the publication of Cerddi'r Bugail. He assisted with collecting the contents of O Drum i Draeth by Eliseus Williams
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 Son of Jacob Jones, gardener ('Jacob Glochydd') and his wife Martha, baptised in Amlwch 27 December 1786. In the twenties he was an important official at the Parys copper mines, especially at the smelting works, but so refractory was his manner and so ambitious his ideas that he failed to cooperate with other important officials like James Treweek and Thomas Beer; before 1830 he had ceased
JONES, JOSEPH (1877 - 1950), principal of the Memorial College, Brecon Principal Thomas Lewis, he was appointed principal. He died suddenly at his home in Brecon on 28 April 1950 and was buried in the Brecon Public Cemetery. Joseph Jones was endowed with exceptional gifts and came to prominence as a preacher, educationist, church statesman and social leader. It is hardly possible to record all the offices and positions to which he was called. He was very prominent in the
JONES, JOSIAH THOMAS (1799 - 1873), publisher and Independent minister Born 23 September 1799 at Cwm-hir, Clydey, Pembrokeshire, to Thomas and Rachel Jones, who were members of Tre-lech congregation. At 14 he went to serve in a shop at Nevern, but at 15 (now at Narberth) he began preaching under the wing of Llwyn-yr-hwrdd church; after a little instruction by Samuel Griffiths there, he went to Newport Pagnell Academy. Though Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru has no
JONES, LEIFCHILD STRATTEN LEIF (1862 - 1939), Liberal politician and temperance advocate Born in London 16 January 1862, son of Thomas Jones (1819 - 1882). He graduated with a 'first' in mathematics from Trinity College, Oxford. After repeated failures in other constituencies, he became M.P. for N. Westmorland (1905-10), Rushcliffe, Notts. (1910-18), and Camborne, Cornwall (1923-4 and 1929-31). He was raised to the peerage in 1932, as baron Rhayader. He died 26 September 1939 (Who
JONES, LEWIS (1702? - 1772), Independent minister Methodist revival - we have one letter of his to Harris (T.L. 313 of February 1741, printed in Cofiadur, 1935, 54); he itinerated throughout Glamorgan. But in 1763 (Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru, ii, 198), trouble arose between him and Samuel Price, his predecessor's son - Philip David naturally blames Jones. In consequence, Jones left Bridgend. It is usually believed that he went to Ross, but Walter J

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