DAVIES
,
JOHN
(
1823
-
1874
),
Independent minister
;
the son of
Daniel
and
Elizabeth
Davies
; b. in a cottage near
Sardis chapel
,
Llandovery
, on
1 May
. He attended a school
at
Myddfai
for a brief period. In
1841
he went to
Hanover School
, near
Abergavenny
, to prepare himself for entrance to
Brecon College
, where he was admitted as a student in
1842
. He was a
minister
at
Llanelly
,
Brecknock
(
1846
),
Aberaman
(
1854
),
Mount Stuart
,
Cardiff
(
1863
), and
Hannah Street
,
Cardiff
(
1868-74
). He d.
8 May 1874
and was buried in the
Cardiff
cemetery. He was a prominent figure in denominational movements and in the public life of
South Wales
. He published a booklet,
Y Doniau Gwyrthiol
,
1851
, to counteract the influence of the
Mormons
in
Wales
. He was associated with the
Gwron
and the
Gwladgarwr
, and was
editor
of
Y Beirniad
; he was also actively concerned in establishing
Yr Adolygydd
,
1850
. He was a keen supporter of the
Liberation Society
and of the movements for establishing English churches in
South Wales
and for setting up a memorial college at
Brecon
.
Bibliography:
-
Cofiant John Davies
;
-
Album Aberhonddu…o'r flwyddyn 1755 hyd
1880
, 1898
.
Author:
Thomas Harris Lewis, M.A., ( -1972), Cardiff
