John Evan Davies
Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister and author, called Rhuddwawr
About John Evan Davies
Lived 1850 – 1929 (aged 78–79). John Evan Davies was a British christian minister, writer and poet.
John Evan Davies (1850–1929) was a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister. As a boy he attended Llandeilo Grammar School in Wales. He later studied at Trefeca Calvinistic Methodist College and in Glasgow, graduating in 1880. He held an initial appointment in Llanelli, and further appointments in Jewin, London (1886–1911), and Llandeilo and Llanelli. He died in Gowerton in 1929.
His written works include a number of articles for Y Geninen, a memorial volume to James Hughes (1779–1844) published in 1911 and a volume of poems, Blodau'r Grug, published in 1921.
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Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister and author, called Rhuddwawr (1850–1929)
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John Evan Davies was born in 1850 in Wales.
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John Evan Davies died on 19 October 1929.
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John Evan Davies was a christian minister, writer and poet.
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