Davies, John (16)

a Welsh Baptist minister, was born at St. George's, near Cardiff, September 17, 1851. He joined the Church at the age of fifteen, and early decided to enter the ministry, preaching his first sermon when about eighteen. In 1872 he entered Cardigan Grammar-school, and afterwards spent three years in Haverfordwest College. In June, 1876, he became pastor of the Baptist Church at Penycae, North Wales, where he labored diligently until 1879. He then went to Porth, Rhondda Valley, Glamorganshire; and died June 9, 1880. See (Lolid.) Baptist Hand-book, 1882, page 300.