![]() ![]() ![]() He adhered to that tradition's values throughout his life and relied heavily on ministerial friends at times of crisis and in making decisions. ![]() Gwynfor was steeped, through the religious and social activities of his grandfather's chapel, where his father was a deacon, in the liberal-radical, internationalist version of the nonconformist tradition. Ben was in turn the nephew of a minister and the brother of two others, and Idris, Dan's brother, also entered the ministry. His grandfather, Ben Evans (1854-1918), was an Independent minister, whose removal from Llanelli to Barry led to Gwynfor's being born in that commercial, cosmopolitan town. ![]() Gwynfor Evans was above all the product of Welsh nonconformist Christianity. Gwynfor Evans was born on 1 September 1912 at Y Goedwig, 24 Somerset Road, Barry, the eldest of the three children of Daniel James ('Dan') Evans (1883-1972), an industrious and highly successful shopkeeper, and Catherine Mary (née Richard) (1879-1969), herself a shopkeeper from a chapel-going London Welsh background, originally from Cydweli. Occupation: Welsh nationalist and politicianĪrea of activity: Patriots Politics, Government and Political Movements Parent: Catherine Mary Evans (née Richard) Child: Meinir Ceridwen Ffransis (née Evans) ![]()
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