Michael D. Jones
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Meirionydd, | |
| Occupation | Welsh Congregationalist minister, principal of a theological college, founder of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia known as Y Wladfa, one of the fathers of modern Welsh nationalism. Poet and writer. |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Spouse | Anne Lloyd (m. 1859–1898, his death) |
| Children | Llwyd Ap Iwan (1862–1909) Mihangel Ap Iwan Myfanwy Jones Maironwen Jones |
Michael Daniel Jones (2 March 1822 – 2 December 1898)
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His name is closely linked with the attempt to establish a Welsh settlement in Patagonia, Argentina, in the 1860s where Welsh would be the language of religion, government, trade, and education. The 150th anniversary (28 July 1865) of this Welsh-Argentine settlement in Rawson, Chubut Argentina was celebrated in 2015.[2]
In 1889, Jones became a member of the first Merionethshire County Council, although he had a majority of only eight votes over his Conservative opponent.[3]
Jones is recognised as the first to advocate a political solution to defending Welsh identity and therefore is seen as one of the most significant forerunners of Welsh nationalism.
References
- ^ Richard Griffith Owen. "Jones, Michael Daniel (1822-1898), Independent minister and principal of the Independent College at Bala". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "A Patagonian visit to the Ffestiniog Railway". Ffestiniog and West Highland Railway. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Merioneth County Council Elections". Cambrian News. 25 January 1889. p. 8. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
Sources
- See also the collections of essays on his life and work, Michael D. Jones a'i Wladfa Gymreig, ed. E. Wyn James and Bill Jones (Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2009).
- Evans, Meredydd (2001). "Papur Pan" (PDF). Traethodydd (in Welsh). CLVI (658): 142–55. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- Dafydd Tudur, 'The Life, Thought and Work of Michael Daniel Jones (1822-1898)', University of Wales, Bangor, PhD thesis, 2006.
- E. Wyn James, 'Michael D. Jones and His Visit to Patagonia in 1882', in Los Galeses en la Patagonia V, ed. Fernando Coronato & Marcelo Gavirati (Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina: Asociación Punta Cuevas, Asociación Cultural Galesa de Puerto Madryn & Centro de Estudios Históricos y Sociales de Puerto Madryn, 2012. ISBN 978-987-24577-3-0. In English and in Spanish.
- Jones, Ieuan Gwynedd (1981). Explorations and Explanations. Essays in the Social History of Victorian Wales. Llandysul: Gomer. ISBN 0850886449.
External links
- Project-Hiraeth – Documents the stories of the Welsh colony in Patagonia, Argentina through film, text and illustration.
- Michael D. Jones on the Glaniad website
- Michael Jones on Ceredigion County Council website
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