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Pennar Davies
William Thomas Pennar Davies (12 November 1911 - 29 December 1996) was a Welsh clergyman and author.〔Huw Ethall - ''Pennar Davies - Y Dyn a'i Waith.'' Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru, 1998 (Welsh)〕
Born simply William Thomas Davies, in Mountain Ash (Welsh, "Aberpennar"), the son of a miner, he took the name "Pennar" "as a sign of his identification with the native culture of Wales".〔(''The Independent'' obituary 2 January 1997 )〕 Pennar Davies studied at University of Wales, Cardiff, at Balliol and Mansfield College, Oxford, and at Yale University. In 1943 he became a Congregational minister in Cardiff. He subsequently taught at Bala-Bangor Theological College, and became Principal of Swansea Memorial College in 1952, retaining the post until his retirement in 1981.
A member of Plaid Cymru, he was co-opted onto its Pwyllgor Gwaith Cenedlaethol at Easter 1947,〔The Welsh Nationalist, May 1947〕 Literary Editor of the party's monthly newspaper, ''The Welsh Nationalist" from March 1947 〔The Welsh Nationalist, March 1947, p.4〕 and its Editor from April 1949 〔The Welsh Nation ''(q.v.) May 1949〕'' During this period, the newspaper published new poetry by Idris Davies and R.S. Thomas 〔July 1944, November 1944, November 1946, September 1947, November 1947〕 ''Davies stood as a Parliamentary candidate at Llanelli in the UK general elections of 1964 and the 1966. He was a leading campaigner for Welsh language broadcasting.
Pennar Davies and his wife Rosemarie had five children. His eldest son Dr Meirion Pennar, became a leading Welsh language academic, poet and translator.
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