Davies, Richard (2)
Davies, Richard (1)
a Welsh minister of the Society of Friends, was born at Welshpool in 1635. He was educated in the Church of England; in 1667 became a Friend, and was more than once imprisoned. He frequently made missionary tours through different parts of Great Britain; in 1674 was brought into intimate relations with George Fox, and died January 22, 1707. See Friends’ Library, 13:1. (J.C.S.).
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Davies, Richard (2)
a Wesleyan Methodist missionary, was born in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, October 24, 1812. He was converted under the Methodists; accepted by the conference in 1837; spent one year at the theological institution; sailed for Jamaica in October 1838; preached at Savana La Mar, Bath, and Port Antonio, and died November 1, 1844. See Wesl. Meth. Magazine, 1847, page 1041; Minutes of the British Conference, 1845.