Ben Davies (1840 - 1930) was a Welsh Independent minister and author. He grew up in the

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area, where an early age he entered employment as a coal miner, but managed to educate himself to some extent, and joined Cymer Church, where he was encouraged to begin preaching. He later held positions at the Tabernacle at

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and Capel Iwan, and Ebenezer,

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. His writings include four volumes of sermons, 'Gair y Cymod' (published 1882), 'Y Bywyd Annherfynol', 'Pyrth Seion', and 'Y Gronyn Gwenith', and miscellaneous writings such as, 'Y Pulpud a'r Seddau' (1909). He died in August 1930.

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