Jennie Eirian Davies [SEP] date of birth
Jennie Eirian Davies
Jennie Eirian Davies (6 January 1925 – 6 May 1982), was a Welsh politician and magazine editor.
Early life.
Jennie Howells was born in Llanpumsaint, Carmarthenshire and educated at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. She trained as a teacher.
Political career.
She stood as the Plaid Cymru candidate in the Carmarthen constituency at the 1955 General Election winning 7.78% of the vote (3,835 votes) and in the historic 1957 by-election in the same Carmarthen constituency where
James Eirian Davies
James Eirian Davies (28 May 1918 – 5 July 1998) was a Welsh poet and Methodist minister. His wife, Jennie, was a well-known journalist and politician.
His parents were Rachel and Dafydd Davies, who worked a farm in the Nantgaredig area of Carmarthenshire. He attended Nantgaredig Primary School and then the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Carmarthen.
Tragedy struck when his brother Emrys was drowned when they were swimming in the River Tywi near Llain. He was much comforted by the local