William Thomas Pennar Davies (12 November 1911 - 29 December 1996) was a Welsh clergyman and author.
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".[1] 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, 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.[2]
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