John Edward Daniel

John Edward Daniel
Born	(1902-06-26)26 June 1902 Bangor,Wales
Died	11 February 1962(1962-02-11)(aged 59) Halkyn,Wales
Title	President ofPlaid Cymru(1939–1943)
Academic background
Alma mater	Jesus College, Oxford
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
Institutions	Bala-Bangor Theological College

John Edward Daniel(1902–1962) was aWelshtheologianand college lecturer who became chairman of the Welsh political partyPlaid Cymru.

Life

Daniel was born inBangor,Gwynedd,on 26 June 1902 and was educated at theFriars School, Bangor.He then won a scholarship to theUniversity of Oxford,matriculatingas a member ofJesus College, Oxford,in 1919. He obtained afirst-classdegree inliterae humanioresin 1923 and a further first-class degree in divinity in 1925. He was then appointed to afellowshipat theBala-Bangor Theological College,and became a professor on 28 July 1926, following the death ofThomas Rees.He taught Christian doctrine and thephilosophy of religionand was regarded as one of the most able theologians of his generation. However, his publications were few:Dysgeidiaeth yr Apostol Paul(1933) and some journal articles. Although he was never ordained, he was an able preacher.

He was a prominentWelsh nationalistand member ofPlaid Cymru.He contributed to its newspaper (Y Ddraig Goch) and stood unsuccessfully as a candidate in three general elections and a by-election in 1945. He was vice-chairman from 1931 to 1935, and succeededSaunders Lewisas chairman in 1939 (holding the position until August 1943). In 1946, Daniel was appointed as an inspector of schools, with special responsibility for classics and religious education. He died as the result of a road accident nearHalkyn,Flintshire,on 11 February 1962.