Frederick Rees

Rees, c. 1930-40s

Sir James Frederick Rees (13 December 1883 – 7 January 1967), known as Frederick Rees, was a Welsh historian and academic born in Milford Haven, who specialised in economic history and the history of Wales. From 1929 to 1949, he was Principal of University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire. He was additionally Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales from 1935 to 1937 and also from 1944 to 1946. He had previously lectured at University College, Bangor, Queen's University Belfast, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Birmingham.[1][2][3] He served as High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire for 1955.[4]

  1. ^ 'REES, Sir (James) Frederick', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 4 July 2017
  2. ^ Jones, Evan David (2001). "REES, Sir JAMES FREDERICK (1883 - 1967)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Sir Frederick Rees". The Times. No. 56835. 10 January 1967. p. 12.
  4. ^ "No. 40433". The London Gazette. 18 March 1955. p. 1609.