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OWEN, ROBERT (1771 - 1858), Utopian Socialist erected a monument in 1902. When the International Labour Office was founded in Geneva the gift of the people of Wales was appropriately a bust of Robert Owen by Sir William Goscombe John for the library. Robert Owen married Caroline Dale, daughter of David Dale of Glasgow. Their children settled in America, the eldest, ROBERT DALE OWEN (1801 - 1877) served as the representative of the United States at
OWEN, ROBERT (Eryron Gwyllt Walia; 1803 - 1870), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and poet Born 3 April 1803 at Ffridd-bala-deulyn, near Tal-y-sarn, Caernarfonshire, son of Griffith Owen, a native of Waun-fawr, and Anne his wife, daughter of the house of Ffridd and sister of the preachers, Robert Roberts of Clynnog and John Roberts of Llangwm. Shortly after he was born his parents moved to Caernarvon, where he was brought up. He attended the school kept by Evan Richardson, where he
OWEN, ROBERT (1885 - 1962), historian, bookworm and genealogist all parts of Wales and in England. Because of his interest in people and their roots he tended to start hares and to follow their trail as he lectured. He was also accused of being an iconoclast because of his comments on well-known persons like Mary Jones of Bala and John Elias of Anglesey. For his part, he contended that he created far more idols than he destroyed. He was a colourful and
OWEN, THOMAS ELLIS (1764 - 1814), cleric Born at Conway 5 December 1764, but not christened till 25 March 1765; son of William Owen, draper and tax-collector, and his wife Elizabeth Ellis of Glan-y-wern, Mochdre, daughter of John Ellis, a lawyer. He went up from Westminster School in 1785 to Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1789. In 1790 he was given the college living of South Stoke, Oxfordshire, but on 10 December 1794 became
OWEN, WILLIAM (Gwilym Ddu Glan Hafren;; 1788 - 1838), schoolmaster and musician exposition of the art of congregational singing and a collection of hymn-tunes; this book was dedicated to John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri), incumbent of Kerry, Montgomeryshire. He died 8 October 1838, and was buried at Newtown.
OWEN, WILLIAM (Gwilym Meudwy, Gwilym Glan Llwchwr; 1841 - 1902), rhymester and tramp Born in Aber Cenfi, Llandybïe, Carmarthenshire, 23 July 1841, son of William and Sarah Owen. The family hailed from Montgomeryshire and the father was a weaver in Cil-y-cwm, Llanwrda and Llandovery before moving to a woollen factory in Cwmllwchwr in 1836. According to Watcyn Wyn (Y Diwygiwr, 1902, 262) William Owen was the great-grandson of John Owen (1757 - 1829), Machynlleth, author of the long
OWEN, WILLIAM HUGH (1886 - 1957), civil servant of Shipping. He played hockey for Wales against Ireland in 1910. He married 8 October 1919, Enid Strathearn, daughter of Sir John Hendrie, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Ontario, and they had three daughters. He made his home at Montreal and died 21 February 1957.
OWENS, JOHNNY RICHARD (JOHNNY OWEN; 1956 - 1980), boxer defended his British title for the third time by defeating Dave Smith in the twelfth round, and thus won the Lonsdale Belt outright. The chance came to gain revenge on Juan Francisco Rodriguez in Ebbw Vale on 28 February 1980, when Johnny won on points by a unanimous decision, and was proclaimed the new Bantamweight Champion of Europe. He defended his British title again on 28 June, beating John Feeney
PAGE, JOHN (Ioan Glan Dyfrdwy; 1830? - 1852), poet Of unknown (English) origin, was brought up at Bala. He was one of the four founders of 'Cymdeithas Lenyddol Penllyn' (see under John Peter). He died 17 June 1852. A booklet of his verse, Briallu o lanau y Dyfrdwy, was published at Bala in 1852.
teulu PAINTER, printers The Wrexham printing and publishing business of Marsh (see Marsh, Richard) was bought in at the end of 1795 by JOHN PAINTER. He married, 3 October 1798, Catherine, daughter of Hugh Burton, Wrexham. John Painter was succeeded by his son, also JOHN PAINTER, who was killed by a fall from his horse, 15 October 1833, aged 32; John Painter, junior, was succeeded by his brother, THOMAS PAINTER, who sold
PALMER, ALFRED NEOBARD (1847 - 1915), historian Son of Alfred Palmer, coachbuilder, of Thetford, and of Harriet Catherine, daughter of John Neobard, wine merchant; born 10 July 1847 in a part of Thetford then attached to Suffolk, now in Norfolk, he attended the local grammar school (1855-60) and a private academy kept by Morgan Lloyd, an Independent minister who awoke his interest in natural science (1860-2). After a brief trial as pupil
PALMER, HENRY (1679 - 1742), Independent minister affect the district, Palmer again gave proof of his good will; Howel Harris stayed under his roof on the night of 10 March 1740; and Palmer was one of the signatories of a letter (Trevecka Letter 231) inviting Harris to return to the neighbourhood. Palmer died 12 December 1742. One of his sons, GEORGE PALMER (died 1750), became a minister at Swansea; another, JOHN PALMER, was for many a long year an

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