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EDWARDS, HUW THOMAS (1892 - 1970), trade unionist and politician fluctuating views. In the autumn of 1964 a Labour government was elected under the leadership of Harold Wilson (whom Huw T believed to have good left-wing qualifications). A Welsh Office was established under James Griffiths who became the first holder of the post of secretary of state for Wales. At the same time some Welsh devolutionists, such as Cledwyn Hughes and Goronwy Roberts, were promoted to
EDWARDS, Sir JOHN GORONWY (1891 - 1976), historian Goronwy Edwards was born in Salford, Lancashire, on 14 May 1891, the only child of John William Edwards, a railway worker, and his wife Emma (née Pickering), both of whom were born and bred in Flintshire. His father's forebears had been farmers in the Vale of Clwyd, near Halkyn, while his mother was the daughter of an English miner who had migrated from Yorkshire to Cornwall. Their son was
EDWARDS, LEWIS (1809 - 1887), principal of Bala Calvinistic Methodist College, teacher and theologian .' His essays on 'Schools of languages for the Welsh,' 1849; 'Revisers of hymns,' 1850; 'Goethe,' 1851; 'Welsh poetry,' 1852; and 'Goronwy Owen,' 1876; are important documents in the development of Welsh literary criticism. Some of his translations of famous English hymns have found a place in the hymnology of his country. He died 19 July 1887 and was buried in Llanycil churchyard near the grave of
ELIAS, WILLIAM (1708 - 1787), poet formerly belonged to him - e.g. NLW MS 799D, NLW MS 7892B; Wynnstay MSS. 6, 7. He was on friendly terms with Michael Prichard, and there was correspondence between him and Goronwy Owen. See further the article Hugh Williams (1722? - 1779).
ELLIS, THOMAS (1711/12 - 1792), cleric appointment of Richard Morris to supervise it. He was indeed on the most cordial terms with the Morrises, more especially with his neighbour William Morris, and there are scores of references to him in their letters. A corresponding member of the Society of Cymmrodorion (he was proposed by William Morris), he was keenly interested in Welsh literature, and showed much kindness to Goronwy Owen. In July 1759
EVANS, EVAN (Ieuan Fardd, Ieuan Brydydd Hir; 1731 - 1788), scholar, poet, and cleric literary and antiquarian renaissance in Wales in the 18th century, e.g. Richard and William Morris, William Wynn of Llangynhafal, and Goronwy Owen. Ordained deacon at S. Asaph, 4 August 1754, and priest, 3 August 1755, he was licensed as curate of Manafon, Montgomeryshire. Some time in the first six months of 1756 he left, and spent the remainder of the year as curate of Lyminge, Kent. Early in 1757 he
FOULKES, ISAAC (Llyfrbryf; 1836 - 1904), newspaper proprietor and publisher Goronwy Owen. In his cheaper publications, especially the shilling series 'Cyfres y Ceinion,' were included the works of Hiraethog, Ceiriog, Elfed, and many others; the smaller threepenny series, 'Cyfres y Clasuron Cymreig,' included such well-known works as Y Bardd Cwsg, Llyfr y Tri Aderyn, and the poetry of John Blackwell (Alun), etc. He also contributed to the Transactions of the Honourable Society
GORONWY DDU - gweler MATHIAS, JAMES GORONWY
GORONWY DDU O FON - gweler OWEN, GORONWY
GORONWY GYRIOG (fl. c. 1310-1360), poet Father, apparently, of the poet Iorwerth ab y Cyriog. No details are known concerning him, but examples of his work are found in the ' Red Book of Hergest ' and other manuscripts. They include an awdl addressed to Madog ab Iorwerth, bishop of Bangor, and an elegy to Gwenhwyfar, wife of Hywel ap Tudur of Anglesey (brother to Goronwy of Penmynydd). It appears that he was also the author of at least
GORONWY-ROBERTS, Baron - gweler ROBERTS, GORONWY OWEN
teulu GRIFFITH PENRHYN, family, together with a share of her family's lands in Anglesey. By her brother's will, dated 1375, her son, Griffith ap Gwilym (died 1405 - see (2) below) inherited further lands in Anglesey and Caernarvonshire. GRIFFITH AP GWILYM (died 1405) He married (c. 1360) Generys, daughter and heiress of Madog ap Goronwy Fychan who was third in descent from Ednyfed Fychan through his son, Goronwy, ancestor of

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