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teulu CLOUGH Plas Clough, Glan-y-wern, Bathafarn, Hafodunos, local militia for the French war (1795). His flair for business appears in his work from 1792 as an agricultural improver - much praised by Gwallter Mechain (Walter Davies) and recognized by the gold medal of the Society of Arts (1807) - on his farm of Eriviat and the Bathafarn estate, and also in his association with David Mason (Ystrad Uchaf), Rev. J. Lloyd Jones (Plas Madoc), and his own nephew and
CLYNNOG, MORGAN (1558 - after 1619), seminary priest seminary priests, and in 1588 he appears on lord Burghley's list of priests in Wales as ' Clneycke Morgan.' He is known to have said Mass at Llandilo in 1590 and to have ministered elsewhere in Carmarthenshire. He was at Margam in 1591. In 1596 he was living with Jenkin Turberville at Pen-llin, Glamorganshire, and was still there in 1602. In 1606 the Benedictine, David Augustine Baker, brought him to
COLEMAN, DONALD RICHARD (1925 - 1991), Labour politician . He famously succeeded in persuading the Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson to visit Neath in 1968 to hear at first-hand complaints about the closure of two local coal mines. He was a PPS, 1964-70 (including serving as PPS to George Thomas when he was the Secretary of State for Wales, 1968-70, and thus in effect minister of state for Wales; he also served under Eirene White and Cledwyn Hughes), an
CONDRY, WILLIAM MORETON (1918 - 1998), naturalist, conservationist and writer feelings. His writings led readers to visualise, understand and respect the natural world in a way that had incalculable benefits for the study of natural history and for conservation. His topographical and historical writings about Wales encouraged a similar sympathy and understanding. His exemplar in writing as well as in life was Henry David Thoreau, about whom he wrote his first book, Thoreau (1954
CONSTANTINE, GEORGE (c . 1500 - 1560?), cleric
COOMBE TENNANT, WINIFRED MARGARET (Mam o Nedd; 1874 - 1956), delegate to the first assembly of the League of Nations, suffragette, Mistress of the Robes of the Gorsedd of the Bards, and a well-known medium woman fought for permission for prisoners in Swansea to use safety razors and not grow a beard. Consequently this policy was adopted throughout the United Kingdom. In politics she was a fervent Liberal and greatly admired Lloyd George. In 1922 she was parliamentary candidate for the Forest of Dean, but failed to win the seat. Her connections with Lloyd George led to her appointment as one of the
teulu CORY steamers being built on the Clyde. JOHN CORY II (1855 - 1931), shipowner and dry-dock owner Business and Industry. Born at Padstow, he came to Cardiff when a youth of 17 from London, where he had been training as a merchant and ship-broker. He joined his father (John Cory I) and his brother (Herbert) in their firm; married Emma Grigg, daughter of George Hosking Wills, Cardiff, and lived at Sea View House
COSLET, EDWARD (1750 - 1828), Calvinistic Methodist preacher Born at Machen, Monmouthshire, in 1750. He was converted under the ministry of William Edwards (1719 - 1789), joined the church in Groeswen in 1769, and began to preach. He moved to Castleton, Monmouth, about 1776, where he came into touch with Blanche Evans of S. Mellons, who brought him to the notice of David Jones of Llan-gan and the Methodist society established in that place. He founded
COTTON, JAMES HENRY (1780 - 1862), dean of Bangor cathedral and educationist Born 10 February 1780, second son of George Cotton, dean of Chester, and Catherine, daughter of James Tomkinson of Dorfold Hall, Nantwich. Educated at Rugby school and Trinity College, Cambridge (matric, 1797, LL.B. 1804), he was ordained in 1803, became curate of Stoke, 1803, Thornton, Chester, 1806; rector of Derwen, Denbighshire, 1809, junior vicar of Bangor, Caernarfonshire (by exchange), and
teulu CRAWSHAY, industrialists Cyfarthfa to his nephew Joseph Bailey. He died 27 June 1810, and was buried at Llandaff. WILLIAM CRAWSHAY I (1764 - 1834), Business and Industry Richard's only son, did not take any interest in the actual manufacture of iron, but took charge of the selling agency at the George Yard, Upper Thames Street, London, leaving his son, William Crawshay II (infra) to manage the works at Cyfarthfa and Hirwaun. His is
CROWTHER, JOHN NEWTON (Glanceri; 1847 - 1928), schoolmaster Born at Cornholme, near Todmorden, Lancashire, 19 November 1847, son of William Crowther and Anne Pickulls; and educated at Cornholme British school, the Vale Academy, Todmorden, and Bangor Normal College. On leaving Bangor in 1866 he secured the headship of Rhydlewis Board school, Cardiganshire. He married Sarah Lloyd, 19 November 1869. At Rhydlewis he gained a knowledge of Welsh, literary and
CYNAN ab OWAIN (bu farw 1174), prince he was imprisoned by his father. He took an active part in the resistance to Henry II in 1157, sharing with his brother David the ambush laid in the woods of Hawarden which nearly led to the collapse of the royal expedition. Less creditable was his part in the attempt of five earls in 1159 to capture Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132 - 1197). On the death of his father in 1170 he probably held Eifionydd

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