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MEREDITH, WILLIAM (1874 - 1958), footballer Born 28 July 1874 in Chirk, Denbighshire, the son of James and Jane Meredith. He was one of ten children; his brother Samuel became a football player with Stoke City and Leyton and won eight international caps for Wales. But Billy was the most talented player of the family. He profited greatly from the early training he had received from his teacher at Chirk school, Thomas E. Thomas, the first
MEREDUDD ap RHYS (fl. 1450-1485), gentleman, cleric, and poet Owain Gwynedd ' who sought nor lands nor flocks nor herds save in the vasty deep.' These were the words so utterly misused by Theophilus Evans in Drych y Prif Oesoedd to bolster up the tradition that Madog had discovered America in the 12th century. Moreover, Meredudd ap Rhys must be numbered among the seers of the 15th century He provides evidence of the distress and anarchy prevailing in Wales in
MERRICK, RICE (bu farw 1586-7), landed gentleman, genealogist, and historian collaborated. He wrote a book on the history of Glamorgan, and Iolo Morganwg says that he saw it in the library at Hafod, Cardiganshire. It can, therefore, be assumed that this was one of the volumes lost when that library went on fire in 1807. A copy made c. 1660-80 is in the library of the Queen's College, Oxford; this copy was published by Sir Thomas Phillipps at his private press, Middle Hill, in 1825
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MEYRICK, Sir SAMUEL RUSH (1783 - 1848), antiquary Born 28 August 1783, son of John Meyrick, of Westminster and Fulham, and Hannah, daughter and co-heiress of Samuel Rush. He was educated at Queen's College, Oxford (B.A. 1804, M.A. and B.C.L. 1810, D.C.L. 1811). He practised for many years as an advocate in the ecclesiastical and admiralty courts, living during this time in London, where he accumulated a magnificent collection of armour, a
MICHAEL, DAVID (Dewi Afan; 1842 - 1913), poet Ruth a Naomi … A Cantata (Cwmafan, 1876) and Gwaredigaeth Pedr o'r Carchar (3rd ed., Cwmafan, 1885; 1st ed., 1879; 2nd ed., 1880). He also published, with Llewelyn Griffiths (Glan Afan), two anthologies of contemporary poetry under the titles of Blodeu'r Beirdd (Cwmafan, 1871), and Oriel y Beirdd (Cwmafan, 1882). He died 11 August 1913, leaving one daughter and four sons. Thomas Morgan (Afanwyson
MICHAEL, GLYNDWR ('Major William Martin, RN'; 1909 - 1943), 'the man who never was' Glyndwr Michael was born 4 January 1909 at 136 Commercial Street, Aberbargoed, Monmouthshire. His mother was Sarah Ann Chadwick and his father, Thomas Michael, died 1925, was a colliery haulier. The family moved frequently, finally to Penygraig and Trealaw in the Rhondda valley. After his father's death, Glyndwr, himself a chronic invalid and emotionally unstable, lived with his mother (his
MICHAEL, JOHN HUGH (1878 - 1959), minister (Meth.), Professor in Methodist colleges in England and Canada, Biblical exegetist Born 9 August 1878 in Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire, son of Thomas and Kate Michael. He was educated at Friars School, Bangor, before entering the University College of Wales at Bangor, where he graduated B.A. in 1899. After being a lay preacher on the Caernarfon circuit, he was persuaded to offer himself as a candidate for the ministry with the Wesleyan Methodists. He was accepted and in 1900
MICHAELIONES, THOMAS (1880 - 1960), priest and owner of a gold mine Born 1 May 1880 son of Thomas and Ellen Michael Jones, 24 Baptist St., Pen-y-groes, Caernarfonshire. He attended Pen-y-groes and Menai Bridge schools and was a lay student at Brecon Independent Theological College (1905-06). He took up journalism for a short period but in 1911 he was confirmed as a member of the Anglican Church in Wales at Llanllyfni and served as curate at Blaenau Ffestiniog
MIDLETON, WILLIAM (c. 1550 - c. 1600), poet, soldier, and sailor coasts of Portugal) to warn lord Thomas Howard, then at the Azores waiting for Spanish treasure ships, that a strong fleet was sailing to attack him. Then followed the famous fight between the ' Revenge ' and the Spanish fleet. But it cannot be proved that this was the poet - many other captains bore the surname Midleton. It is difficult to trace his career after this time. He was in the West Indies in
MILES, JOHN (1621 - 1683), Particular Baptist leader and American settler secure disciples with convictions as abiding as himself; in his case, notably Lewis Thomas, who supervised the area between Bridgend and Carmarthen in the days of persecution, and William Prichard, who had the guardianship of the eastern districts, with Abergavenny as nucleus, and who, by his baptising William Jones (died c. 1700) of Rhydwilym about 1667, opened the way for such intense Baptist
MILLS, HENRY (1757 - 1820), a pioneer in Welsh congregational singing Born on Tan-'rallt farm, near Llanidloes. As a young man his voice attracted the attention of Thomas Charles of Bala, when on a visit to Bethel, the Methodist chapel at Llanidloes. On the recommendation of Charles the Monthly Meeting gave Mills charge of the singing of the Methodists in the district, although the novelty of the idea and Mills's youth and ability to play several instruments were

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