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CADWGAN (bu farw 1241), bishop of Bangor He succeeded after the death of Robert in 1212. Llywelyn ap Iorwerth was at this time dominant in North Wales, and it was, no doubt, through his influence that Cadwgan obtained the see. King John, moreover, who, in the early months of 1215, was angling for the support of the Welsh against the barons, put no obstacles in his way. On 13 March the chapter was allowed to elect the abbot of Whitland
CALLAGHAN, LEONARD JAMES (1912 - 2005), politician secretary of the constituency Labour Party, Bill Headon. Callaghan won the nomination against George Thomas by a single vote - because he wore his navy uniform for the interview according to Thomas. Cardiff South had been a Conservative seat since 1918, except a brief period when Arthur Henderson won it for Labour in 1929-31, but in the 1945 election James Callaghan (as he was now known) took the seat
CAMPBELL, ELIZA CONSTANTIA (1796 - 1864), author Born 8 January 1796, she was the daughter of Richard Pryce of Gunley near Forden (one of whose ancestors, Capt. Richard Pryce, was a prominent Montgomeryshire Roundhead). She was twice married: first (1826) to Commander Robert Campbell, R.N. (died 1832), a cousin of Thomas Campbell the poet - one of their sons was Lewis Campbell the Greek scholar; and secondly (1844) to Capt. Hugh Morrieson
CARNE, Sir EDWARD (c. 1500 - 1561), lawyer and diplomat 'involuntary' character saved his Glamorgan estates - swollen since 1537 by his marriage to the widow of Sir John Raglan - for his son THOMAS CARNE, who, although a recusant (as were many of the family till well on in the next century), was twice M.P. and thrice sheriff for his county.
CARNE, THOMAS, M. P. - gweler CARNE, Sir EDWARD
CARRINGTON, THOMAS (Pencerdd Gwynfryn; 1881 - 1961), musician and printer Born at Gwynfryn, Bwlch-gwyn, near Wrexham, Denbighshire, 24 November 1881, the son of John Carrington (a descendant of one of the families that migrated from Cornwall to work in the Denbighshire lead mines) and Winifred (née Roberts), a native of Bryneglwys. He spent his early years at Gwynfryn and was educated at Bwlch-gwyn school. After leaving school he was apprenticed as a printer at Hughes
teulu CARTER Kinmel, to William Price of Rhiwlas, Meironnydd, and in 1647 Elizabeth married John Carter. Sir JOHN CARTER (died 1676), colonel in the Parliamentary army Military, was born at Dinton, Buckinghamshire, a village rich in associations with the Parliamentary cause. He was the eldest son of a Thomas Carter; a younger son, William, became a wealthy London merchant. Tradition avers that John started life as a
CARTER, ISAAC (bu farw 1741), printer A native of Carmarthenshire, he has the honour of having established the first permanent printing press in Wales. This was at Adpar (also called Trefhedyn) in the parish of Llandyfrïog, Cardiganshire, in 1718; as far as is known the first two publications to issue from the press were Cân o Senn i'w hen Feistr Tobacco by Alban Thomas and Cân ar Fesur Triban ynghylch Cydwybod a'i Chynheddfau. At
CASSON, LEWIS (1875 - 1969), actor and theatrical producer Born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 26 October 1875, son of Thomas Casson of Ffestiniog, Meironnydd, and Laura Ann (née Holland-Thomas) his wife. After leaving Ruthin Grammar School he helped his father build organs, attending the Central Technical College, South Kensington, for a while, and subsequently entering S. Mark's College, Chelsea, to become a teacher. In 1903 he appeared as a professional
CATHERALL, JONATHAN (1761 - 1833), industrialist and philanthropist The youngest of three sons of John and Martha Catherall of Buckley, Flintshire. He was studying in London for the legal profession when his father died, 7 December 1777, and he came home to assist his mother in the pottery business established by the family in the 17th century. When his mother died in 1792 he took over the sole management of and greatly extended the business. In 1792 also he
CAYO-EVANS, WILLIAM EDWARD JULIAN (1937 - 1995), political activist Cayo Evans was born on 22 April 1937 at Glandenys, Silian, a mansion on the main road two miles west of Lampeter. His father, John Cayo Evans (1879-1958), was Professor of Mathematics at St David's College, Lampeter and he was High Sheriff of Cardiganshire in 1941-42. His mother was Freda Cayo Evans (née Cluneglas) from Cellan, Ceredigion. Cayo Evans was educated at Millfield School in Somerset
teulu CECIL Allt-yr-ynys, Burghley, Hatfield, Northampton) Movements Public and Social Service, Civil Administration Baron Burghley (1571), Secretary of State)1550-3 and 1558-1572), and Lord Treasurer (1572-98). Burghley's continued interest in Wales appears in the pains he took to establish his Welsh pedigree, his introduction into princess Elizabeth's household of one of his Brecknock connections, Thomas Parry (1560), who became her Comptroller, his investment

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