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HUMPHREYS, EDWARD MORGAN (1882 - 1955), journalist, writer and broadcaster . When Eames joined the sub-editorial staff of the Manchester Guardian E.M. H. accepted an invitation to be editor of Y Genedl Gymreig and the English newspaper at the Caernarfon office, and in this period he became friendly with T. Gwynn Jones who worked at the time in the same office. He wrote English verse (including sonnets) and an occasional Welsh poem. In January 1908 he was elected president of
HUMPHREYS, HUGH (1817 - 1896), printer and publisher which included printing, bookselling and photography amongst its activities. His first apprentice was Griffith Parry. Hugh Humphreys became a pioneer of cheap books in Wales with his series of penny books, on the lines of Chambers's Miscellany, and he also published a series of sixpenny books. Amongst the most important books which he issued were the edition (1883) of Pennant's Tours in Wales, which
HUMPHREYS, JOHN (1767 - 1829), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Born 1767 at Pant-y-ddelw, Bodfari, but his people soon removed to Penymynydd, Tremeirchion. From 1798 to 1802 he was at Chester, supervising the Welsh printing done there for Thomas Jones (1756 - 1820) and Thomas Charles. Thence he went to live at Cil-deugoed, Tremeirchion, and afterwards to Croes-wian, Caerwys, where he lived most of his life - he is usually known as 'John Humphreys of Caerwys
HUMPHREYS, RICHARD (1790 - 1863), Calvinistic Methodist minister amongst his friends. Although he took no very prominent part in politics he is believed to have been one of the first ministers of his denomination to support Liberalism. He married in 1822, Ann, daughter of captain William Griffith, Y Cei, Barmouth; they had two daughters, one, Jennette, being the wife of the Rev. Edward Morgan, Dyffryn (1817 - 1871). His first wife died in 1852 and he married in 1858
HUMPHREYS, RICHARD GRIFFITH (Rhisiart o Fadog; 1848 - 1924), journalist
HUMPHREYS, ROBERT (1779 - 1832), Wesleyan minister Born at Llanelidan, Denbighshire. Spiritual conviction broke upon him under the ministry of Edward Jones (1778 - 1837) of Bathafarn (1801). He began to preach in 1804 at Llangynog, Montgomeryshire, whither he had gone to work in order to help the churches there, and at Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and Llanfyllin. He was admitted to the ministry in 1805. He married the niece of squire Vaughan of
HUMPHREYS, ROBERT (fl. c. 1720), poet replies by Evan Jones, a former parson of the place. The following manuscripts contain examples of his poetry: Cwrtmawr MS 206B, Cwrtmawr MS 463D; NLW MS 276A, NLW MS 436B, NLW MS 783B, NLW MS 1238B: Barddoniaeth, NLW MS 1244D, NLW MS 1579C, NLW MS 1580B, NLW MS 1666B: Llyfr Silin, NLW MS 4697A, NLW MS 11993A, NLW MS 12449E. One stanza, in free metre, is printed in Llawysgrif Richard Morris o Gerddi (ed
HUMPHREYS, THOMAS JONES (1841 - 1934), Wesleyan minister
HUW ap DAFYDD (fl. 1550-1628), poet Fychan of Bryn Cynddel, Siôn ap Hywel Fychan of Penllyn, Sir Roger Salusbury of Llewenni, Pierce Salusbury of Bachymbyd, Pirs Griffith of Penrhyn, Lewys Owain of Dolgelley, and Siôn ab Elis Eutun (Eyton) of Ruabon.
HUW ap DAFYDD ap LLYWELYN ap MADOG (fl. c. 1526-1580), poet of whose life nothing is known. A few examples of his poetry remain in manuscripts; these include an elegy upon Tudur Aled and a poem of praise to Pirs Griffith.
HUW ARWYSTLI (fl. 1550), poet Little is known of his career. He is believed to have been a native of the parish of Trefeglwys in the cantref of Arwystli, Montgomeryshire, and to have spent most of his life in that area. He composed a considerable 'amount of verse to the landed families of that neighbourhood. For his works, see J. Afan Jones ' Gweithiau Barddonol Huw Arwystli ' (M.A. dissertation, University of Wales, 1926
HUW LLŶN (fl. c. 1552-1594), poet A native of Llŷn, who graduated in the third bardic grade at the Caerwys eisteddfod of 1568 - Peniarth MS 132 (59). It appears that he may have been a brother of Wiliam Llŷn (NLW MS 1244D (28), NLW MS 1580B (308), Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies, ix, 112, etc.). According to Myrddin Fardd, J. E. Griffith, and J. C. Morrice, he was the squire Huw ap Rhisiart ap Dafydd of Cefn Llanfair, but

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565 - 576 of 1927 for "Griffith Hartwell Jones"