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MORGAN, ROBERT (1621 - 1710), Baptist minister of Llandeilo-tal-y-bont (Pontardulais); born 1621. He attended the so-called general meetings of the Welsh Baptist churches in 1653-4 as a representative of Carmarthen, and signed the proceedings, but it is not certain that he was minister there. The church at Carmarthen did not survive the persecution of the Restoration period, and he became co-pastor with Lewis Thomas (died 1704), The Moor, at
MORGAN, THOMAS (1720 - 1799), Independent minister Independency in the second half of the 18th century, and of its relations with Methodism. Morgan was twice married: (1) to Sarah, youngest daughter of Daniel Phillips, minister at Pwllheli; she died 18 June 1764; (2) to Margaret, widow of the Lewis Phillips who had been (1748-68) co-pastor at Henllan. His son, THOMAS MORGAN (1752 - 1821), librarian of Dr. Williams's Library, was born at Laugharne 26 December
MORGAN, THOMAS (1543 - c. 1605), Roman Catholic conspirator standing and his pension, while open opposition to the Jesuits and support for the claims of Mary's son raised against him powerful enemies in his own camp. As a counterpoise to the influence of Parsons and Allen he urged the advancement of Owen Lewis, bishop of Cassano, whose views on English affairs he found more acceptable, and sent a Welsh Carthusian to Rome with that object. Expelled from France, he
MORGAN, Sir THOMAS (1604 - 1679), soldier was the son and heir of Lewis Morgan of Llangattock, Monmouth (not the brother of Sir Henry Morgan, as in Clark, Limbus Patrum, 315, but probably his nephew). He inherited lands in Monmouthshire and acquired others, but spent most of his life in England and abroad. At 16, having at that time little knowledge of any language but Welsh, he enlisted in Sir Horace Vere's Protestant volunteer
MORGAN, THOMAS JOHN (1907 - 1986), Welsh scholar and writer college team and gained first-class honours in Welsh in 1928. Professor Henry Lewis, the head of department would nurture a generation of outstanding researchers in linguistics over the following years and T. J. Morgan was drawn to research the syntax of the verb in Middle Welsh. He spent the academic year 1929-30 in University College Dublin studying Old Irish with Osborn Bergin and he submitted his MA
MORGAN, WILLIAM (Y Bardd; 1819 - 1878), poet Born 3 July 1819 at Cefn-Coed-y-Cymer, near Merthyr Tydfil - his mother was a niece to George Lewis, Llanuwchllyn. The family moved to Aberdare when the children were quite young. The son became prominent in Calvinistic Methodist circles in Aberdare and district. He became friendly with John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt), after the latter had come to Aberdare to edit Y Gwladgarwr, 1858, and the two men
MORRIS, CAREY (1882 - 1968), artist obtained a commission in the South Wales Borderers. He suffered from the effects of gas in Flanders and his health was impaired for the rest of his life. He claimed descent from the Morris family of Anglesey (John, Lewis, Morris, Richard, and William Morris), and one of his interests after the war was the issue of art and craft at the National Eisteddfod. He saw the need for reforming the Gorsedd
MORRIS, JOHN (1706 - 1740), sailor son of Morris ap Rhisiart Morris, and brother of Lewis, Richard, and William Morris. Born in 1706. Little is known about him, other than what is said in an article on his brother Lewis in the Cambrian Register, 1796, 232, from which we learn that he died on board the warship Torbay (in the unsuccessful attack on Cartagena) in 1740, aged 34 - he was ' master's mate.' We have some 22 of his letters
MORRIS, LEWIS (1760 - 1855), Calvinistic Methodist exhorter
MORRIS, Sir LEWIS (1833 - 1907), poet and educationist Born 23 January 1833, at Carmarthen, son of Lewis Edward William Morris and great-grandson of Lewis Morris. After a brilliant academic career at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Carmarthen, at Cowbridge and Sherborne Schools, and at Jesus College, Oxford (graduated 1856), he was called to the Bar in 1861. In 1871 he published anonymously Songs of Two Worlds, and a second and third series under
MORRIS, LEWIS (Llewelyn Ddu o Fôn; 1701 - 1765), poet and scholar Cardiganshire challenged the Crown's rights to mine for lead, and their ire fell naturally upon Lewis Morris as the Crown's local representative - on one occasion (1753) they got him imprisoned for a short time in Cardigan gaol. He got little support from his headquarters, partly because of political pressure exerted in London, and partly because of his own omission to render accounts punctually - the
MORRIS, MORRIS ap RHISIART (1674 - 1763), farmer and cooper Father of the Morris brothers Lewis, Richard, William, and John Morris ('Morrisiaid Môn'). He was born at Tyddyn Melus in Llanfihangel-tre'r-beirdd in 1674 and married Margaret Owen (1671 - 1752) of Bodafon-y-glyn, a neighbouring farm in June 1699. After the birth of his eldest son Lewis on 2 March 1701, he went to live to Fferem; from there in 1707, he moved to Pentrerianell where he continued

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