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HUGHES, CLEDWYN (BARON CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS), (1916 - 2001), politician Cledwyn Hughes was born on 14 September 1916 at 13 Plashyfryd Terrace, Holyhead, the elder son of Henry David Hughes and Emma Davies, née Hughes, who was a young widow with a little son, Emlyn, when she re-married in 1915. Through his father, Cledwyn Hughes was descended from several generations of slate quarrymen in Caernarfonshire. Henry Hughes, widely known as Harri Hughes, left school at the
HUGHES, EDWARD (Y Dryw; 1772 - 1850), eisteddfodic poet Bodfari from 1818 to 185 0. His awdl ' Elusengarwch ' was judged to be the best in the Denbigh eisteddfod of 1819 by William Owen Pugh, Robert Davies (Bardd Nantglyn), and David Richards (Dewi Silin). This adjudication started a bitter controversy which raged for a very long time, for the general opinion among the poets and littérateurs of Wales was that the prize should have gone to David Owen (Dewi
HUGHES, EDWARD DAVID (1906 - 1963), scientist and Professor of Chemistry in London University Christina, daughter of Llewellyn Davies, Brecon, and they had one daughter. He died in University College Hospital, London, 30 June 1963, after a short illness.
HUGHES, EZEKIEL (1766 - 1849), one of the early Welsh settlers in the far west of the U.S.A. 1803). He returned to the U.S.A. where, in a year's time, his wife died and was buried in the first grave to be opened at Berea. In course of time (1808), Hughes took Mary Ewing for his second wife and nine children were born of this marriage. From time to time heavy responsibilities were thrust upon him, e.g. in 1805 he was charged with planning a new road from the river Miami to Hamilton town. He
HUGHES, GAINOR (1745 - 1780), fasting woman her spiritual experiences are amplified, and they are now described as 'visions'. She would see her fellow-creatures some 'in a good place, and the others she would see in a bad place'. Memories were preserved of a vision of her landlord, named 'Cyffyn', whom she saw 'with insects crawling on his gums'; or Evan Davies, Cae Pant, who was rewarded with 'a very good place' for his generosity to the
HUGHES, GARFIELD HOPKIN (1912 - 1969), university lecturer and Welsh scholar was appointed student-assistant in the Welsh department at Aberystwyth in 1937; he was promoted assistant lecturer in 1940, lecturer in 1947, senior lecturer in 1960, and reader in 1968, serving as acting-head of the Welsh department, 1968-69. He gained his M.A. in 1939 for a thesis on the life and work of Iaco ap Dewi (James Davies). He was a member of the language and literature committee of the
HUGHES, HUGH JOHN (1912 - 1978), schoolteacher, author, editor and reviewer Hugh J. Hughes was born 18 August 1912 at Bwlch-gwyn, Garndolbenmaen, Caernarfonshire, the elder of the two sons of Thomas Hughes, farmer, and his wife Mary Jane (née Jones). (The brothers John Roberts, Llangwm, and Robert Roberts, Clynnog, eminent preachers with the Calvinistic Methodists in their day, were among his ancestors). He was educated at the council school Brynengan (1917-25), Pen-y
HUGHES, HUGH MICHAEL (1858 - 1933), Independent minister University College, and sometime chairman of the committee of Brecon Memorial College. His publications were: John Penry; Yr Iesu Sicr; Griffith John, arwr China, and Esboniad ar yr Ephesiaid. He married Mary Ann Howell, Aberystwyth. He died 15 January 1933 at Cardiff, and buried at Cathays cemetery.
HUGHES, HUGH PRICE (1847 - 1902), Wesleyan Methodist minister strongest upholders of the 'Nonconformist conscience.' He married Mary Katherine Howard, daughter of the Rev. Alfred Barrett of Richmond College, who survived him with two sons and two daughters. He died in London, 7 November 1902.
HUGHES, HUGH ROBERT (1827 - 1911) Kinmel, Dinorben,, genealogist HUGHES of Lleiniog, Anglesey (1705/6 - 1773/4), who entered the service of Dr. Edward Wynne of Bodewryd as secretary and agent, and in the course of his career acquired sufficient means and standing to settle his three sons in positions of advantage. Thus Edward, the eldest, was married to Mary, daughter and co-heiress of Robert Lewis of Llysdulas, chancellor of Bangor, and in right of his wife came
HUGHES, JANE (Deborah Maldwyn; 1811 - 1878), hymnist According to the copy of John Hughes's register of baptisms of Capel Uchaf Pontrobert (in the D. Teifigar Davies collection of MSS in N.L.W.) it appears that Jane Hughes was the third child (and third daughter) of John Hughes (1775 - 1854), Calvinistic Methodist minister, of Pontrobert, Montgomeryshire, and Ruth (Evans) his wife, and that she was born 25 June and baptised 2 July 1811 by Evan
HUGHES, JOHN (1775 - 1854), Calvinistic Methodist minister, author, and hymn-writer still held in high esteem. In 1836 and 1838 he published four volumes of sermons. One of his boyhood companions was John Davies the missionary (1772 - 1855), this fact led him to publish Hanes Mordaith John Davies, 1827, and to edit Trefn Eglwysig Ynysoedd Mory Dehau (n.d.) - a series of letters addressed to him by his friend. He died 3 August 1854 and was buried at Pontrobert. His daughter, Jane

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