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HUGHES, GRIFFITH (fl. 1707-1750), cleric and naturalist in 1734 and (three times) in 1735, describing his success as a missioner among the Welsh Quakers, and calling for a supply of Welsh books. In 1735, he himself published a reprint, with additions, of Myfyrdodau Bucheddol ar y Pedwar Peth Diweddaf, by John Morgan (1688? - 1734?), brother of his former vicar at Towyn; this edition was printed by Andrew Bradford at Philadelphia, and was the fourth (not
HUGHES, ROBERT GWILYM (1910 - 1997), poet and minister with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist denomination those early years on the town of Mold. Gwilym Hughes received a call in 1961 to Penmount Chapel in Pwllheli, as the successor to the well known minister Reverend Morgan Griffith, and he stayed there until his retirement in 1981. At Pwllheli he became an ecumenical leader and had great satisfaction in pastoring to the children of Penrallt School, to the patients at Bryn Beryl Hospital and the Old
HUGHES, WILLIAM (bu farw 1600), bishop of St Asaph , Caernarfonshire, and of Dennington, before being consecrated bishop 13 December 1573. Under archiepiscopal licence, he held 'in commendam' livings up to the annual value of £150, having sixteen at various times, but not simultaneously. Reputed to have been guilty of gross negligence, extortion, and nepotism, in his management of the diocese, it is to his credit that he assisted William Morgan, translator of the
HUGHES, WILLIAM (1849 - 1920), cleric and author numerous works the most important are his Life of Dean Cotton, 1874; Life and Letters of Thomas Charles of Bala, 1881, 1909; Life and Times of Bishop William Morgan, 1891; Recollections of Bangor Cathedral, 1904; History of the Church of the Cymry, 1894-1904; and the S.P.C.K. History of the Diocese of Bangor, 1911.
HUGHES, WILLIAM JOHN (GARETH HUGHES; 1894 - 1965), actor William John Hughes was born on 23 August 1894 at Halfway, Dafen, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, the elder son of John Elias Hughes, a tinplate boxer, and Ann Hughes (née Morgan). His father was an accomplished orator who won many prizes at local eisteddfodau. His younger brother was Brinley Hughes. The family subsequently moved to Princess Street, Llanelli. William John was educated at the Higher
HUMPHREYS, EDWARD MORGAN (1882 - 1955), journalist, writer and broadcaster Born 14 May 1882 in Dyffryn Ardudwy, Merionethshire, eldest son of John and Elizabeth Humphreys. His brothers were Humphrey Llewelyn and John Gwilym. His mother was the niece of Edward Morgan, Dyffryn, preacher and writer, and a cousin of R.H. Morgan, Menai Bridge, pioneer of short-hand in Welsh. His great-grandfather was Richard Humphreys, a preacher noted for his wit, a teetotaller and a
HUMPHREYS, HUMPHREY (1648 - 1712), bishop, antiquary, historian, and genealogist faculty) deacon and priest on 12 November 1670 by bishop Robert Morgan in Bangor cathedral, he was, on the same day, collated and instituted to the rectory of Llanfrothen. His other benefices were - Trawsfynydd, 1672; Criccieth, 1677; Llaniestyn, Caernarfonshire, 1680, and Hope (a sinecure) in 1689. He was installed dean of Bangor, 16 December 1680 and consecrated bishop of that see on 30 June 1689
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
HUW BODWRDA (fl. 1566) Bodwrda,, gentleman, bard, and patron of bards buried on Bardsey Island. He was the father of the John Wyn ap Hugh who was accused, by one Morgan ab Ieuan, of piracy in and around Bardsey (c. 1567).
HUW MACHNO (fl. 1585-1637), poet MS 727D, which contains much of his own poetry. He gave this book to Evan Lloyd of Dulasau, father of Sir Richard Lloyd, 1606 - 1676. Among elegies composed by him are poems on the death of Katherine of Berain, 1591, John Tudur, 1602, bishop William Morgan, 1604, Siôn Phylip, 1620, and Thomas Prys of Plas Iolyn, 1634. He had at least three children, Owain (who died 1619, aged eleven, when his
HUWS, ALUN 'SBARDUN' (1948 - 2014), musician and composer at the college in Cyncoed, Alun forged a life-long friendship with three other young men who would play a very important part throughout his life. Dewi 'Pws' Morris, Stan Morgan Jones and Emyr Huws Jones were Alun's contemporaries in college and they soon got together to form one of the most influential and popular bands of the period, Y Tebot Piws. When the Tebot Piws disbanded in 1972, Alun
IEUAN DEULWYN (fl. c. 1460), poet was a native of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire. Many examples of his work remain in manuscript, most of them being addressed to a large circle of members of landed families, including William, earl of Pembroke, and his brother Sir Richard Herbert (both of whom were killed in the battle of Banbury in 1469), Sir Richard's young son, Dr. John Morgan, bishop of S. Davids, Wiliam Siôn of Llanegwad, Dafydd

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