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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 BULKELEY (1797 - 1882), Member of Parliament Inn, from which in 1824, he was called to the Bar. But while still actively engaged on the Oxford and Chester circuits, he came forward as Tory candidate in the Caernarvon boroughs election of 1837, and defeated captain Charles Henry Paget. Thus began his long parliamentary connection with this constituency, extending, but for a short hiatus between 1859 and 1865, over a period of nearly forty years
HUMPHREYS, JAMES (c. 1768 - 1830), legal writer Born at Montgomery, he was the sixth child of Charles Gardiner Humphreys, solicitor. Educated at Shrewsbury school, he was articled to William Pugh, Caerhowell, Montgomeryshire, going later to the office of a solicitor named Yeomans at Worcester. In November 1887 he went to London. He became a pupil of Charles Butler and was entered at Lincoln's Inn. He was called to the Bar on 25 June 1800 and
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-OWEN, ARTHUR CHARLES (1836 - 1905), Member of Parliament
ITHEL DDU (fl. second half of 14th century), poet rather a quasi-squire, a mighty hunter and a boon companion (according to Iolo), and like the rest of his class a patron of bards. It was by his command (says Iolo) that Iolo Goch composed the very scurrilous lampoon, printed by Charles Ashton in his edition of Iolo (no. xl), upon the mother of the poet Gruffydd Gryg - see further the article on Gruffydd. An 'elegy' by Iolo, on Ithel's supposed death
JACKSON, Sir CHARLES JAMES (1849 - 1923), businessman and collector Born in Monmouth on 2 May 1849, the son of James Edwin Jackson (sometimes referred to as Edwin James Jackson) and Mary Ann Bass. The son of a leading builder in Monmouth, James Jackson had joined his father's firm at a young age. Around 1860, Jackson moved to Cardiff and his son, Charles, became a builder with his father. Both father and son designed and constructed buildings, which allowed
JACOBSEN, THOMAS CHARLES ('Tommy Twinkletoes') (1921 - 1973), musician, artist and entertainer Tommy Jacobsen was born on 28 April 1921 in Capel Street, Pillgwenlly, Newport, Monmouthshire, the eldest of seven children of Charles Henry Jacobsen (b. 1900), a dockworker, and his wife Nellie (née Hoskins, b. 1898). Tommy (as he was known by his family and friends) was born without arms. His mother claimed this disability was brought on when she was frightened by a horse during her pregnancy
JAMES, CHARLES (1820 - 1890?), musician
JAMES, CHARLES HERBERT (1817 - 1890), M.P.
JAMES, JOHN (1779 - 1864), the first Unitarian minister in Cardiganshire, and schoolmaster of only eighteen months he left with the intention of going to York Academy, Charles Lloyd however, persuaded him to accept a call from the young Unitarian churches of Cardiganshire. In 1803-4 he began his life's work by opening a school at Ystrad. In August 1814, having received a call from Gellionnen, he promised to look after its needs and preach there once a month. Early in 1815 he received a
JAMES, Sir WILLIAM MILBOURNE (1807 - 1881), Lord Justice 1846 he married Maria, daughter of William Otter, bishop of Chichester. He was knighted in 1869 and appointed Lord Justice of Appeal in 1870. An enthusiastic Liberal in politics, he was considered for the Merthyr Tydfil nomination when his cousin Charles Herbert James was elected in 1880, but he had lost touch with Welsh affairs and was little interested in Welsh national movements. He died 7 June

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