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EDWARDS, HUW THOMAS (1892 - 1970), trade unionist and politician parliamentary elections but he refused, believing he could have a greater impact through other means. However, he helped a number of young politicians to pursue their careers in the party. He was instrumental in securing the nomination of Eirene Lloyd Jones (later Eirene White), as a Labour candidate for the Flintshire constituency in 1945, using all his influence and, probably, some devious methods. Despite
ELLIS, EDWARD LEWIS (1922 - 2008), historian and biographer came an informal approach from the Baroness White of Rhymney and her brother Tristan Jones that Dr Ellis should prepare a full-length biography of their father Dr Thomas Jones CH (1870-1955), the former deputy secretary to the Cabinet from 1916 until 1930. After some hesitation and discussion, he accepted the alluring offer. Then in 1986 he found himself obliged to draft and edit a booklet on the
EMERY, FRANK VIVIAN (1930 - 1987), historical geographer jointly with Paul White in Area (1976a). Emery was conscripted to do his national service on leaving school in 1947, training with the Royal Army Educational Corps at Bodmin before going to teach academic subjects (including geography) as a sergeant at the Army Apprentices' School, Chepstow (which was, in fact, at Beachley). After demobilisation in 1949, Emery went to Jesus College, Oxford on a State
EMMANUEL, IVOR LEWIS (1927 - 2007), singer and actor was produced in Cardiff by the independent television company TWW and ran in direct competition to the BBC's 'The Black and White Minstrel Show' on Sunday evenings. 'Land of Song' was broadcast on the ITV network and was one of the first Welsh light entertainment television shows to attract a massive nationwide audience; much of its success was attributed to Emmanuel's personal popularity. His
EVANS, EMYR ESTYN (1905 - 1989), geographer four sons David, Colin, Edwin, and Alun sharing their parents' enjoyment of weekend and holiday retreats to a white-washed cottage in the Mountains of Mourne. Like many of Fleure's students, Evans's academic interests focussed initially on relationships between prehistoric and proto-historic communities and their natural environment, and in 1931 he was awarded an MA (Wales) for a thesis entitled 'A
EVANS, JOHN (1770 - 1799), traveller and Spanish colonial agent among the Mandan. After proceeding overland for 300 miles he was forced to return because of an encounter with the Sioux. He set out again on 8 June and reached the Mandans on 23 September He drove out the French Canadians, lowered the Union Jack, and hoisted the flag of Spain. Apart from one hunter (Jacques d'Eglise) he was the first white man to ascend the Missouri 1,800 miles above its junction
EVANS, JOHN GWENOGVRYN (1852 - 1930), palaeographer ) Facsimile of the Chirk Codex (Llanbedrog, 1909 [ 1920 ]); (7) The White Book Mabinogion (Pwllheli, 1907 [ 1909 ]); (8) The Text of the Book of Aneirin (Pwllheli, 1908); Facsimile and Text of the Book of Aneirin (Pwllheli, 1908 [ 1910 ]); (9) The Text of the Book of Taliesin (Llanbedrog, 1910); Facsimile and Text of the Book of Taliesin (Llanbedrog, 1910 [ 1916 ]); (9b) Poems from the Book of Taliesin
EVANS, MARY (Whitemantle, y Fantell Wen; 1735 - 1789), mystic she was betrothed to Christ; arrayed in a red mantle she led a long procession to her 'marriage' in Ffestiniog church, after which there was a 'marriage-feast' in a tavern in that village, and Mary received many bridal gifts. On Sundays, she and her followers wore white mantles, and held ceremonies on Manod mountain and other hills. The sect spread far and wide around Ffestiniog, Penmachno, and
EVANS, GERAINT LLEWELLYN (1922 - 1992), singer ability to give constructive criticism on his performances. He was invested CBE in 1959 and knighted ten years later. He also received the white robe of Gorsedd Cymru. Geraint Evans claims a special place among Welsh singers, especially as a pioneer in the world of opera. Geraint Evans died of a heart attack at Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth on 19 September 1992, and his ashes were buried in the
FFRANGCON-DAVIES, GWEN LUCY (1891 - 1992), actress . They formed the Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies Marda Vanne Company, at a time when Africa was struggling to create an identity independent of its British colonial history. There were many political sensitivities, including racial segregation and antagonism between the white English-speaking and Afrikaaner populations. Nevertheless, Gwen and Marda brought professionalism to a country which had largely only
GIFFORD, ISABELLA (c. 1825 - 1891), botanist and algologist that no volume concerning them had been published, considering how extensive Somerset was and how varied its soil and the geographical directions it faced; and showed sensitivity to the plight of native species, which were 'dying, at the approach of cultivation, like the Red Indian disappearing from his hunting-grounds before the advancing footsteps of the white man'. In 1890, Isabella Gifford became
GOODWIN, GERAINT (1903 - 1941), author to fiction and Welsh subjects, with The Heyday in the Blood (1936), The White Farm, (short stories; 1937), Watch for the Morning (1938), and Come Michaelmas (1939). His stories of Wales and the Border are vivid and earthy. After his return to Wales he lived in Upper Corris and then in Montgomery, where he died 10 October 1941.

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