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teulu HOMFRAY, iron-masters Penydarren which Richard Trevithick accomplished the wonderful task of hauling five wagons, carrying ten tons of iron and seventy men, at a speed of five miles an hour. This was the first locomotive engine to run successfully upon a railway, and won the 1,000 guineas bet made by Homfray against Richard Crawshay, 21 February 1804. Homfray was the chief instigator of the suit, at Hereford Assizes, 1795, of the
HOOSON, TOM ELLIS (1933 - 1985), Conservative politician constituents, and was highly regarded as a good constituency MP. In the by-election which ensued, the seat fell to Richard Livsey and the Liberal Democrats. He had published jointly Work for Wales (1959) and had contributed to Lessons from America (1973). His hobbies were walking, sailing, tennis and reading. He was unmarried.
HOWELL, JOHN (Ioan ab Hywel, Ioan Glandyfroedd; 1774 - 1830), weaver, schoolmaster, poet, editor, and musician (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion), James Davies (Iago ap Dewi), D. Rowland (Dewi Brefi) of Carmarthen, Edward Richard of Ystradmeurig, Evan Thomas of Llanarth, D. Lloyd of Llwynrhydowen, D. Jones of Llanwrda, John Jenkins (Ioan Siengcyn) of Cardigan, Francis Thomas ('y Crythwr Dall o Geredigion'), Ifan Gruffydd of Tŵr-gwyn, and others. Some of the material for his anthology was obtained by him from what is now
HOWELL, JOHN HENRY (1869 - 1944), pioneer of technical education in New Zealand and Salford, 1900-02, and from 1902 to 1944 in the Whitefield Mission in Tottenham Court Road; and Mary Emma, who was at one time governess in the family of Sir Richard Martin in Llansamlet, a nurse in Swansea hospital for a period from 1895, and in military hospitals in South Africa, India and Egypt; and matron of an infectious diseases hospital under the Egyptian government.
HOWELL, WILLIAM (1740 - 1822), Arian minister and Academy tutor founded the Castle Street Congregational church; the new chapel was opened in December 1814 and, although he was not the minister, he became a member of it. The real cause of the trouble was that he refused to adopt the Unitarian doctrine, which was accepted by his successor, Richard Aubrey; this probably explains the 'rugged church business' as it was called. He died 21 June 1822 and was buried in the
HOWELLS, GERAINT WYN (Baron Geraint), (1925 - 2004), farmer and politician month before his death, he attended the House of Lords regularly; at that time, he signed, with other Welsh peers, a letter to the Western Mail, which asked for a swift and positive response to the proposals of the Richard Commission Report on Welsh devolution. On 19 March 1998, he was appointed one of the five peers, from all parties, chosen to be Extra Lords in Waiting who carried out ceremonial
HOWELLS, MORGAN (1794 - 1852), Calvinistic Methodist minister carpenter. The vital importance of religion was brought home to him under the ministry of John Rees, minister of Gobaith (Hope) chapel, and he joined that church. He began to preach in 1815 and was ordained at the Llangeitho association, 1824. He was married twice: (1) to Mary Lewis, sister of Richard Lewis ('Dic Penderyn'), 1827 and (2) to Ann Morgan of Ebbw Vale, 1843. At the time of his second marriage
HUET, THOMAS (bu farw 1591), Biblical translator , Cardiganshire, 21 April 1560; the rectory of Disserth, 27 April 1560; the precentorship of S. Davids, and (30 April 1561) a canonry there; in 1565, the prebend of Ystrad, Cardiganshire, and the prebend of Llandegla, Radnorshire. He was unsuccessfully recommended for the bishopric of Bangor by Richard Davies and archbishop Parker in January 1566. He subscribed to the Thirty-nine Articles in 1562. He translated
HUGHES, CHARLES (1823 - 1886), publisher Born 3 March 1823, the son of Richard Hughes (1794 - 1871), Wrexham and his wife, Anne. He was educated at Fairfield (Moravian) and Bridgnorth grammar schools. He served four years as publisher's apprentice with Simpkin & Marshall, London (1844-8), and returned to his father's publishing house in Church Street, Wrexham. He attended the Frankfurt-on-Main Peace Conference in 1848. He was borough
HUGHES, CLEDWYN (BARON CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS), (1916 - 2001), politician manifesto that included a commitment for further measures of devolution. However, the Labour Party, particularly in south Wales, was alarmed when Plaid Cymru won the Carmarthen by-election and made a strong showing in the Rhondda West constituency, both in 1966; Hughes had to trim his ambitions for further devolution. His attempt to reorganise local government was opposed by Richard Crossman who insisted
HUGHES, DAVID (bu farw 1609), founder of Beaumaris grammar school education (John Morgan, David Hughes, Founder of Beaumaris Free Grammar School … 1883; see also Poetical Works of Richard Llwyd, 21n). Settling in Norfolk, he was appointed steward of the manor of Woodrising about 1596. In 1602 he established the Free Grammar School at Beaumaris. His will, dated 30 September 1609, endowed the school and made provision for the establishment of an almshouse at Llannerch-y
HUGHES, EZEKIEL (1766 - 1849), one of the early Welsh settlers in the far west of the U.S.A. Born 22 August 1766, son of Richard Hughes, Cwm Carnedd Uchaf, Llanbryn-mair. He appears to have had some little education at Shrewsbury. At the age of twenty he was bound apprentice to John Tibbott (see Tibbott family) the clock-maker of Newtown. When his apprenticeship was over, he opened his own clock-making establishment at Machynlleth (1789), where he came under the influence of William

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