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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 (CEIRIOG) (Ceiriog; 1832 - 1887), poet Born at Pen-y-bryn, Llanarmon-Dyffryn-Ceiriog, Denbighshire, 25 September 1832 [see Hughes, John, 1796-1860]. Early in 1849 he went to Manchester where, after about three months, he obtained a situation as clerk in the London Road goods station. At that time there were in Manchester Welshmen like Creuddynfab, R. J. Derfel, Idris Fychan, Meudwy Môn, and others; four of these - Creuddynfab, R. J
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
HUGHES, JOHN (1796 - 1860), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author that city. He died at Abergele, 8 August 1860. He wrote several books; the most important is his history, Methodistiaeth Cymru (3 vols., 1851-6), a remarkable work for the time at which it was written, and indispensable even today in spite of its shortcomings. John Hughes, indeed, was a more important man than has yet been fully realized. For various reasons, the Methodism of his family was of a more
HUGHES, JOHN GRUFFYDD MOELWYN (1866 - 1944), Calvinistic Methodist minister delivered the Davies Lecture on ' Worship ' in 1935 and was elected Moderator of the General Assembly for 1936. He was editor of Y Drysorfa from 1934 to 1938. He died 25 June 1944, a few months after his wife, and was buried at Llangadog. He came to prominence initially as a poet, publishing four volumes of poems at an early age. In the second of these his well-known hymns 'Pwy a'm dwg i'r ddinas gadarn
HUGHES, JOHN (1615 - 1686), Jesuit Born June 1615, youngest son of Hugh Owen (1575? - 1642) of Gwaenynog. In his younger days he appears to have spent some time with his father in Raglan castle but on 25 December 1636 he became a student at the English College in Rome. He was ordained priest, 16 March 1640-1, and returned to England, 28 September 1643. In 1648 he joined the Society of Jesus at Watten, near S. Omer and in 1650 came
HUGHES, JONATHAN (1721 - 1805), poet compositions were sent to London to be adjudicated by the Gwyneddigion Society. He was also present at the Bala eisteddfod in September 1789. His eisteddfodic efforts however were not very successful; he was more skilled in the 'carol' type of poetry prevalent in the 18th century. He died 25 November 1805. A son of his of the same name (1753 - 1834?), was also a poet, and published Gemwaith Awen, Gwaith
HUGHES, JOSEPH TUDOR (Blegwryd; 1827 - 1841), boy harpist Born 27 October 1827 at Bala (?). A musical prodigy, he is said to have shown considerable talent before he was even 3 years of age. Before he was 8 years of age he had been given the bardic name 'Blegwryd' in the eisteddfod held at Llannerch-y-medd, Anglesey, 9 June 1835, and when he was about twelve he published British Melodies, with arrangements made by him for harp and piano. He astounded
HUGHES, MICHAEL (1752 - 1825), industrialist wife) of part of the land on which the Parys mountain copper mine, Anglesey, was to be established a little later - see the articles on H. R. Hughes (1827 - 1911), Kinmel, and Thomas Williams (1737 - 1802), Llanidan. He married (1) 3 November 1788, Mary, daughter of the Rev. William Bellingham Johnson, Prescot, Lancashire, and (2) 21 January 1808, Ellen, daughter of John Pemberton, Sutton Place
HUGHES, RICHARD SAMUEL (1855 - 1893), musician ., also attained wide popularity. He wrote anthems and hymn-tunes, a cantata ('Bugeiliaid Bethlehem'), a string quartette (successful at the Wrexham eisteddfod of 1876), and a part-song for male voices (1888). He was a successful eisteddfod competitor (particularly for his solos and duets) and was also much in demand as piano accompanist. He died 3 March 1893 and was buried in Glanogwen burial ground
HUGHES, ROBERT (1811 - 1892), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 25 March 1811 at Bodgared, Llanwnda, Caernarfonshire; his father, a tenant-farmer who moved from holding to holding during the son's early life, finally settled at Moelfre Fawr, Llanaelhaearn, dying there at ninety-five. The boy had little schooling (he was for a while taught by David Thomas (Dafydd Ddu Eryri, 1759 - 1822), but gained local fame as a wood-carver. In 1830 he walked up to
HUGHES, ROBERT ARTHUR (1910 - 1996), medical missionary in Shillong, Meghalaya, north-east India, and an influential leader in the Presbyterian Church of Wales He and his twin brother, John Harris Hughes, were born at Oswestry on 3 December 1910, the sons of the Reverend Howell Harris Hughes, Welsh Presbyterian minister in the town, and his wife Annie Myfanwy Hughes (née Davies), a native of Garth, near Llangollen who served as a headmistress in Rhosllanerchrugog. The family soon moved to Bangor where their father was minister of Tabernacl chapel and

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