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HUGHES, THOMAS (1854 - 1928), Wesleyan minister Born 25 October 1854 at Rhuddlan. He was educated at the National School at Rhuddlan and at St Asaph grammar school. He was admitted to Aberystwyth College (1875), ordained to the ministry (1877), and sent to the Headingley Theological College, Leeds (1877-80). After spending a year at Shaftesbury, Dorset, he started his work in the Welsh churches. He laboured at Widnes (1881), Pen-y-groes
HUGHES, WILLIAM (1757 - 1846), Independent minister, hymn-writer, and composer Second son of Hugh Jones and Jane Williams (widow) of Gadlys, Llanwnda, Caernarfonshire; he was christened 25 June 1757. He married Jane Jones, 20 February 1783, at Llanwnda, where too their son John was christened, 2 December 1784. He joined the Independents at Caernarvon when George Lewis was resuscitating Independency there, and in 1788 was set apart to be a lay preacher. After the departure
HUGHES, MARGARET (Leila Megáne; 1891 - 1960), singer accompanied her in concerts at home and abroad. They later made their home in Pentrefoelas. She popularised several songs composed by her husband, among them' Y Nefoedd ', ' Cymru annwyl ' and ' Pistyll y llan '. She retired in 1939. Leila Megáne had a rich, mature, contralto voice, and her performances were characterised by much warmth. Among the items which she recorded circa 1920-25 are selections from
HUMPHREYS, DAVID (1813 - 1866), minister (CM) carpenter, he made a success of his business. The lands for building the British school and Bethesda chapel at Llanrhaeadr were donated by him. His family had poetic talent and his brother, ' Iorwerth Cynog ', was an excellent poet. Although David Humphreys wrote much verse, only a temperance hymn, ' Babel gwympa ', was published. He died 25 July 1866.
HUMPHREYS, HUMPHREY (1648 - 1712), bishop, antiquary, historian, and genealogist Born 24 November 1648, eldest son of Richard Humphreys, Hendre, Penrhyndeudraeth (a Royalist officer) and Margaret, daughter of Robert Wynne of Cesailgyfarch, Penmorfa, Caernarfonshire. He was educated at Oswestry and Bangor grammar schools and afterwards at Jesus College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1669, M.A. 1672, was elected a Fellow 1672-3, B.D. 1679, and D.D. 1682. Ordained (by a
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, THOMAS JONES (1841 - 1934), Wesleyan minister Welsh Wesleyan hymnology (1902-3). Among his publications may be mentioned his commentaries on Romans 1889, John 1891, Hebrews 1892, Matthew 1895, Mark 1898, and Luke 1899; doctrinal books such as Rhagoriaeth Moesoldeb y Beibl, 1880, Athroniaeth Foesol y Beibl, 1883, Damcaniaeth Dadblygiad, 1880, and others; a hand-book on the Wesleyan system, Y Rheoliadur, 1885; and a valuable outline of his
HUW ARWYSTLI (fl. 1550), poet ; Brogyntyn MSS. 1, 5; Bodewryd MS 1D; Bodewryd MS 2B; Cwrtmawr MS 200B, Cwrtmawr MS 206B, Cwrtmawr MS 242B, Cwrtmawr MS 244B, Cwrtmawr MS 454B; Swansea MS. 1; Esgair MS. 81; Wynnstay MSS. 1, 2; and Gwysaney MS. 25 - all in the National Library of Wales.
HUW PENNANT (fl. c. 1565-1619), poet , Brynkir, Cefnamwlch, Cefnllanfair, Clenennau, Corsygedol, Glynllifon, Llyweni, Madryn, Myfyrian, Mysoglen, Penrhyn, Plas Du in Eifionydd, Plas Newydd in Anglesey, Porthamel, Rhiwedog, Rhiwlas and Ystumcegid. The following are some of the manuscripts containing his poetry: Brogyntyn MSS. 3, 6; Cwrtmawr MS 454B; Glyn Davies MS. 2 (N.L.W.); Llanstephan MS 123, Llanstephan MS 124, Llanstephan MS 125; NLW MS
HYWEL ap GRUFFYDD ap IORWERTH (fl. c. 1300-1340) bend horseshoes with his hands (Cambrian Register, i, 145-55; Yorke, Royal Tribes (edn. 1887), 65 and 172-3). No record evidence exists to support the legend but medieval poets used his name to typify physical prowess (Iolo Goch ac Eraill (edn. 1937), 107 and 356; Richard Llwyd, Beaumaris Bay, 53n). The descent from Hwfa is confirmed by Lewys Dwnn (Visitations, ii, 206 and 259), but elsewhere Dwnn
IEUAN DU'R BILWG (fl. c. 1470), poet No details concerning his life are known, but three interesting poems by him remain, these being (1) ' Cywydd y Gown Coch ', (2) a begging ' Llyfr y Greal ' (see Cywyddau'r Ychwanegiad, 144) from the abbot of Glyn Nedd, and (3) a cywydd in which the poet seeks the whereabouts of Llywelyn Goch y Dant from a woman winnowing barley.
IEUAN LLAFAR (fl. c. 1594-1610), poet (Brereton) of Bwras (Borras), Huw Morus ap Ieuan of Cefn Hir and Siôn Eutun of Coed Llai (Leeswood). The following manuscripts contain examples of his poetry: B.M. Add. MS. 14879; Brogyntyn MS. 3; Cardiff MS. 12; Cwrtmawr MS 21B, Cwrtmawr MS 127B, Cwrtmawr MS 207B; Jesus Coll. MS. 15; NLW MS 278B; Peniarth MS 72, Peniarth MS 81, Peniarth MS 84, Peniarth MS 87, Peniarth MS 93.

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