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HOWARD, JAMES HENRY (1876 - 1947), preacher, author and socialist and Mary Davies, Bonymaen, Llansamlet, and he was a collier himself for some time. He had received his early education in the school at Cockett, but when he decided to become a minister, he went for further education to Gwynfryn School, Ammanford, kept by ' Watcyn Wyn ' (Watkin Hezekiah Williams and then to the Academy at Newcastle Emlyn, kept by John Phillips, son of the famous Evan Phillips. From
HOWELL, JOHN (Ioan ab Hywel, Ioan Glandyfroedd; 1774 - 1830), weaver, schoolmaster, poet, editor, and musician ; it is still of interest and use as a source-book for information on the literature of Wales, and on the history of the provincial eisteddfodau. Besides examples of the work of the editor (some of them written for the Carmarthen and Brecon eisteddfodau) the volume contains a selection of poems by Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Hir), Jenkin Thomas, Cwm-du, Cardiganshire, Eliezer Williams, Daniel Evans
HOWELLS, ELISEUS (1893 - 1969), minister (Presb.), and author his service throughout the whole of Wales. ' Mr. Matthews of Ewenni' was a frequent reference in his sermons, and was the subject of lectures by him. He was Moderator of the Association in the South (1959), and of the General Assembly (1963). He delivered the Dr. John Williams, Brynsiencyn, Memorial Lecture and it was published by William Morris (ed.) as Pregethu in 1969. He wrote much to Y Goleuad
HUDSON-WILLIAMS, THOMAS (1873 - 1961), scholar and translator Born 4 February 1873, son of R. Williams, Caernarfon. He was educated at Friars School, Bangor, University College of North Wales, Bangor, and the University of Greifswald. In 1894 he took the degree of the University of London in Classics, French and Celtic, and the D. Lit., of the same university in 1911. He was appointed Assistant Lecturer in French and German at University College, Bangor, in
HUGHES GRIFFITHS, ANNIE JANE (1873 - 1942), peace campaigner , Thomas Iorwerth Ellis, on 19 December 1899, with the Queen's physician, Sir John Williams, being summoned from Buckingham Palace to attend to her. A family legend has him directing the midwife, after the birth to 'Give him a slap on his behind, so she can hear him cry'. Calling her a 'single mother', with all its contemporary connotations, would be misleading. She had means, and the support of her
HUGHES, ARTHUR (1878 - 1965), writer a home for a long period at the home of Barbara Llwyd (Mrs. J.O. Evans) and maintained his own 'batch', i.e. a bachelor's cottage, until his marriage, 10 January 1918, to a widow, Mrs. H.M. Durrouzet, daughter of Erw Fair farm, and grand-daughter of W.E. Williams, founder of the district of Treorci in Chubut. They had 3 daughters, two of them good poets, one of whom, Irma, became a chaired bard of
HUGHES, ARWEL (1909 - 1988), musician Arwel Hughes was born on 25 August 1909 at 'Arwelfa', Rhosllannerchrugog, one of nine children of William and Catherine Hughes. His older brother was the musician John Hughes (1896-1968). He was educated at Ruabon Grammar School and the Royal College of Music in London, where he studied composition with C. H. Kitson and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Following a period as organist at St Margaret's
HUGHES, DAVID (Cristiolus Môn; 1810 - 1881), musician Born in Llangristiolus, Anglesey. After some years as schoolmaster at Trefdraeth and elsewhere in Anglesey, and at Rhewl, near Ruthin, he became a reader in the printing-office of Thomas Gee, Denbigh; he was afterwards a book-binder (self-taught) and, still later, an accounts clerk in the service of John Parry, glover, Denbigh and Oswestry. He played a leading part in the founding of an Anglesey
HUGHES, DAVID ROWLAND (Myfyr Eifion; 1874 - 1953), secretary of the National Eisteddfod worked hard for Urdd Gobaith Cymru in the capital, and gave talks on the radio, as well as popular lectures. He was editor of Our Notebook, the staff magazine of United Dairies, Ltd. (1920-39); and, with John Williams (1872 - 1944), he was joint editor (1926-38) of the London-Welsh periodical Y Ddolen, to which he contributed articles under the nom de plume ' Tafwys ', ' A way farer ', and ' Hafren
HUGHES, EMRYS DANIEL (1894 - 1969), politician, journalist and author Born 10 July 1894, the son of Rev. J.R. Hughes, 94 Henry Street, Tonypandy, Glamorganshire, minister (C.M.) and Annie (née Williams) his wife. He was educated at the council school at Abercynon, Glamorganshire, Mountain Ash secondary school and Leeds college of education. As a schoolmaster and journalist at Pontypridd and the Rhondda, he became an enthusiastic member of the Labour Party and came
HUGHES, GAINOR (1745 - 1780), fasting woman . After she became ill, we learn of her interactions with the community from the tranquillity of her bed: of the 'bunches of flowers which the children would gather and pin around it', giving her 'extraordinary pleasure'; of her acquaintances Thomas and Ellis Williams, Ty'n Llys, who would visit her early on a Sunday to hear her pray and to read selections from the Bible chosen by her; of her particular
HUGHES, GARFIELD HOPKIN (1912 - 1969), university lecturer and Welsh scholar attention to the 17th c. He published Rhagymadroddion 1547-1659 (1951); an edition of Theophilus Evans, Drych y prif oesoedd, 1716 (1961); Theophilus Evans a Drych y prif oesoedd (1963); Gweithiau William Williams, Pantycelyn, II, prose (1967); and numerous articles in Welsh journals, as well as a number of contributions to The Dictionary of Welsh Biography. His other main fields of research included the

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