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MORGAN, THOMAS (1720 - 1799), Independent minister Jenkins at Carmarthen, and in 1779 of his succeeding Jenkins there, but he wisely discouraged the suggestions. In 1795 he was paralysed, and resigned his charge; he died at Morley 2 July 1799. Together with the diaries of Edmund Jones, and indeed perhaps in an even greater measure than those, the papers and diaries of Thomas Morgan, now in N.L.W., are our most valuable materials for the history of Welsh
MORRIS, JAN (1926 - 2020), writer 2006, Ned Thomas wrote, 'Re-reading Pax Britannica now, I am struck by how just and balanced most of its judgements are, on both the colonizers and colonized.' Others are less enthusiastic. In a 2019 LRB essay, James Wood calls Pax Britannica 'glitteringly nostalgic', writing that 'Morris doesn't exactly hide the racism and genocidal violence of the imperial enterprise, but they're somehow swept up
teulu MORTIMER Wigmore, Radnor, and lands in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. With such territorial accretions the family was now assuming a dominant position as marcher lords. Roger's great adversary in Wales was his kinsman, the Welsh prince Llewelyn ap Gruffydd. There was intermittent fighting and truce-making until both met their deaths in 1282. The struggle between marcher lord and Welsh prince became at this juncture
MORTIMER, ROGER de (1256? - 1326), lord of Chirk victorious campaign in South Wales but, taking up arms against the king, were defeated at Shrewsbury, 22 January 1321/2. Roger of Chirk had been deprived of his office of justice of Wales 5 January 1321/2, and he was now confined to the Tower of London where he died August 1326.
MORTON, RICHARD ALAN (1899 - 1977), biochemist Industries (ICI). The Beckman Club evolved into a Photoelectric Spectrophotometry Group with its own bulletin. Morton and others formed the Photobiology Group (now known as the British Photobiological Society), and one of its earliest meetings was held within his department in Liverpool. In 1950 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society for his work on Vitamin A. He was a member of the Society's Council
MORUS DWYFECH (fl. c. 1523-1590), a poet from either Eifionydd or Llŷn who apparently took his name from the river Dwyfech (now called Dwyfach). He received his poetic licence at the Caerwys eisteddfod, 1523, but the grade in which he graduated is unknown. Few details are known concerning his life, but it is suggested that he had a close connection with Talhenbont before becoming domestic bard at Cefnamwlch. Apparently restricting his
MORYS, HUW (Eos Ceiriog; 1622 - 1709), poet ganiadau Huw Morus.… This contains but two-thirds of his poems which have survived, and the text does not always compare favourably with the readings of the best manuscripts, of which Cwrtmawr MS 224B (now in the N.L.W.) may be principally in the poet's own hand. A selection of his work was published also by O. M. Edwards in the 'Cyfres y Fil' series.
NASH-WILLIAMS, VICTOR ERLE (1897 - 1955), archaeologist bronze at the Legionary Museum of Caerleon, now facing the great imperial inscription of AD 100 which he himself discovered, ends with these lines: He was gracious in life, exact in scholarship, fearless in advocating what he believed to be the truth, unfailing in friendship, and selflessly helpful to his colleagues, his staff, and his students.
NICHOLAS, THOMAS (1816 - 1879), Congregational minister, theological college tutor, and historian ), separately published. He also produced, in 1860, an edition of Mathias Maurice, Social Religion Exemplify'd, whilst, in the autumn of 1878, he was editing for the press the English edition of Baedeker's London. Futher details of his career can be learnt from the Nicholas MSS. (now NLW MSS 3091-3106); note, e.g. a journal (NLW MS 3091B) kept by him in 1838 which includes notes on a preaching tour from
NICHOLAS, THOMAS EVAN (Niclas y Glais; 1879 - 1971), poet, minister of religion and advocate for the Communist Party served the chapels of rural Ceredigion throughout World War I and made a courageous stand as a pacifist. His standpoint can be seen in the series of articles that he wrote on 'The Unjust War' in The Merthyr Pioneer. By now he was under suspicion by the authorities, and especially Capt. Lionel Lindsay, the Chief Constable of Glamorganshire. He attempted to prosecute him for the address that he gave at
NICHOLLS, ERITH GWYN (1875 - 1939), Wales and Cardiff Rugby centre three-quarter probably one of the most famous Welsh Rugby players although born in Gloucestershire in 1875. In his youth he played at half-back and centre for the old Cardiff Stars - and, for a brief period, with the now long defunct Cardiff Harlequins as full-back and half-back. Later, he played as centre, full-back and half-back for the Cardiff Reserves. On New Year's Day, 1894, Nicholls played his first
NOTT, Sir WILLIAM (1782 - 1845), soldier church, and a statue of him was erected in what is now Nott Square.

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