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GRIFFITHS, DAVID REES (Amanwy; 1882 - 1953), poet and writer much to it on local matters. He also wrote the column ' O gwm i gwm ' for Y Cymro for some years. He was elected a deacon of Gellimanwydd Congl. church, and published a tribute to his old minister (Rev. Isaac Cynwyd Evans) under the title Gweinidog fy ieuenctid (1945). He broadcast many times and took a leading role in the film David, a portrayal of his life. His poetical works - pryddestau, songs
GRIFFITHS, EVAN (1778 - 1839), Calvinistic Methodist minister One of the eight ordained in North Wales in 1811. Born at Rhos-fawr near Meifod, Montgomeryshire, 12 March 1778, son of Edward Griffiths and his wife Margaret (Evans) - another of their sons was Thomas Griffiths, husband of the hymnist Ann Griffiths. The mother and her children removed to Ceunant, Meifod, where Evan began preaching in 1802. He died 6 September 1839. There is a memoir of him, by
GRIFFITHS, JOHN (1837 - 1918), artist Born at Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire, 29 November 1837, son of Evan Griffiths and his wife Mary Evans of Machynlleth; on his father's death, his mother became housekeeper to Sir James Clarke, physician to queen Victoria. The boy was brought up by his uncle Richard Griffiths, of Neuadd Uchaf farm, Llanfair. Noting his artistic leanings, Sir James had him trained at what is now the Royal
GRIFFITHS, JOHN POWELL (1875 - 1944), minister (Baptist) and schoolmaster Alderman Davies School in Neath and then went to the 'Sawel Academy' conducted by the Reverend Jonah Evans in Llansawel. It is said that it was there that he developed his interest in the classics. In 1894 he was admitted to the South Wales Baptist which had recently moved from Pontypool to Cardiff. The President of the College, Dr William Edwards, who was already translating the New Testament into Welsh
GRIFFITHS, THOMAS (JEREMY) (Tau Gimel; 1797? - 1871), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster and his family emigrated to the U.S.A. He was preaching at Caeronnen, 1846-51, and at Cribin and Ciliau, 1846-8. From 1851 to 1855 he was once more on his travels, but not this time to the U.S.A. He returned to his old neighbourhood and preached at Cribin from 1857 to 1868. He spent the autumn of his life at the home of his friend the Rev. David Evans of Maesymeillion. He died 19 January 1871 and
GRONOW, DANIEL (bu farw 1796), Presbyterian minister even then an orthodox Calvinist. In 1769, he was called to the newly-founded Independent church at Bala (Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru, i, 406-7), where he worked hard, founding a new church at Tyn-y-bont and holding services at Llandderfel. He succeeded Thomas Evans (1714? - 1779) in 1780 at Mixenden, Yorkshire; during his short stay there, he was a Unitarian (Miall, Congregationalism in Yorkshire
GROSSMAN, YEHUDIT ANASTASIA (1919 - 2011), Jewish patriot and author journals (including Llais Llyfrau, Planet, Tafod y Ddraig, Taliesin, and Barn), and as a broadcaster (for example to the BBC Home Service). She used the experience of being raised in Palestine and of her youth there to stimulate change in Wales. At times, the nationalist establishment, led by Plaid Cymru and its president, Gwynfor Evans, was uncomfortable with this association, especially in the wake of
GRUFFYDD, WILLIAM JOHN (1881 - 1954), scholar, poet, critic and editor dishonesty, which accounts to some extent for the deep respect and affection in which he was held by his friends, and indeed by all who knew him. He married Gwenda, daughter of John Evans, minister, of Abercarn, in 1909. They had separated several years before his death. They had one son. Gruffydd died 29 September 1954.
GWYNFARDD BRYCHEINIOG (fl. c. 1180), poet complete independence from Canterbury; such, too, in all probability had been the desire which had moved Rhygyfarch to write his ' Buchedd Ddewi ' (c. 1090, according to Wade-Evans); probably Gwynfardd Brycheiniog was similarly moved to write his poem to Saint David. Certain incidents occur both in the 'Life' and in the poem, but some material is found in the latter which is not, apparently, included in
GWYNN, EIRWEN MEIRIONA (1916 - 2007), scientist, educator and author language issues for over 75 years. In 1999 she appeared for the last time, with her friend and fellow-campaigner Dr Meredydd Evans, before the Aberystwyth Magistrates for refusing to pay her television license in protest against the low standard of broadcasting in the Welsh language. She also promoted Welsh culture as a member of the Court of the National Library, the Central Advisory Council for
teulu GWYNNE Garth, Maes-llech, Llanlleonfel in 1711, was sheriff ofRadnorshire in 1718, and married Sarah, daughter of Daniel Evans of Peterwell (Meyrick, Cardiganshire, 2nd ed., 222). According to Jackson, Life of Charles Wesley, i, 514, she was one of six sisters, each of whom had £30,000. She and her husband certainly lived in great state at Garth, keeping a chaplain and twenty servants, and seldom having fewer than ten to fifteen guests
HALL, AUGUSTA (Lady Llanover), (Gwenynen Gwent; 1802 - 1896), patron of Welsh culture and inventor of the Welsh national costume financially supported Daniel Silvan Evans when he was preparing his multi-volume dictionary. Combining ardent Protestantism with a love of Welsh, she endowed two Calvinist Methodist churches, Capel Rhyd-y-meirch and Aber-carn, where services were to be conducted in Welsh, but with a liturgy based upon the Book of Common Prayer. Her belief in temperance led her to convert inns and pubs in the area into

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