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DAVIES, ROBERT (Cyndeyrn; 1814 - 1867), musician and some of his hymn-tunes are to be found in Llyfr Tonau ac Emynau (Stephen and Jones), Casgliad St. Asaph (W. J. Hughes), and Caniadau y Cysegr a'r Teulu (Gee, Denbigh). His services were frequently called for as an adjudicator. He died October 1867 and was buried in S. Asaph churchyard.
DAVIES, ROBERT HUMPHREY (Gomerian; 1856 - 1947), correspondent of Welsh and English newspapers Born at Penygogwydd, near Dinorwig, Caernarfonshire, son of Humphrey R. Davies and Janet (née Hughes). He was taken as a child by his parents to America, and lived for some years at Dam, near Slatington, Pa. When he was sixteen he was apprenticed as a compositor in the offices of Y Wasg, Pittsburgh, Pa., where, apart from fifteen months in New York and Utica, he spent the remainder of his long
DAVIES, WILLIAM (Gwilym Teilo; 1831 - 1892), man of letters, poet, and historian Teilo, was published under the editorship of Peter Hughes Griffiths. He died at Llandilo, 3 October 1892, and was buried there.
DAVIES, WILLIAM ANTHONY (1886 - 1962), journalist Soar (Congl.), Llanelli in 1909; they had a son and daughter. His wife died in 1953 a few weeks after his retirement to Cardiff where he became a member of Tabernacl church: and (2) Eirene Hughes, widow of T. Rowland Hughes and a fellow-member at Tabernacl, in 1958. After retiring he wrote regularly for a time for Y Cymro under the names ' Sguborwen ' and ' Llygad Llwchwr '. He died Sunday 4 November
DAVIES, WILLIAM EDWARDS (1851 - 1927), Cymmrodor and eisteddfodwr Llanrwst. He was accountant at the Caernarvon branch, 1875-8, and was secretary of the national eisteddfod held there in 1877. He was partly responsible for building the Caernarvon Pavilion. He wrote a history of the old Caernarvon eisteddfodau from 1821 to 1880 (see Cofnodion 1886). He was joint secretary with Sir Vincent Evans of the London eisteddfod, 1887, and again with D. R. Hughes in 1909. He
EAMES, WILLIAM (1874 - 1958), journalist Hughes, the sister of Howel Harris Hughes and the author of Llyfr prydiau bwyd (1932). As ' Megan Ellis ', she was the editor of the women's pages in Y Ford Gron and she also broadcast from Bangor and Cardiff. Together, they wrote a novel, Melin y ddôl (1948). William Eames died at Colwyn Bay on 29 September 1958; his wife had died at Cardiff on 23 June 1955.
EDWARD MAELOR (fl. c. 1580-1620), poet No details about him are known, but a number of his poems, cywyddau and englynion, remain in manuscript. They include poems in praise of North Wales gentry, including Humphrey Hughes of Gwerclys, and John Eyton and his wife, a marriage poem addressed to Andrew Meredydd of Glan Tanad, and an elegy on the poet Siôn Tudur. His englynion include some written in bardic controversy (ymryson) with Morys
EDWARDS, CHARLES (1628 - after 1691), Puritan man of letters and 1675 he came into contact with Stephen Hughes and Thomas Gouge and the Englishmen who formed the ' Welsh Trust ' with the object of establishing charity schools and publishing Welsh books to be distributed free to poor persons. He was in London, therefore, until 1684, superintending the work of printing those books. He also published some works of his own, including the 3rd edition of Y Ffydd
EDWARDS, GWILYM ARTHUR (1881 - 1963), minister (Presb.), principal of the Theological College, Aberystwyth, and author appointed professor at Bala College, and worked there with Principal David Phillips until 1939. From 1939 to 1949 he was principal of the Theological College at Aberystwyth. He was awarded an honorary D.D. degree by the University of Edinburgh. In 1917 he married Mary Nesta, daughter of Richard Hughes, a veterinary surgeon in Oswestry; they had a son and two daughters. After retiring he returned to
EDWARDS, HUW THOMAS (1892 - 1970), trade union leader and politician privilege (1962) and Hewn from the rock (1967). He also edited Ar y cyd: cerddi gan Huw T. Edwards, Mathonwy Hughes, Gwilym R. Jones a Rhydwen Williams (1962). He was honoured by Gorsedd y Beirdd and the University of Wales (LL.D., honoris causa, 1957), but he refused to accept the M.B.E. and declined an invitation to be knighted at the Investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon castle in July 1969
EDWARDS, HUW THOMAS (1892 - 1970), trade unionist and politician itself to establish a secretary of state for Wales. During this time, and especially after his move to Sychdyn, Edwards became friendly with many Welsh nationalists who greatly influenced him. He wrote Welsh poetry under the tutelage of the prominent poets Gwilym R. Jones and Mathonwy Hughes. Both of these worked for the old and highly-respected Welsh language newspaper Y Faner which had run into
EDWARDS, JOHN (Siôn Ceiriog; 1747 - 1792), bard and orator Born in Glynceiriog, Denbighshire. He went as a young man to London and, after getting to know Owen Jones (Owain Myfyr) and Robert Hughes (Robin Ddu o Fôn) he joined the Society of Gwyneddigion. From then on until his death in September 1792 he was one of the most prominent members of the society: he was secretary in 1779, president in 1783, and he was regarded as the bard of the society. When

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