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MORGAN, GRIFFITH (Guto Nyth-brân; 1700 - 1737), cross-country runner
MORGAN, JENKIN (bu farw 1762), Independent minister the list of Blaen-gwrach members in 1734, contained in J. Rufus Williams's reprint of ' Henry Davies's Pocket-book ' - and it may be significant that the place of his ordination was Watford, near Caerphilly. Morgan was one of Griffith Jones's 'circulating' schoolmasters. In a letter February 1739 by Lewis Rees, printed by Bennett, Meth. Trefaldwyn Uchaf, 14-16), he kept schools at Llanbryn-mair
MORGAN, JOHN (1688? - 1734?) Matchin, cleric, scholar, and author , dedication to his former parishioners at Llanfyllin, and englynion to the memory of Edward Lhuyd); this deservedly became a popular book, and went to five subsequent editions. [Compare also the article on Griffith Hughes (1707 - ?)].
MORGAN, JOHN (1827 - 1903), cleric and author published volumes of English poetry entitled My Welsh Home, written in the metre of ' In Memoriam,' 1870, and A Trip to Fairyland or Happy Wedlock, with other poetical pieces and translations of Welsh hymns, 1896. In 1892 he published Four Biographical Sketches, being studies of bishops Ollivant and Thirlwall, Griffith Jones, Llanddowror, and Sir Thomas Phillips. He was a frequent contributor to Welsh
MORGAN, JOHN RHYS (Lleurwg; 1822 - 1900), Baptist minister, lecturer, poet, and littérateur interests he received very few opportunities of exercising his poetical gift. Much of his work was published, e.g., Llawlyfr y Beibl, 1860, a translation of Joseph Angus, Bible Hand-book, 1854; a handbook for church members under the title of Deddfau Ty Dduw, 1863; Cofiant y Parch. R. D. Roberts, Llwynhendy, 1893; lectures, sermons, and poetry, particularly in Seren Gomer from the 50's onwards; and
MORGAN, RICHARD (1743 - 1805), Independent minister branches, and died there 10 February 1805, aged 62. He was a diligent, even an excessive, reader, reading the Bible in the original languages daily; in theology he was an uncompromising Calvinist, and would have no truck with the 'reasonableness' of his fellow- Independent John Roberts (1767 - 1834) of Llanbryn-mair. With Morgan Jones (1768 - 1835) of Tre-lech, he conducted energetic missions in the
MORGAN, RICHARD HUMPHREYS (1850 - 1899), Calvinistic Methodist minister and writer resigned from pastoral work in 1892 when he was appointed to collect an additional fund for the Bala College. He was secretary to the Bala College committee from 1886 to 1899. He went to live at Bangor, where he died 31 March 1899; he was buried at Towyn, Meironnydd. He married, 23 October 1879 Barbara Elizabeth, daughter of Griffith Jones, Gwyddelfynydd, near Towyn, and granddaughter of Richard Jones
MORGAN, ROBERT (1608 - 1673), bishop of Bangor . 1631, B.D. 1638, D.D. 1661. Ordained in December 1629, by the bishop of Peterborough, he became chaplain (1631) to David Dolben, bishop of Bangor, who presented him to a Montgomeryshire vicarage and two sinecure rectories in Denbighshire. On Dolben's death (1632) he returned to Cambridge (S.Johns) till 1637, when he became chaplain to William Roberts (1585 - 1665), bishop of Bangor, and acquired an
MORGAN, THOMAS (1769 - 1851), navy chaplain Born 6 December 1769, son of Philip Morgan of Devynnock, Brecknock - see the article G. E. F. Morgan. He was at Christ College school under David Griffith (1726 - 1816), and went to Wadham and Jesus, Oxford, graduating in 1790 (D.D. 1824). He took orders, and after a breakdown in health became a chaplain in the royal navy. He was at the 'First of June' (1794), in which he was wounded. In 1798 he
MORGAN, WILLIAM (1750 - 1833), actuary tables and important articles on the principles of life-insurance, and it was on his tables that another Welsh actuary, Griffith Davies founded his own. Morgan received the gold medal of the Royal Society in 1783, and was F.R.S. Like his uncle, he strongly opposed the swelling of the national debt, and he published six pamphlets on that matter. He edited Richard Price's works, with a biography. His son
MORGAN, WILLIAM (Y Bardd; 1819 - 1878), poet Born 3 July 1819 at Cefn-Coed-y-Cymer, near Merthyr Tydfil - his mother was a niece to George Lewis, Llanuwchllyn. The family moved to Aberdare when the children were quite young. The son became prominent in Calvinistic Methodist circles in Aberdare and district. He became friendly with John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt), after the latter had come to Aberdare to edit Y Gwladgarwr, 1858, and the two men
MORRIS, EBENEZER (1790 - 1867), cleric became the wife of A. J. M. Green (who was at one time Morris's curate), the father of archbishop Charles A. H. Green - see G. M. Roberts, Bywyd a Gwaith Peter Williams, 164, 167. Morris married again in 1839. Morris was unquestionably a 'character.' He was a handsome, powerfully built man, a strong Protestant, and an exceedingly popular preacher in his prime - so much so that, on one occasion, the

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