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MORGAN, JOHN (bu farw 1504), clerk of parliament, and bishop David Mathew the elder of Radyr, with some of the best-known families in South Wales : the Herbert s; the family of Dafydd Gam; the Wogans; and the Dwnns - hence perhaps Ieuan Deulwyn's reference (The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1941, 122-3). But it should be noted that he was not the brother of Richard III's attorney-general, Morgan Kidwelly, who is often confused with
MORGAN, CLIFFORD (Cliff) ISAAC (1930 - 2013), rugby player, sports writer and broadcaster, media executive savings or insurance to cover his illness. At Wegberg, Morgan received a letter from his friend, actor Richard Burton, which he treasured for the rest of his life. It said: Dewch mas o'r lle na (Get out of that place). You will need time for recuperation after this ordeal. Have one of our homes in Gstaad, or Pays de Galles in Geneva. Everything will be provided including sticks and coal! Should you need
MORGAN, DAVID EIRWYN (1918 - 1982), college principal and minister (B) David Eirwyn Morgan was born on 23 April 1918 in Bryn Meurig, Heol Waterloo, Pen-y-groes, Carmarthenshire, one of the four children - 3 sons and 1 daughter - of David and Rachel Morgan. His father worked in the local colliery, but the family worshipped in Saron, the Welsh Baptist church in Llandybïe, and it was there that Eirwyn was baptised by the Reverend Richard Lloyd, and there also that he
MORGAN, EDWARD (1783 - 1869), Evangelical cleric and author of David, a translation of some of Williams's verse. He also published Village Sermons (1828), Letters of the Rev. Griffith Jones (1832); a Life of Henry Philips of Coychurch (n.d., but before 1833); Letters, Essays [etc.] of … John Elias (1847); Life and Times of Howel Harris (1852); Brief Memoir of the late Rev. W. Howels (1854); a biography of Richard Bassett (1860); and a biography of his own
MORGAN, EDWARD (1817 - 1871), Calvinistic Methodist minister Dyffryn, and in the latter year he became a student at Edinburgh University and the New College there. He was ordained in 1847 and became pastor of the church at Dolgelley. On 19 July 1849 he married Jennette Griffith Humphreys, daughter of Richard Humphreys, Dyffryn, and went to live at Dyffryn, where he remained for the rest of his life. He was already a popular preacher and soon became a leader in
MORGAN, EVAN (1809 - 1853), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author his life in Cardiff, and there was some pastoral connexion between him and Zion chapel. He published Tŵr y Praidd (two lectures) in 1851, and Boanerges: neu, Hanes Bywyd Morgan Howells (Morgan Howells), in 1853. He was a sick man when he began to write, and his death ended a promising literary career. He died 10 August 1853. His widow married Richard Lumley. Edward Matthews published a memorial
MORGAN, GEORGE CADOGAN (1754 - 1798), Arian minister and tutor, and scientist Born in 1754 at Bridgend, Glamorganshire, second son of William Morgan, physician, and his wife Sarah, who was a sister of Richard Price the philosopher - another of their sons was William Morgan (1750 - 1833). From Cowbridge school he went up, in 1771, to Jesus College, Oxford, intending to take Anglican orders, but he changed his theological views and went to Hoxton Academy. He was minister at
MORGAN, HYWEL RHODRI (1939 - 2017), politician political capital from Rhodri's election victory was soon expended on party management over reforms to the devolution settlement proposed by the Richard Commission, which reported in March 2004. It recommended primary law-making powers for Wales - but left the question of how these were implemented 'for politicians.' Devosceptic Labour MPs railed against what they saw as the diminution of their role in
MORGAN, JENKIN (bu farw 1762), Independent minister The date and place of his birth are unknown; Thomas Rees thought he had good grounds for placing it in the neighbourhood of Caerphilly; Richard Bennett (Blynyddoedd Cyntaf Methodistiaeth, 194-5) thought he hailed from the Vale of Neath, and added that he had been member of Blaen-gwrach congregation under Henry Davies (1696? - 1766). It should be noted, however, that his name does not appear in
MORGAN, JOHN (1688? - 1734?) Matchin, cleric, scholar, and author English charity-schools in Welsh -speaking Wales. The letters to Moses Williams came later into the hands of William Jones (1675? - 1749); thus it came about that Richard Morris came to see and to copy them (Morris Letters, i, 97, 106) - today they form Add. MS. 17 at N.L.W. Richard also got hold of John Morgan's annotated copy of Davies's Dictionarium (Morris Letters, i, 180). John Morgan in all
MORGAN, JOHN JENKYN (Glanberach; 1875 - 1961), local historian and essayist 25 November 1956 at a service in Bryn Seion chapel, Glanaman : she was a sister of the ministers, W. Glasnant Jones, Dafydd G. Jones and E. Aman Jones. They had 4 children. In an underprivileged age J.J. Morgan took advantage of every opportunity to develop his abilities. He was a cultured man and through his close friendship with Richard Williams ('Gwydderig'), he became a keen follower of
MORGAN, RICHARD (1854 - 1939), schoolmaster and naturalist

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