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HUGHES, EVAN (bu farw 1800), cleric and author , 1777, and Rhai Hymnau Newyddion o Fawl i'r Oen, 1783. Other hymns by him are preserved in manuscripts, e.g. in some of the manuscripts of Dafydd Siôn Siâms (David Jones, 1743 - 1831).
HUGHES, GAINOR (1745 - 1780), fasting woman Gainor Hughes was christened on 23 May 1745 at Llandderfel parish church, Meirionethshire, the daughter of Hugh David, Bodelith, and his wife Catherine. Gaenor, Gaunor and Gaynor occur as variant forms of her name. During her short life she became well-known enough to merit a notice of her death in the Chester Chronicle, together with the attention of the most prominent poets of the ballad
HUGHES, HUGH (Huw ap Huw, Y Bardd Coch o Fôn; 1693 - 1776), gentleman and poet Of Llwydiarth Esgob in the parish of Llandyfrydog, Anglesey, a corresponding member of the Cymmrodorion Society and a friend of the Morrises. According to J. E. Griffith he was the son of Hugh Hughes and Margaret, daughter of David ap William Parry of Beaumaris, tanner, born 1 August 1693. About 1719 he married Ann, daughter of Edward Jones of Rhydyrarian, and they had several children; she died
HUGHES, HUGH (1790 - 1863), artist and author acquaintance with David Charles (1762 - 1834) at Carmarthen, and now began to publish books and magazines at that town; Yr Hynafion Cymreig, 1823-4; Yr Addysgydd, 1823-4; and Brut y Cymry, 1824, (one number only). On 20 February 1827 he married Charles's daughter Sarah, and they went to live in London (Soho). But in 1828 a storm broke over Hughes's head. He had signed (with Thomas Edwards, 1779 - 1858, and
HUGHES, HUGH PRICE (1847 - 1902), Wesleyan Methodist minister Born 8 February 1847, son of John Hughes, surgeon, Carmarthen, and Anne his wife (grand-daughter of Samuel Levi Phillips). On his mother's side he was related to David Charles I and II. Educated at schools at Carmarthen and Swansea, he went to Richmond College, London, and graduated B.A. in 1869 in the University of London, taking his M.A. in 1884. His first charge was at Dover, and after
HUGHES, JAMES (Iago Trichrug; 1779 - 1844), Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and Bible commentator Born 3 July 1779, at Neuadd-ddu, Ciliau Aeron, Cardiganshire, son of Jenkin and Ellen Hughes. He received a little elementary education in the local school and was then apprenticed to a blacksmith. In 1797, after listening to the Rev. David Parry of Llanwrtyd, he was converted and joined the Methodists at Llangeitho. In 1799 he went to London and settled as a blacksmith at Deptford, where he took
HUGHES, JANE (Deborah Maldwyn; 1811 - 1878), hymnist are written in too long and heavy a metre to be suitable for congregational singing. Of a total of some fifteen published works, mostly slight 16mos of from twelve to forty-eight pages, perhaps the most important are: Llyfr Hymnau (Carmarthen, 1846), Galargan am y diweddar Barch. Henry Rees, Liverpool (Carmarthen, 1869), Yr Epha lawn o ymborth ysprydol i bererinion Seion (Caernarvon, 1877), Telyn y
HUGHES, JOHN (1850 - 1932), Calvinistic Methodist minister, author, and poet Born at Swansea in May 1850, son of David and Elizabeth Hughes. His parents moved to Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, where he was brought up. He began to preach in 1869 and received his training at Trevecka and at Glasgow University, where he graduated (M.A., 1876). He was ordained at the Llangeitho Association, 1877, and became a minister at Dowlais, Machynlleth, and Fitzclarence Street, Liverpool. In
HUGHES, JOHN (1776 - 1843), Wesleyan minister, and antiquary of Caerleon (1784?-1829). John Hughes went (1778) to the school attached to Christ College, then under David Griffith (1726 - 1816). In 1790, he heard John Wesley (Eurgrawn, 1809, 445) at Brecon - the boy and his father were society-members; it should be noted that the (English) Wesleyans of the town were of good social and economic standing - see the articles on Bold, Churchey, and Coke. The
HUGHES, JOHN (1873 - 1932), composer of the hymn-tune 'Cwm Rhondda' Born 22 November 1873 at Dowlais, the eldest son of Evan Hughes. His parents removed to Holly Bush, Llantwit Fardre (Llanilltud Faerdref) in 1874; the father was deacon and precentor at Salem Baptist church there. John Hughes started work in a mine at 12 years of age, later became clerk, and finally was an official of the Great Western colliery at Pontypridd. He married (1905) Hannah Maria David
HUGHES, JOHN (1796 - 1860), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author - Calvinists of his presbytery doubted his orthodoxy. His chief motive in deserting his school for shop-keeping at Adwy'r Clawdd and afterwards (1838) at Liverpool had been the gaining of greater leisure for preaching; and soon after his removal to Liverpool it was arranged that with Henry Rees, he should be released from other cares to undertake the pastoral charge of the Calvinistic Methodist causes in
HUGHES, JOHN (Glanystwyth; 1842 - 1902), Wesleyan minister movement to establish a denominational newspaper, Y Gwyliedydd, 1877, and of the movements to get a Welsh Wesleyan Assembly, 1899, and to subdivide the North Wales Province, 1902. His was the second best pryddest at the national eisteddfod held at Aberystwyth while he was still studying at 'Jasper House,' the second best at the London national eisteddfod, 1887 the best, according to David Watkin Jones

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