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MORRIS, JOHN WILLIAM (1896 - 1979), lawyer and judge judicial figures in the 20th century (the two others being Lord Atkin and Lord Edmund-Davies). As a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, he was keenly interested in the development of public law. In the period in question, Lord Morris did not cease his extra-judicial work. He was still appointed to prepare reports and to chair committees, such as that on jury service in 1963. He resigned from his judicial post in
MORRIS, LEWIS (Llewelyn Ddu o Fôn; 1701 - 1765), poet and scholar (by Daniel Silvan Evans,), and the second is still in MS., at the National Library - on this matter, see G. J. Williams in the 1943 Supplement to N.L.W. Jnl., 30-2. Then again, his private press (on which, see Ifano Jones, Printing and Printers in Wales), from which he intended to issue reprints of the older literature, had to be abandoned after the issue of a single item, Tlysau o'r Hen Oesoedd
MORRIS, PERCY (1893 - 1967), politician and trade unionist and received the C.B.E. in 1963. Morris married (1) in 1920 Elizabeth, daughter of William Davies. She and Morris's sister and brother-in-law, were killed during the German bombing of Swansea in January 1941. He married (2) in 1956 Catherine Evans. His home was at 30 Lôn Cedwyn, Cwmgwyn, Swansea. He died 7 March 1967.
MORRIS, Sir RHYS HOPKIN (1888 - 1956), politician, stipendiary magistrate, first director of the Welsh Region B.B.C. practised in the South Wales circuit. He assisted W. Llewelyn Williams in his election campaign in Cardiganshire, upon whose death in 1922 he was invited to fight the seat for the Asquithian Liberals (the Wee Frees). He was not elected, but dented Ernest Evans ' vote, was eventually returned for Cardiganshire in 1923 and remained as member until 1932 when he applied for the Chiltern Hundreds on being
MORRIS, RICHARD (1703 - 1779), founder of the Cymmrodorion Society of his niece - so, thanks to him, they were not dispersed. He ruled the Cymmrodorion (of which he was president from the beginning till his death) as a monarch; he could lose his temper and speak harshly, but he showed forgiveness towards Goronwy Owen, most remarkable patience towards Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd), and much kindness to other men of letters. Richard Morris married four times, but we do
MORRIS, ROBERT (bu farw 1768), industrialist South Wales, 134) near 'the Clase,' to house forty families of their workpeople, with a shoemaker and a tailor for their service; but it is to John Morris that the tourist-books (e.g. John Evans, Malkin, Wood) unanimously ascribe the building of the village of Morriston - said to have been planned by the minister and bridge-builder William Edwards (1719 - 1789) of Eglwysilan. John Morris was made a
MORRIS, ROBERT DAVID (1871 - 1948), itinerant bookseller and author Born at Nant, Coed-poeth, Denbighshire, 18 December 1871, the son of David and Hannah Morris. He left school early and went to work in a coalmine. After a few years as a collier, he opened a Welsh newspaper and book-shop in the High Street at Coed-poeth. In the 1920s he began to travel throughout north Wales, selling Welsh books which he collected from the Brython Press (Hugh Evans & Sons
MORRIS, ROGER (fl. 1590) Coed-y-talwrn, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, transcriber of manuscripts the orthography of Dr. Gruffydd Robert, and under-dotted letters instead of doubling them. A number of his manuscripts had come into the possession of Thomas Evans, Hendreforfudd, by 1607.
MORRIS, WILLIAM (Rhosynnog; 1843 - 1922), Baptist minister Born 12 September 1843 at Tre-boeth, Swansea, son of David Morris. He started by training to become an engineer. He was educated at the Swansea academy (kept by G. P. Evans) and at Pontypool, and was ordained at Treorchy. He was secretary of the Welsh Baptist Union, 1879-98, and afterwards became its president. He was a promoter of cultural, temperance, and educational movements in the Rhondda
MORRIS-JONES, Sir JOHN (MORRIS) (1864 - 1929), scholar, poet, and critic correctly classified according to stress and symmetry. The final results of his study of the traditional metres were embodied in his book Cerdd Dafod, 1925, the second part of which will long remain the authoritative work on the subject. His interest in prosody also led him to write on Tudur Aled (The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1908-9) and Edmund Prys (Gen., 1923), and to
teulu MORTIMER Wigmore, adjoining districts, in Edward I's campaign against the Welsh. He was successful in wresting much land from his adversaries. During this time he was also extremely active in the king's service in judicial affairs. He died in 1282. EDMUND de MORTIMER (died 1304) was constantly requested to take measures against the rebellion of Rhys ap Maredudd of Ystrad Tywi, 1287-88. His son, ROGER de MORTIMER, later 1st
MORTIMER, ROGER de (4th earl of March, 4th earl of Ulster), (1374 - 1398) Born at Usk 11 April 1374, son of Edmund de Mortimer (see Mortimer family) and Philippa, daughter of Lionel duke of Clarence (second son of king Edward III - the marriage is important, as the basis of the 'Yorkist' claim to precedence over the 'Lancaster' house, descended from Edward's third son). Roger's parents died when he was but a boy, so that his estates came under prolonged and careful

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