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PETTINGALL, JOHN (1708 - 1781), antiquary elected F.S.A. in 1752 and read three papers before the society. He published A Dissertation on the Origin of the Equestrian Figure of George and of the Garter, 1753; The Latin Inscription on the Copper Table discovered in the year 1732, near Heraclea …, 1760; A Dissertation upon the Tascia or Legend of the British Coins of Cunobelin and Others, 1763; and An Enquiry into the use and Practice of Juries
PETTS, RONALD JOHN (1914 - 1991), artist 1984. Petts was employed as a designer to develop the Lloyd George Museum at Llanystumdwy in 1947, and installed his printing equipment in the museum, where he designed and printed catalogues and greeting cards for the museum, and Kusha wove bags to be sold in the shop. Jonah Jones, an army colleague helped him re-establish Caseg Press, purchasing new equipment, developing colour printing, and
teulu PHILIPPS Cwmgwili, Claiming descent from the same stock as Philipps family of Picton and Kilsant, the Cwmgwili family played a prominent part in Carmarthenshire affairs in the 18th and 19th cents. GRISMOND PHILIPPS (died 1740) inherited Cwmgwili from his great-uncle Gruffydd Lloyd who died in 1713 and was high sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1715. His son, GRIFFITH PHILIPPS (c. 1720 - 1781), was called to the Bar at
teulu PHILIPPS Picton, ) interested himself in Welsh literature (see Peniarth MS 155). He died on the Thursday after the feast of S. Meugan 1551 (see Peniarth MS 176 (397); W. Wales Hist. Records, vii, 161-4) and was succeeded by his young son WILLIAM PHILIPPS whose wife was Janet Perrot, sister of Sir John Perrot. His daughters married Alban Stepney and George Owen of Henllys. Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in 1559 and
teulu PHILIPPS Tregybi, Porth-Einion, Cardigan priory, ed., 172; W. Wales Hist. Records, i, 14-5. Sir Thomas Philipps had as third (or fourth) son, OWEN PHILIPPS, whose son was EINION PHILIPPS, sheriff of Cardiganshire in 1588. Einion's son (by his second wife Elizabeth Birt) was GEORGE PHILIPPS, sheriff in 1606, who in 1616 acquired Cardigan priory, thenceforth the chief seat of the family. He married Anne Lewis. Their son, HECTOR PHILIPPS, sheriff in
PHILIPPS, Sir IVOR (1861 - 1940), soldier, politician and businessman George obtained the promotion to the 38th Welsh Division, which was part of Lloyd George's ambitious plan for a Welsh 'army'. Before he saw active service, Philipps was summoned to assist Lloyd George at the Ministry of Munitions. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary (Military) to the Ministry on 18 June 1915 and, following Lloyd George's abrupt dismissal of Sir Percy Girouard, Director General of
PHILIPPS, JENKIN THOMAS (bu farw 1755), tutor and author George II, including William Augustus, duke of Cumberland, for whose use he wrote some Latin grammars and readers. In addition to many Latin dissertations on theological and ecclesiastical subjects, he published several English works on various topics, such as the laws and constitution of Denmark, and biographies of royal personages. He left in his will £60 a year towards the maintenance of a free
PHILIPPS, Sir JOHN (1666? - 1737) Picton Castle,, religious, educational, and social reformer and Charles Wesley, and George Whitefield, who was maintained by him for a while at Oxford. He was elected a member of the S.P.C.K. a month after it was founded, and remained its most influential member till his death. He made Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire the chief centres of the Society's work in Wales, founded twenty-two schools in the former county and several in the latter, and was chiefly
PHILIPPS, JOHN WYNFORD (1st Viscount St. Davids, 13th Baronet, of Picton Castle), (1860 - 1938) owning an unnatural amount of self-assurance and a glib tongue. In the event, Philipps resigned the Mid Lanarkshire seat, possibly on the grounds that a Scottish seat was inconvenient after his brother's shipping firm moved to London. Although a Scottish member, Philipps was an active participant in Welsh Liberal politics and he became close to a number of Welsh Liberal members, including Lloyd George
PHILIPPS, OWEN COSBY (Baron Kylsant), (1863 - 1937), ship-owner the shipping owned by the Royal Mail Group was requisitioned during the First World War and over one hundred ships lost as a result of enemy action. Philipps was appointed Grand Cross of the Order of Michael and George in appreciation of his wartime services. In his haste to rebuild his fleet, he ordered replacements to be delivered in 1919-20, at a time when costs in the shipyard were high, as a
PHILLIMORE, EGERTON GRENVILLE BAGOT (1856 - 1937), scholar Born 20 December 1856 at 21, Chester Square, London, son of John George Phillimore (died 1865) of Shiplake House, near Henley-on-Thames, queen's councillor, an authority on canon law, like other members of his family, and Member of Parliament for Leominster (1852-7), and his wife, Rosalind Margaret, daughter of lord justice Knight-Bruce. He was educated at Windersham House, Amesbury, Westminster
PHILLIPS, JOHN (1810 - 1867), Calvinistic Methodist minister and first principal of the Normal College, Bangor lectures between 1850 and 1852, which were published; they are: (1) Dadl Bangor … ar Anghydffurfiaeth neu Eglwys Loegr ac Ymneulltuaeth (Caernarfon, James Rees, 1852); (2) Y Ddarlith ar Babyddiaeth, Eglwys Loegr ac Ymneulltuaeth (Liverpool, J. Lloyd, 1850); (3) Popery Better than Dissent! What!!! And Who says it!!! (Caernarfon, James Rees, 1850). Phillips died 9 October 1867 at Bryntêg, Anglesey, and was

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