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HUGHES, WILLIAM JOHN (GARETH HUGHES; 1894 - 1965), actor book Sentimental Tommy and, loaned to Famous Players Lasky for this role, he returned to the East Coast to film at the new Paramount Astoria Studios on Long Island. On his return to Hollywood in 1921 he purchased land for a home in Laurel Canyon and began work on the first of five films for Metro, directed by George Baker. He became a US citizen in 1922 and worked almost exclusively in film until
HUGHES, WILLIAM ROBERT (1798? - 1879), healer of cancer and cancerous warts Born at Tanyrallt, in the parish of Abererch, Caernarfonshire, of a family reputed to have an exceptional ability to cure cancerous warts, etc. After marriage he moved to live at Mur Crysto, Llangybi, in 1821. He was a friend of David Owen ('Dewi Wyn o Eifion'), Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd'), and Robert Williams ('Robert ap Gwilym Ddu'). So great was his power that he became known as ' Dewin y
HUGHES, MARGARET (Leila Megáne; 1891 - 1960), singer - 1948). Soon afterwards she was brought to the attention of George Power (a successful singing tutor in London) by Mrs. Ernest Taylor, who had heard her sing in Llanbedrog, and she later entered the Royal Academy of Music. In London (under the name Megan Jones) she came into prominence in ballad concerts, and was assisted by David Lloyd George and others to study for a further six years in Paris under
HUMPHREYS, DAVID (1813 - 1866), minister (CM) carpenter, he made a success of his business. The lands for building the British school and Bethesda chapel at Llanrhaeadr were donated by him. His family had poetic talent and his brother, ' Iorwerth Cynog ', was an excellent poet. Although David Humphreys wrote much verse, only a temperance hymn, ' Babel gwympa ', was published. He died 25 July 1866.
HUMPHREYS, EDWARD MORGAN (1882 - 1955), journalist, writer and broadcaster widely. He married Annie Evans, daughter of E.J. Evans, former minister of Walton Park Welsh Presbyterian church, Liverpool, but they had no children. He won the friendship of some of the leaders of the nation and D. Lloyd George thought highly of his opinion. R.T. Jenkins 'enjoyed a quarter century of pure friendship' with him. He was one of the pioneers of the detective novel in Welsh and had the
HUMPHREYS, GEORGE (1747? - 1813), sexton, poet George Humphreys (NLW MS 6729B), copies of his poems.
HUMPHREYS, HUGH (1817 - 1896), printer and publisher Born at Caernarvon, 17 September 1817, son of David Humphreys, hatter, a native of Tre'r Ddôl, Cardiganshire. Apprenticed when he was 12 years old with Peter Evans, printer, Castle Street, Caernarvon, Hugh Humphreys began business as a printer on his own account at Tan-y-bont in Caernarvon, in 1837. He had courage and enterprise, and the small printing business soon developed into a large concern
HUMPHREYS, HUMPHREY (1648 - 1712), bishop, antiquary, historian, and genealogist . Much against his inclination he was translated to Hereford in November 1701; there he died on 20 November 1712. In 1681, Humphreys married Elizabeth, daughter of bishop Robert Morgan of Henblas, Anglesey, a family of which bishop William Lloyd, one of the 'Seven Bishops,' was a distinguished member. Bishop Humphreys's episcopate was one of marked activity, and even after his translation to Hereford
HUW LLIFON (fl. c. 1570-1607), poet and sexton of Llanefydd, Denbighshire. Some of his work remains in manuscripts and this includes religious englynion, a cywydd to the Holly Tree at Meifod, another begging a gown for the poet from David Holland of Kinmel, and an elegy upon the death in 1607/8 of Ffowc ap Rhobert of Meiriadog, Denbighshire. It is evident that he lived to a fairly great age; references to this are found in the last two of
HUW LLŶN (fl. c. 1552-1594), poet there is no proof that they were the same person. Some of Huw Llŷn's poetry remains, and this includes poems to Walter Devereux (earl of Essex), Henry Rowland (bishop of Bangor), Simon Thelwall of Plas y Ward, and to the South Walians Thomas Vaughan (Pembrey), Gruffudd Dwnn (Ystrad Merthyr), William and George Owen (Henllys), and John Lloyd (Cilgwyn). A bardic controversy occurred between him and Siôn
HUW MACHNO (fl. 1585-1637), poet Son of Owen ap Ieuan ap Siôn of Penmachno, Caernarfonshire, descended from Dafydd Goch of Penmachno, an illegitimate son of David, prince of Wales. His mother was Margaret, daughter of Robert ap Rhys ap Hywel. The date of his birth is not known, but he is said to have died in 1637, and a gravestone inscribed ' H.M. obiit 1637,' in Penmachno churchyard, is believed to be his. He appears to have
HUW PENNANT Syr (fl. second half of the 15th century), cleric, poet, and antiquary Son of David Pennant of Bychton near Holywell, Flintshire, and brother of Thomas Pennant, abbot of Basingwerk. Some of his poems, all vaticinatory, exist in manuscript. Peniarth MS 182, written by 'Syr' Huw himself c. 1514, includes, among other items, genealogies, poetry, and his Welsh translation of the Latin text of a life of S. Ursula.

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685 - 696 of 1926 for "david lloyd george"