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HOBLEY, WILLIAM (1858 - 1933), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and author Born at Gelli Ffrydau, Baladeulyn, Caernarfonshire, October 1858, son of William and Ann Mary Hobley. He was at two private schools in Caernarvon, kept by John Evans and by J. H. Bransby, and at fifteen entered Aberystwyth University College, where he remained for four years; he did not graduate. From Aberystwyth he went to the Bala Theological College; he was ordained in 1882 and became pastor
HODDINOTT, ALUN (1929 - 2008), composer and teacher the same year he gained a scholarship to the University College in Cardiff, and during his time there took private lessons in composition with Arthur Benjamin in London. He graduated B.Mus. (Wales) in 1949 and in 1951 was appointed to the then Cardiff College of Music and Drama. In 1953 he won the Walford Davies Prize for composition and in 1957 the Medal of the Arnold Bax Society. He was appointed
HODGE, JULIAN STEPHEN ALFRED (1904 - 2004), financier Harlech, former UK ambassador to the United States, and leading Welsh QC, Alun Talfan Davies. Its name reflected, however, a continuing London reluctance to accept breakaway ventures in the 'provinces' with an insistence from the authorities that the word Commercial be added to the original designation. After the secondary banking crisis which the bank came through unscathed another ultimately
teulu HOLLAND , Llanelian, Denbighshire - (see the same references). The Hollands of Wigfair and of Teirdan ran out in heiresses, the former in 1719 (Archæologia Cambrensis, 1884, 164), the latter in 1824 (J. E. Griffith, 102). Returning once more to David Holland II : another son of his, WILLIAM HOLLAND, married Catherine, daughter and heiress of Thomas Davies (1512? - 1573), bishop of St Asaph, and founded the Holland
teulu HOLLAND Berw, inherited the Berw estate, and in August of the same year was appointed rector of Llangeinwen, Anglesey. He married (1) Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Holling, and (2) Mary, daughter of Mutton Davies of Gwysaney. He died towards the end of 1746; his will was proved 26 November 1746 (Carreglwyd Deeds, i, 2016). He was the last of the name to inherit the estate, as two sons had predeceased him. His sister
teulu HOMFRAY, iron-masters Penydarren , but gave up his share of the management to his brother, Samuel, who thus became the sole managing director. Jeremiah Homfray married (1787) Mary, daughter of John Richards of Llandaff, and for many years resided at Llandaff House. After a few years, he complained of his brother's arbitrary management. This led to a quarrel between the brothers (1796) and to legal action. About the same time Jeremiah
HOOSON, HUGH EMLYN (1925 - 2012), Liberal politician and public figure Sessions, 1960-67, and then its Chairman, 1967-72. He was appointed Recorder of Merthyr Tydfil early in 1971 and Recorder of Swansea in July of the same year. He was elected Leader of the Wales and Chester Circuit, 1971-74. Hooson was elected Liberal MP for Montgomeryshire at a keenly contested by-election in May 1962 caused by the death of the former party leader Clement Edward Davies. His initial
HOPKINS, BENJAMIN THOMAS (1897 - 1981), farmer and poet Ben T. Hopkins was born on 3 December 1897 at Waunhelyg, Lledrod, Ceredigion, the son of Ifan Hopkins (1851-1931), carpenter, and his wife Mary (née Jones, 1859-1897). His mother died a week after his birth and he was brought up by his mother's sister and brother, Margaretta Jones (1867-1944) and Dafydd Jones (1854-1929), at Triael, Blaenpennal, a smallholding which is now a ruin. His father
HOPKINS, GERARD MANLEY (1844 - 1889), poet and priest Bethsaida Julias, the river Jordan, Capharnaum and Tiberias on the map of Wales and located the place of the miracle of the loaves and fishes at the refectory at St Beuno's College, where he and his fellow Jesuits were taking their meal. That audience found the sermon less than convincing and even comical, as Hopkins himself testified. Damian Walford Davies, however, sees it as a 'confession couched as
HOWARD, JAMES HENRY (1876 - 1947), preacher, author and socialist and Mary Davies, Bonymaen, Llansamlet, and he was a collier himself for some time. He had received his early education in the school at Cockett, but when he decided to become a minister, he went for further education to Gwynfryn School, Ammanford, kept by ' Watcyn Wyn ' (Watkin Hezekiah Williams and then to the Academy at Newcastle Emlyn, kept by John Phillips, son of the famous Evan Phillips. From
HOWELL, DAVID (Llawdden; 1831 - 1903), dean Bryncwtyn, near Pen-coed, and his son David helped him on the farm. David Howell attracted the attention of John Griffiths (1820 - 1897), then rector of S. Mary Hill, who persuaded him to go to the 'Eagle School,' Cowbridge. He then went to a tutorial school at Merthyr from which he proceeded to the Llandaff church training college at Abergavenny. He was ordained deacon in 1855 by the bishop of Llandaff
HOWELL, DAVID (1797 - 1873), Calvinistic Methodist minister at Pen-y-bont. He was ordained at Llangeitho Association in 1824. He returned to Swansea in 1827 and married Mary, daughter of his old master, John Cadwalader, a Calvinistic Methodist elder. He spent a short period at Carmarthen in 1840 and then moved to Llantwit Major in 1842 to take charge of churches in the Vale of Glamorgan. He returned again to Swansea in 1845 as pastor of Trinity church

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