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PHILLIPS, EVAN (1829 - 1912), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 22 October 1829 in a cottage called Milestone in the Capel y Drindod neighbourhood; his mother was a second cousin of Christmas Evans 's. When he was a little over 20 years of age he began to preach at Capel y Drindod chapel. He then spent two years at Atpar school, Newcastle Emlyn, and in 1853 was admitted to Trevecka College. Early in October 1859 he married Anne Jones of Cwrcoed, near
PHILLIPS, JAMES (1703 - 1783), cleric and antiquarian Pegge, the English antiquarian, who referred to him on questions of Welsh antiquity. Phillips discussed matters raised by Pegge with Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Hir) and Edward Richard of Ystradmeurig. Richard, in turn, showed both Pegge's and Phillips's letters to Lewis Morris. The latter, however, did not have a high opinion of Phillips, and once dubbed him 'a half-antiquary' ('darn o antiquary
PHILLIPS, THOMAS BEVAN (1898 - 1991), minister, missionary and college principal Reverend Sidney Evans, one of the leading revivalists of the 1904-5 Revival. T. B. Phillips was the college Principal from 1950 to 1961. He remained in Khasia-Jaintia Synod for the following eight years preparing to transfer the missionary organisation - medical, educational and religious - set up by the Welsh Presbyterians to local church leaders and their General Assembly. Many of these men had been
teulu PHYLIP, poets Ardudwy character; they are of more value to the historian of religion than as literature. Like Edmund Prys, William Myddelton, Siôn Tudur, Edward Kyffin, and James Parry, all of whom essayed a Welsh metrical version of some of the Psalms, Siôn Phylip wrote a paraphrase of the first psalm. The religious and didactic group contains some interesting poems. One of them, Cywydd y ffenics, appears very often in the
PICTON, Sir THOMAS (1758 - 1815), soldier, colonial governor and enslaver 'trimmed down' Spanish law amounted to a 'a brand of justice that was seldom tempered by mercy', according to Chris Evans, his brutal governance resulting in the execution of thirty-five people during his time as governor (some of them for raping free women of colour). It was the enslaved inhabitants of the island, among them those on his own plantations, who felt 'the full force' of a new 'slave code
PIERCE, ELLIS (Elis o'r Nant; 1841 - 1912), author of historical romances and bookseller as weight keeper at Cwt-y-bugail quarry, under Evan Evans, an enthusiastic local littérateur. Encouraged by his master Ellis began to contribute articles to Baner ac Amserau Cymru. He became the paper's correspondent for the Llanrwst district for fifty years. He took a prominent part in newspaper controversies on education and land and social reform, and wrote extensively on local history and
PIERCE, WILLIAM (1853 - 1928), Congregational minister and historian Born of Welsh parents at Liverpool, 21 April 1853. He was called to the Congregational ministry under the influence of E. Herber Evans, Caernarvon. From 1875-9 he was student at Brecon College. He ministered at Bideford, Devon (1879-82); Leytonstone (1882-7); Soho Hill, Birmingham (1887-9); New Court, Tollington Park (1889-96); West Hampstead (1896-1904); Doddridge, Northampton (1905-10
POWEL, JOHN (bu farw 1767), weaver-poet Of Rhyd-yr-Eirin, in the parish of Llansannan, Denbighshire. According to Owen Williams, Awduron Sir Ddinbych, he was born in 1731. It is said that he was a sexton also. One of the closest friends of Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) when the latter was curate of Llanfair Talhaiarn, he also regarded him as his bardic teacher. A number of his poems are found in Swansea MS. 1 ('Y Piser Hir'), now in N.L.W
teulu POWELL Nanteos, Llechwedd-dyrus, made by George Eyre Evans). He died without issue and was succeeded by his father's cousin WILLIAM BEAUCLERK POWELL (1834 - 1911) son of Richard Owen Powell (died 1859). W. B. Powell married Anna Maria, daughter of David Lewis, Bronavon, and had issue, EDWARD ATHELSTAN LEWIS POWELL (1870 - 1930), who married Margaret Louisa Joan, elder daughter of Sir Pryse Pryse, Bart., of Gogerddan. Their son and
POWELL, JOHN (Edmund Jones, Hist. of Aberystruth, 103, 131) from March 1736 till 3 October 1742. In the meantime (19 February 1739/40), he had become rector of Llanmartin and Wilcrick near Newport; he died there 25 March 1795. He was one of the earliest Methodist clerics, and was one of the three Welsh clergymen present at the Watford Association of January 1743. In 1778, we find him offering a curacy to Thomas
POWELL, RAYMOND (1928 - 2001), Labour politician at this time. (In the event, Roy Hughes, the Labour MP for Newport East, obliged and went to the House of Lords.) At the time of his death Sir Ray Powell was the oldest Welsh Labour MP and firmly identified as belonging to 'Old Labour' - a member of the old school in the age of 'New Labour'. His hobbies were gardening, sport and music. He had married in 1949 Marion Grace Evans, and they had one son
POWELL, VAVASOR (1617 - 1670), Puritan divine became the wife of John Evans (1628 - 1700). Powell had no children. His published works were: 1, The Scriptures Concord (London, 1646); 2, God the Father Glorified (London, 1649); 3, Christ and Moses Excellency (London, 1650); 4, Saving Faith (London, 1651); 5, Christ Exalted, 1651 (printed with no. 4); 6, Three Hymnes [sic] (London, 1650); 7, Common-Prayer-Book No Divine Service (London, 1660); 8

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