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PHILLIPS, MORGAN HECTOR (1885 - 1953), headmaster to ill-health. He moved to London where he held an educational appointment and later became director of a number of private companies. He married Jessie Whayman, daughter of A.E.P. Rae and they had a son. He made his home at Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, but died at Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water, 3 March 1953.
PHILLIPS, Sir THOMAS (1801 - 1867), barrister and author 1838, Phillips became mayor of Newport. Towards the end of his period of office, on 4 November 1839, occurred the Chartist march on that town. Phillips was wounded in the rioting at the Westgate Hotel, and afterwards honours were showered upon him for his share in repelling the Chartists, including a knighthood and an invitation to dine with the queen, a subscription of £800, and the freedom of the
PHILLIPS, THOMAS (1772 - 1842), Congregational minister, and master of Neuadd-lwyd school, Cardiganshire Born 29 March 1772 at Sgythlyn, Llanfihangel Iorath, Carmarthenshire. He hailed from a deeply religious family. He was educated, from the time he was 7 years old, at various schools, including David Davis's school at Castellhywel. He was received into church membership at Pencader when he was between 14 and 15 years of age. He began to preach at Pencader in 1792 and was invited to serve Ebenezer
PHILLIPS, THOMAS (1806 - 1870), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and Welsh secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society Born 15 March 1806 at Llandovery. Influenced by the religious revival of 1819, he began preaching in 1821. He had intended to become a missionary abroad, and had already arranged to be trained at Cheshunt, when (in 1825) he was invited to become a C.M. missioner at Hay; he remained there for ten years, preaching and keeping school. Early in 1836, however, he was appointed by the Bible Society to
PICTON, Sir THOMAS (1758 - 1815), soldier, colonial governor and enslaver elected the Tory Member for Pembrokeshire boroughs in March 1813. Now Sir Thomas Picton, he rejoined his Third Division in April 1813 and participated in Wellington's re-conquest of Europe. Sir Thomas Picton died at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, at the helm of his Division despite severe wounds sustained two days earlier. He was the most senior officer killed in that battle. In the only
PIERCE, THOMAS JONES (1905 - 1964), historian Born 18 March 1905 at Liverpool to John and Winifred Pierce. He was educated at the Liverpool Collegiate School and Liverpool University where he graduated with first-class honours in the School of Medieval and Modern History in 1927. He was awarded the Chadwick Scholarship (1927), the Gladstone Memorial Prize (1928) and the degree of M.A. (1929). Following a brief period as a University Fellow
PIERCY, BENJAMIN (1827 - 1888), civil engineer Born near Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, 16 March 1827, the third son of Robert Piercy, later of Chirk, a commissioner, valuer, and surveyor for the inclosure of commons and for tithe commutation awards, with an extensive practice in the counties of Montgomery, Denbigh, and Flint. Benjamin was trained in his father's office, and became, in 1847, chief assistant to Charles Mickleburgh, surveyor and
PIOZZI, HESTER LYNCH (1741 - 1821), author Piozzi, in July 1784. After this second marriage Mrs. Piozzi and her husband visited Italy. On their return, in March 1787, she found that the resentment hitherto felt against her in some quarters had largely diminished. They left Streatham for Wales at the end of 1795; they repaired Bachygraig and afterwards built Brynbella, not very far from Bachygraig. Piozzi died at Brynbella, March 1809. Their
POWEL, DAVID (c.1540 - 1598), cleric and historian , ii, 340. He went up 'at 16' to an unascertained college at Oxford, but on the foundation of Jesus College (1571) migrated thither, and is believed (Hardy, Jesus College, 41) to have been the first to graduate (3 March 1572/3) from that college - he proceeded D.D. in 1583. Even before graduating he was (1570) vicar of Ruabon (Thomas, A History of the Diocese of St. Asaph, iii, 286) and (1571) of
POWELL, HOWELL (bu farw 1716), Congregational minister Born at Maes y Cletwr, Brychgoed, Brecknock. Nothing is known of his upbringing or of his early education. He was examined, on behalf of the Congregational Board, 29 March 1697, with a view to his being sent for a course of study; he was recommended for the Saffron Walden Academy under Thomas Payne, but his name does not appear in the extant lists of students. The interest shown in him by the
POWELL, HOWELL (1819 - 1875), Calvinistic Methodist minister in the U.S.A., and author Twrch (John Edwards) as co-editor, he published, 1871, Llyfr Hymnau y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd; he also published, 1873, Cofiant … William Rowlands, D.D., Utica, Efrog Newydd. He died 23 March 1875. A biography of him, by Thomas Levi, was published in New York.
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

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