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RODERICK, JOHN (1673 - 1735), grammarian, printer and publisher of almanacks and books, poet, and eisteddfodwr noted in Ifano Jones, Hist. of Printing in Wales and Monmouthshire, where also is found an account of how Lewis Morris thought of getting John Roderick to look after the press which he proposed to establish at Llannerch-y-medd, Anglesey (Morris's prospectus with its reference to Rhydderch as 'a native of Mountgomeryshire ' and as an old man in reduced circumstances, is dated March 1732). By the end of
ROGERS, OWEN (c.1532 - c.1570), printer and bookseller Owen Rogers was made free of the Stationers' Company of London on 8 October 1555. His origins are unknown, but his wife Rose was the daughter of David Lloid of 'Biteffery' (Bodfari), he had two stepbrothers named Jones, a lodger named Lewis Evans who wrote a 'new year's gift' and at least one of the ballads he printed, and his last two apprentices were Humphrey Powell of 'llodrod' (Lledrod?) and
ROWLAND, Sir JOHN (1877 - 1941), civil servant of his private secretaries from 1905 to 1912 he was appointed a member of the Welsh Insurance Commission in 1911. He became Chairman of the Welsh Board of Health in 1930, retiring in 1940. He died on 2 January 1941, in Cardiff, and was buried there. Rowland married, 1902, Mair, daughter of David Lewis of Llanafan, Cardiganshire; they had three sons. He received the M.V.O. in 1911, C.B.E. in 1918
ROWLAND, JOHN (fl. 1760-1764), printer It used to be thought by some bibliographers that John Rowland was in some way or other connected with the Anglesey printing press of Lewis Morris. Ifano Jones (Hist. of Printing and Printers in Wales) has, however, shown conclusively that no connection existed. John Rowland started to print at Bodedern in 1760. His stay there, however, was short, as next year he is found printing at Bala. Under
ROWLANDS, JANE HELEN (Helen o Fôn; 1891 - 1955), linguist, teacher and missionary (with the CM) for twenty years. She was elected Moderator of the Assembly of the Lowlands. She was a regular contributor to the press especially Y Cenhadwr, Y Goleuad, The Treasury, not to mention her reports to the Foreign Mission. She published an English journal jointly with the Rev. Lewis Mendus, The Link. She translated Reality and religion, Search after reality and Sermons and sayings by Sadhu Sunbar Singh
ROWLANDS, JOHN (Giraldus; 1824 - 1891), antiquary By his own testimony, he was born at Nanteos Arms, Llanbadarn Fawr, Cardiganshire. He was baptized in the parish church, 20 March 1824, by William Herbert, curate, as the son of Lewis Rowland, Tynewydd, and Anne his wife, daughter of John Griffiths, steward of Nanteos estate. His grandfather, Thomas Rowland, Ffynnon-wen, was a well-known huntsman and on friendly terms with the Pryse family of
RUCK, AMY ROBERTA (1878 - 1978), novelist conversations. She eagerly followed current events in Wales, and in 1937, when the trial of Saunders Lewis, Lewis Valentine and D. J. Williams for arson at Penyberth was heard at the Old Bailey, she lobbied her cousin, judge Richard Atkin, for admission to the courtroom. She took notes and drew portraits of the defendants, sending a lively report back to her father. Until 1939 Berta Ruck was based mainly in
SAMUEL, HOWEL WALTER (1881 - 1953), judge and politician West, defeating Sir Alfred Mond by 115 votes in December 1923, but losing the seat to Walter Runciman in October 1924, regaining it in May 1929, and losing it once again by more than six thousand votes to Lewis Jones in October 1931. He became one of the foremost barristers of his day in Wales. He gained prominence in workers' compensation cases and was chairman of the South Wales conscientious
SAMUEL, WILLIAM THOMAS (1852 - 1917), musician Born 17 October 1852 at Carmarthen. He attended a local day school and then received some instruction at the hands of the Rev. Lewis Lewis and Alcwyn Evans. He started to learn the Tonic Sol-fa notation when he was quite young and succeeded in gaining many certificates, eventually becoming L.T.S.C., and a member of the council. He attended music classes at Aberystwyth College under Dr. Joseph
SAUNDERS, DAVID (1831 - 1892), Calvinistic Methodist minister, preacher, educationist, and defender of Protestantism Theological College in 1891. His wife was a daughter of John Howell of Pen-coed, Glamorganshire, father of dean David Howell.
SAUNDERS, SARA MARIA (1864 - 1939), evangelist and author , her awareness of the difficulties they faced and her faith in their potential now became evident. Through her own efforts and those of other female members the Women's Section of the Forward Movement was founded in Llandrindod in 1903. In the same year S.M.S. launched a branch for the Women of Swansea, where she and her husband were by now living with his widowed mother (sister of Dean Howell, St
SHADRACH, AZARIAH (1774 - 1844), schoolmaster, Independent minister, and author in 1798. Dr. George Lewis, Llanuwchllyn, persuaded him to settle in the North. He kept school at Hirnant, Pennal, Derwen-las, and Trefriw, and preached wherever he had the opportunity. In 1802 he was ordained minister at Llanrwst, moving in 1806 to take charge of the churches at Tal-y-bont and Llanbadarn-fawr, Cardiganshire. He set up regular preaching for Independents at Aberystwyth in 1816, and

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