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WILLIAMS, HUGH (1796 - 1874), solicitor and political agitator ; WILLIAM WILLIAMS became a lieutenant in the Brazilian navy and died in 1832; and CATHERINE ANNE WILLIAMS married, in May 1840, the statesman, Richard Cobden, with whom she had become acquainted through being in school with his sisters. The father, who was a timber merchant at Machynlleth from 1799 onwards, was also interested in industrial speculation. His attempt to develop slate quarrying at Tan-y
WILLIAMS, HUGH (1722? - 1779), cleric and author Born in Llanengan, Llŷn peninsula, in 1721 or 1722 (he was christened 18 January 1721/2), the son of William Williams (or ' Jones ') and Catherine his wife - William Morris suggests (Morris Letters, i, 308) that he was connected with the Bodvel family, but Foster enters 'pleb.' against his father's name. According to a letter which he wrote to Richard Morris in 1764, he was educated at Friars
WILLIAMS, HUGH (Cadfan; 1807? - 1870), printer and journalist Born at Bryn-crug, near Towyn, Merionethshire. He served his apprenticeship with Richard Jones, the Dolgelley printer. He became known as a writer of ability and a staunch advocate and defender of the Church, and in January 1848, he started to edit and print a Church paper called Y Cymro, published at first in Bangor. In July 1849, he handed over the proprietorship to a Mr. Shone, but continued
WILLIAMS, JAMES (1812 - 1893) Brittany, Calvinistic Methodist missionary 1882; for details of his work there and the difficulties he encountered, see J. H. Morris's book, mentioned below. From 1869 on, he lived at Chester, where he died 1 September 1893; he had married Catherine, daughter of the Rev. Richard Jones, 1784 - 1840, of Bala, and was buried in her grave in Llanycil churchyard.
WILLIAMS, JOHN, goldsmith . Richard Martin, Alderman ' (see D.N.B.; goldsmith to queen Elizabeth, warden and afterwards master of the Mint, three times lord mayor), and on 7 September 1593 became a freeman 'by service' of the Goldsmiths' company. His business, 'at the sign of the Cross Keys in Cheapside,' was clearly very prosperous. The Inner Temple in 1609 ordered of him a gold cup costing £666 (Cal. Inner Temple Records, II
WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN (1840 - 1926), baronet, Court physician, principal founder of the National Library of Wales collection. In 1872 he married Mary Elizabeth Anne Hughes (died 1915), daughter of Richard Hughes, Ynystawe, near Swansea. He returned to University College (London) Hospital as house surgeon and then followed many years of brilliant professional work, including teaching, in the course of which he came to enjoy the patronage of the royal family, a connection which began in 1886. When he retired he was
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Ioan Madog; 1812 - 1878), blacksmith and poet Born 3 September 1812 at Bontnewydd, Ruabon, whither his parents, Richard and Elinor Williams, had moved shortly before his birth and whence they returned, when he was about 9, to Tremadoc, Caernarfonshire. He went to various schools at Tremadoc, and, later, in Caernarvon and Denbighshire. He learnt the craft of a blacksmith, at which he continued to work. Cynhaiarn, his biographer, says that he
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1745/6 - 1818), cleric and schoolmaster Born in the spring of 1745/6, eldest son of David Williams, Swyddffynnon, Cardiganshire (a blacksmith by trade, and one of the early Methodist exhorters). He was a brother of Evan Williams, (1749 - 1835). He was a pupil of Edward Richard at Ystrad Meurig, and in 1765 he went to teach in a school at Woodstock chapel, Ambleston, Pembrokeshire. Early in 1766 he went to teach at Cardigan, and he was
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1627 - 1673), Nonconformist preacher, and physician in NLW MS 3071E to connect him with the ' John Williams,' whose name appears among those of the militant Nonconformists of Llŷn whose houses were searched for arms in 1661. But he was certainly in London in 1662, and was said to be chaplain to a Puritan nobleman in Kent. In 1663, while he was still in England, the Caernarvonshire justices issued a warrant for his arrest and that of Richard Edwards
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1762 - 1802), Evangelical cleric tutor to his children, after which he was incumbent of Burton and Williamston, while at the same time, apparently, acting as curate to the vicar of Rosemarket. In 1793 he was appointed vicar of Begelly, where he remained until his death, 3 April 1802, at the age of 40. The remarkable thing about Williams was his pronounced Methodism; he preached powerfully, and held 'private societies' in the homes of
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Gorfyniawc o Arfon; 1814 - 1878), musician Telyn Seion (R. Beynon), for Seren Gomer, and for some collections issued by Richard Mills. He adjudicated in various musical festivals and in the Caernarvon national eisteddfod of 1862. He died 27 March 1878, and was buried in the Liverpool Necropolis.
WILLIAMS, JOHN JOHN (1884 - 1950), school-teacher, education administrator, producer and drama adjudicator the Normal College was Fred Attenborough, Vice-chancellor of the University of Leicester, and father of the actor and film producer Lord Richard Attenborough who has acknowledged that he profited much from the advice given to him by J.J. at the start of his career in the theatre. He contributed articles to Yr Athro, Y Brython, Y Genedl Gymreig, North Wales Observer and the Liverpool Daily Post. His

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