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HUGHES, GRIFFITH (1775 - 1839), Congregational minister
HUGHES, GRIFFITH WILLIAM (1861 - 1941), accountant and musician Born 22 February 1861 at Cefn-mawr, Denbighshire, the son of Griffith and Ann Hughes. After attending the local elementary school and Ruabon grammar school he became a clerk in the office of the Wynnstay Colliery Company. In his youth he attended music classes conducted by J.O. Jones, Pen-y-cae, and Edward Hughes. In 1889 the Cefn-mawr choral society and a male-voice choir were formed and G. W
HUGHES, HENRY (1841 - 1924), Calvinistic Methodist minister and historian Born 23 April 1841 at Cefn Isa, Rhos-lan, Llanystumdwy, the ninth child of Owen and Ann Hughes. His father died before he was born and the family moved to Portmadoc, where he was given an elementary education at Pont-ynys-galch British school. He followed his craft as a sail-maker until he was 25 years of age, when he began to preach. He received additional training at Clynnog school (1866-7) and
HUGHES, HENRY BAILEY (1833 - 1887), Roman Catholic priest Born at Caernarvon, 1833, where his father, Howell Hughes, was curate, afterwards rector of Trefriw (1833-9) and of Rhoscolyn, Anglesey (1839-48). Henry Bailey Hughes joined the Roman Catholic Church when he was about sixteen. He studied at the Dominican College in Lisbon and, after entering the priesthood, travelled as a missioner in Europe, Africa, and the United States. On returning to Wales
HUGHES, HENRY HAROLD (1864 - 1940), archaeologist Born at Liverpool, 1864, son of Richard Hughes, M.A., vicar of S. Catherine's, Edge Hill, and grandson of John Hughes (1787 - 1860). He was educated at the Liverpool College, and articled to Arthur Baker, F.R.I.B.A., London, who restored several churches in North Wales, and whose daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth, he married. He started practice as an architect at Bangor about 1891, and became
HUGHES, HENRY MALDWYN (1875 - 1940), Wesleyan minister and theologian Born at Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, 17 September 1875, son of John Hughes (Glanystwyth, 1842 - 1902). Educated at Kingswood school, Bath, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and Didsbury Theological College, Manchester, he graduated B.A. and D.D. at London University. He was ordained to the Wesleyan ministry in 1896 and was successively minister at Bromyard, Birmingham, Southport, Wallasey
HUGHES, HOWEL HARRIS (1873 - 1956), minister (Presb.), principal of the Theological College, Aberystwyth Born 7 September 1873, in Brynteg, Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf, Anglesey, son of J. Richard Hughes, a Presb. minister, and Jane his wife. He was educated at Beaumaris grammar school, the University College, Bangor (where he graduated B.A.), and the Theological College, Bala (where he graduated in theology-one of the first two to receive a B.D. degree of the University of Wales). He was ordained in
HUGHES, HUGH (BRYTHON) (1848 - 1913), school-teacher and author Born 8 April 1848 at Tre-garth, near Bangor, only son of Hugh Derfel Hughes. After completing his training at the Bangor Normal College he held scholastic appointments at Walsall, Aber-carn, Gwalchmai, Parc (Bala), Leicester and Llanelian. He was a frequent contributor to Welsh literary periodicals and newspapers, and the author of several Welsh school books and readers. Tlysau Ynys Prydain, 1902
HUGHES, HUGH (1790 - 1863), artist and author Born at Pwll-y-gwichiad, Llandudno (christened 20 February 1790), son of Thomas and Jane Hughes, and educated in a school kept by his grandfather Hugh Williams at Meddiant, Llansantffraid-Glan-Conwy. His mother died in 1802, and his father shortly afterwards at Liverpool, where Hugh Hughes learned wood-engraving and oil-painting; the first known work of his is the portrait of John Evans, Bala
HUGHES, HUGH (Huw ap Huw, Y Bardd Coch o Fôn; 1693 - 1776), gentleman and poet Of Llwydiarth Esgob in the parish of Llandyfrydog, Anglesey, a corresponding member of the Cymmrodorion Society and a friend of the Morrises. According to J. E. Griffith he was the son of Hugh Hughes and Margaret, daughter of David ap William Parry of Beaumaris, tanner, born 1 August 1693. About 1719 he married Ann, daughter of Edward Jones of Rhydyrarian, and they had several children; she died
HUGHES, HUGH (1778 - 1855), Wesleyan minister Wesley's 'Notes on the New Testament,' 1831. He wrote his autobiography which, after his death, was published under the editorship of his son-in-law, Isaac Jenkins. JOHN HUGHES, physician, coroner and J.P. for Carmarthen, father of Hugh Price Hughes, was his son; his daughter married Isaac Jenkins; his two other children died, one in infancy and one, Hugh, at the age of twenty-seven.
HUGHES, HUGH (Tegai; 1805 - 1864), Independent minister and man of letters Born at Llandygái, Caernarfonshire, 1805, the son of Thomas and Barbara Hughes, two Anglesey people who were ardent Independents. When the Cororion Independent chapel at Tre-garth, Llandygái, was closed down, he joined the Wesleyans at Shiloh, Tre-garth, and became a lay preacher. He never attended a day school and the only education he received was at the Cororion and Shiloh Sunday schools. He

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