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HUGHES, JOHN (1814 - 1889), engineer and pioneer of iron-works in Russia ; the country had also to import steel and iron from the Merthyr and Dowlais districts at great expense. To avoid this, she decided to develop her own industries and John Hughes was invited to establish works in Russia. He was allowed to select any suitable site, but after journeyings throughout the length and breadth of the land, he decided to settle in the Donetz basin, at a lonely spot on the
HUGHES, JOHN (1850 - 1932), Calvinistic Methodist minister, author, and poet Born at Swansea in May 1850, son of David and Elizabeth Hughes. His parents moved to Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, where he was brought up. He began to preach in 1869 and received his training at Trevecka and at Glasgow University, where he graduated (M.A., 1876). He was ordained at the Llangeitho Association, 1877, and became a minister at Dowlais, Machynlleth, and Fitzclarence Street, Liverpool. In
HUGHES, JOHN (1896 - 1968), musician ) and Mawl yr Ifanc (1968), and was a member of the editorial board of The Baptist Hymn Book (1962). He also edited the music in Llyfr gweddi a mawl i ysgolion (1958) for the education committees of Caernarfonshire, Merionethshire and Cardiganshire. Many of his original hymn-tunes, and his arrangements of hymn-tunes and carols, were included in his memorial programme, Rhaglen goffa John Hughes, 1896
HUGHES, JOHN (c. 1790 - 1869), musician John Hughes was born in Denbigh c. 1790. He was a servant at the Wynnstay Arms, Wrexham, in his early days. He learned to play several musical instruments and was appointed conductor of the band of the Denbighshire militia. He won a prize at the Wrexham eisteddfod (1820) for the best arrangement of a Welsh air. He won the prize and medal at the Abergavenny eisteddfod of 1838 for the best Welsh
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HUGHES, JOHN EDWARD (1879 - 1959), minister (Presb.) and author Born 8 June 1879 at Y Gronglwyd, Cerrigydrudion, Denbighshire, son of John and Jane Hughes. He was educated in the village school, Bala grammar school, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (where he graduated B.A.), and Bala Theological College (where he graduated in theology). His co-digger at Aberystwyth was his second cousin, R.T. Jenkins, later his brother-in-law. He began to preach in
HUGHES, JOHN EVAN (1865 - 1932), Calvinistic Methodist minister and editor Born at Caernarvon, son of Evan Hughes. He was educated at an academy at Towyn, Meironnydd, at the ministerial school at Clynnog, at University College, Aberystwyth, and at S. John's College, Cambridge. From Aberystwyth in 1886 he took the London University B.A.; he graduated at Cambridge in 1891, taking his M.A. in 1896. In 1911 he took the University of London B.D. degree. He began to preach in
HUGHES, JOHN GRUFFYDD MOELWYN (1866 - 1944), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 30 May 1866; son of Griffith and Elizabeth Hughes, at Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. After leaving the board school he became a postman for a period, and then a clerk in a solicitor's office at Blaenau Ffestiniog. From there he went to Porthmadoc to the office of Messrs. William and David Lloyd George. He lived at the time at Pentrefelin and it was at Cedron chapel there
HUGHES, JOHN HENRY (Ieuan o Leyn; 1814 - 1893), Congregational minister and poet
HUGHES, JOHN JAMES (Alfardd; 1842 - 1875), journalist
HUGHES, JOHN (1615 - 1686), Jesuit
HUGHES, JOHN RICHARD (1828 - 1893), Calvinistic Methodist minister and celebrated evangelist Born at Tredegar, 1828, and brought up at Aber-carn, Monmouthshire, son of Nathan Hughes. On his father's side he was descended from [ Evan Hughes, printer,] one of the 'Family' which Howel Harris gathered round himself at Trevecka [see Cylchgrawn Cymdeithas Hanes y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd, ix, 40-1], and he had inherited to a considerable extent the devotional and missionary zeal of his line

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