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EDWARDS, HUW THOMAS (1892 - 1970), trade union leader and politician privilege (1962) and Hewn from the rock (1967). He also edited Ar y cyd: cerddi gan Huw T. Edwards, Mathonwy Hughes, Gwilym R. Jones a Rhydwen Williams (1962). He was honoured by Gorsedd y Beirdd and the University of Wales (LL.D., honoris causa, 1957), but he refused to accept the M.B.E. and declined an invitation to be knighted at the Investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon castle in July 1969
EDWARDS, HUW THOMAS (1892 - 1970), trade unionist and politician itself to establish a secretary of state for Wales. During this time, and especially after his move to Sychdyn, Edwards became friendly with many Welsh nationalists who greatly influenced him. He wrote Welsh poetry under the tutelage of the prominent poets Gwilym R. Jones and Mathonwy Hughes. Both of these worked for the old and highly-respected Welsh language newspaper Y Faner which had run into
EDWARDS, JOHN (Siôn Ceiriog; 1747 - 1792), bard and orator Born in Glynceiriog, Denbighshire. He went as a young man to London and, after getting to know Owen Jones (Owain Myfyr) and Robert Hughes (Robin Ddu o Fôn) he joined the Society of Gwyneddigion. From then on until his death in September 1792 he was one of the most prominent members of the society: he was secretary in 1779, president in 1783, and he was regarded as the bard of the society. When
EDWARDS, JOHN (Siôn y Potiau; 1699? - 1776), translator and poet seven years in London as a bookseller's assistant - this is supported by the controversy between him and Jonathan Hughes. Cain Jones, the almanac-maker, was his son and, according to Charles Ashton and others, John Edwards too was an almanac-maker. He was one of the poets who took part in the eisteddfodau of the 18th century - Bala 1738, Glyn Ceiriog 1743, Selattyn 1748, etc. - and many of his poems
EDWARDS, JOHN DAVID (1805 - 1885), cleric and musician the surrounding villages, and for many years conducted a choir at Ystrad Meurig, and a band, in which he played the clarinet. He composed several hymn-tunes, which appeared in Y Ceinion (Hafrenydd), Caniadau Seion, Yr Atodiad (Richard Mills), and Haleliwia Drachefn (Griffith Harries). The date of his death has not been discovered, but he was alive in April 1886 (April 1887 according to M. O. Jones).
EDWARDS, JOHN HUGH (1869 - 1945), politician and writer to 1914 he edited Wales: A national magazine. He wrote much for the periodical press, particularly for the British Weekly. His published works are: From Village Green to Downing Street, Life of D. Lloyd George (London, 1908) - in collaboration with Spencer Leigh Hughes; Life of David Lloyd George, with a short history of the Welsh People, 4 vols. (London 1913-19); David Lloyd George, the man and
EDWARDS, JOHN KELT (1875 - 1934), artist . Hughes (Elfyn), Ellis H. Evans (Hedd Wyn), and others. After the war of 1914-18 he designed the banner and the badge of the 'Comrades of the Great War' and the roll of honour of the Royal Welch Fusiliers; he had also produced some war cartoons. He was known in his native country as a book-illustrator also. He died 11 October 1934 at Ceinewydd, which is on the road between Maentwrog and Talsarnau, and
EDWARDS, Sir OWEN MORGAN (1858 - 1920), man of letters , and had a brilliant career, winning the three chief university prizes in history and a first class in honours (1887). Two important influences upon him in his early Oxford days should be noted. The first was the aestheticism of Ruskin (with whom he afterwards corresponded) and of William Morris. The second was the 'Dafydd ap Gwilym Society,' on which see T. Rowland Hughes ('Cymdeithas Dafydd ap
EDWARDS, RICHARD (1628 - 1704) Nanhoron, Llŷn, Puritan squire acquaintance with the family ramifications of Llŷn, and his great fund of secretive common sense, he became an ideal arbiter in disputes, and gradually came to be consulted even by the stoutest Cavaliers over their private concerns, as is proved by the part which he played in the Cefn Amwlch will dispute in 1691 (see Griffith of Cefn Amwlch); previous to this he had been called in to draw up the last will of
EDWARDS, ROBERT (Robin Ddu o Feirion; 1775 - 1805), poet and antiquary a native of Trawsfynydd, Meironnydd. Examples of his work are to be found in Corff y Gainc, 1810, namely his englyn, ' Cyffes y Bardd ' and ' Cywydd Marwnad Rowland Huw, bardd o'r Graienyn gerllaw'r Bala, 1802.' [= Rolant Huw ] Seren Gomer for the year 1835, 275, contains his stanzas ' Gofal Duw.' Memorial stanzas to him by Gutyn Peris (GRIFFITH WILLIAMS, 1769 - 1838) are contained in Corff y
EDWARDS, ROGER (1811 - 1886), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 26 January 1811 at Bala, the son of Roger and Elizabeth Edwards. Brought up at Dolgelley and educated there at Lewis William of Llanfachreth's school, he subsequently was at the grammar school at Bala. Following an abortive attempt to train him as a shop assistant, he was sent to Evan Rowland's school in Liverpool and then to the seminary kept by John Hughes (1796 - 1860) at Wrexham. From
EDWARDS, THOMAS (Twm o'r Nant; 1739 - 1810), poet and writer of interludes Born at Penparchell Isaf, parish of Llanefydd, Denbighshire. His parents moved when he was a child to Nant, near Nantglyn. He learned to read at one of Griffith Jones's circulating schools, and was later put to school for a fortnight at Denbigh. In his autobiography he states that he had written songs and two interludes before he was 9 years of age, and had taken part in interlude playing when he

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