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MORRIS, ROBERT (bu farw 1768), industrialist collieries. Morris lived at Clasemont, between Llangyfelach and the Tawe river. Soon after his death, his second son (Sir) JOHN MORRIS (1745 - 1819), born 15 July 1745, took a step which put the family name literally 'on the map.' It is not perfectly clear whether it was he or his father who built the ' castellated mansion of collegiate appearance ' (Walter Davies, General View of the Agriculture. … of
MORRIS, WILLIAM (1705 - 1763), botanist, antiquary, letter-writer Davies (1739 - 1821) is based chiefly on William Morris's notes. Like his brothers, he was a collector and copyist of manuscripts - he took special pride in the volume called 'the Leathern Harp,' which feckless Goronwy Owen nearly lost for him. His knowledge and judgement in matters Welsh was highly respected by his brothers, and he in turn was greatly interested in the Cymmrodorion Society, whose
MORRIS-JONES, Sir JOHN (MORRIS) (1864 - 1929), scholar, poet, and critic , Bangor, and the post was elevated to a chair in 1895. He married, in 1897, Mary Hughes of Siglan, Llanfair-pwll, and had four daughters. He was knighted in 1918. In the following year the University of Glasgow conferred upon him the degree of LL.D. honoris causa, and he was given the degree of D.Litt. honoris causa of the National University of Ireland in 1927. He died 16 April 1929. Poetry by him
MORRIS-JONES, JOHN HENRY (1884 - 1972), Liberal\/National Liberal politician Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment. He later served as Chairman of his division of the British Medical Association and of the Colwyn Bay Medical Society. In May 1929 he was elected the Liberal MP for the relatively safe seat of Denbighshire in succession to Ellis W. Davies MP who was standing down because of ill-health. Morris-Jones joined the Liberal National group of MPs led by Sir John Simon in
MORYS, HUW (Eos Ceiriog; 1622 - 1709), poet , is the 'Elegy to Barbara Myddelton.' Huw Morys also wrote at least two interludes dealing with 'The Civil War' and 'The Prodigal Son,' and there are also extant a few poems which suggest that he wrote a third interlude entitled 'Y Cogiwr' (The Swindler). In 1823 a collection of his poems was published in two volumes by Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain) entitled Eos Ceiriog, sef casgliad o bêr
MOSES-EVANS, DAVID LEWIS (1822 - 1893), poet and schoolmaster (Ioan Cunllo) for an ode to the memory of Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion), his work being highly praised by Eben Fardd. He was known colloquially as Dafydd Moses but about 1860 he added the surname Evans after researching his family history, and this was the surname used by the 5 or 6 youngest of his 9 children, 4 sons and 5 daughters. Moses died 1 September 1893. His daughter Mary was the step
MOSSELL, AARON ALBERT (1863 - 1951), lawyer, mining engineer and civil rights campaigner Aaron Mossell was born on 3 November 1863 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, into an African American family, the youngest of six children of Aaron Mossell, a brickmaker and grandson of enslaved people, and his wife Eliza Bowers Mossell. His siblings were: Charles W. (1849-1915), Mary E. (1853-1886), James (b. 1853), Nathan Francis (1856-1946) and Alvaretta (b. 1858). The family later moved to
teulu MOSTYN Mostyn Hall, ) and Lincoln's Inn (1588). He was sheriff of Anglesey, 1589-90, Flintshire, 1608-9, 1626-7, Member of Parliament for Flintshire, 1621-2, and was knighted 23 May 1606. Sir Roger married, 1596/7, Mary (1581 - 1653), eldest daughter of Sir John Wynn of Gwydir. He, therefore, figures somewhat prominently in the Calendar of Wynn Papers - see, e.g., the part which he played in the controversy between his
MUTTON, Sir PETER (1565 - 1637), judge and politician that estate, including a valuable library. Through the marriage of his only daughter, Anne, to Robert Davies (1616 - 1666), these properties passed into the hands of the family of Davies of Gwysaney, Flintshire; the manuscripts and books were to form the nucleus of the great collection associated with the name of Robert Davies of Llannerch (1658 - 1710); see Davies-Cooke family, p. 162.
teulu MYDDELTON Gwaenynog, and settled at Chirk, taking his part in local government and in feuds with neighbours like the Trevor family of Brynkynallt and the Edwardses of Chirkland, which involved him in 1625 in a charge of riot at his house. He was knighted in 1617 (10 February), about the same time married, as his second wife, Mary Napier, the future sister-in-law of Thomas Mytton, and extended his North Wales estates by
MYRDDIN-EVANS, Sir GUILDHAUME (1894 - 1964), civil servant Born 17 December 1894, the second son of Rev. Thomas Towy Evans, minister (B.) at Blaenau Gwent, Abertillery, Monmouthshire, and Mary (née James) his wife. He was educated at Cwmtillery elementary school, Abertillery county school, Llandovery College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with first class honours in mathematics. He served as a lieutenant with the South Wales Borderers in
NEPEAN, MARY EDITH (1876 - 1960), novelist Born at LlandudnoLlandudno, Caernarfonshire in 1876, daughter of John Bellis, a Caernarfonshire county councillor, and Mary, his wife. She was educated at home, studying art with Robert Fowler, and later showed her work at a number of exhibitions. She married in 1899 Molyneux Edward Nepean, of a family of high-ranking civil servants, and resided in England, moving in literary circles in London

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