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WILLIAMS, JOHN (1582 - 1650), dean of Westminster, lord keeper of the great seal, archbishop of York , near Penrhyn, which he had bought back during his prosperity. Hacket, his biographer, composed the epitaph on his monument; beside it hang Williams's rusted helmet and spurs. He was a good supporter of his college at Cambridge, and it was he who built the beautiful building which houses the library.
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Ioan Mai; 1823 - 1887), poet poetry' is sufficient proof of his knowledge of the intricacies of cynghanedd, he composed but very few poems in the stricter metres. He translated into English some of the poems of Dafydd ap Gwilym, the hymns of Ann Griffiths and a few of Ceiriog's lyrics. For about forty-seven years he was a lay-preacher with the Wesleyans. He married Margaret, only daughter of Hugh Hughes, Tynewydd, Trefriw, by whom
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Gorfyniawc o Arfon; 1814 - 1878), musician its chief secretary. In 1847 he began to issue Y Canrhodydd Cymreig, in parts, but owing to printing difficulties only four parts appeared. In the same year he published a Gramadeg Cerddorol, which proved a financial loss to him. In 1849 he arranged a new edition of Gramadeg Cerddoriaeth (John Mills). He wrote articles on music for Y Gwyddoniadur Cymreig, and composed or arranged hymn-tunes for
WILLIAMS, JOHN JAMES (1869 - 1954), minister (Congl.) and poet appeared in Straeon y Gilfach Ddu (1931), in Glamorgan dialect portraying the colliers ' life there. His last volume was Y lloer a cherddi eraill (1936). Some of his poems which were set to music became very well-known, such as ' Clychau Cantre'r Gwaelod ' and ' Canu'r plant '. He composed numerous hymns and was one of the editors of the hymns for the Caniedydd Cynulleidfaol Newydd (1921), and Caniedydd
WILLIAMS, MORRIS (Nicander; 1809 - 1874), cleric and man of letters assisted with the revision of the Welsh version of the Book of Common Prayer, and from the time of the Aberffraw eisteddfod of 1849 onwards, when he won the chair for an awdl on the Creation, he took a prominent part in Welsh literary life; he frequently adjudicated and competed at the national eisteddfod. He contributed often to Welsh magazines, translated Aesop's Fables into Welsh, and composed a
WILLIAMS, PETER (Pedr Hir; 1847 - 1922), Baptist minister, author, and eisteddfodwr 1905, ending up with the polished prose of his paper before the Baptist Historical Society in 1911. He composed several hymns; the best known is ' Bydd canu yn y nefoedd,' written as early as 1867. As an eisteddfodwr, he was in the front rank; everybody enjoyed his addresses from the logan stone, with their piercing wit and virile patriotism; they were published as a volume, Damhegion y Maen Llog, in
WILLIAMS, ROBERT (1782 - 1818), composer of the hymn-tune 'Llanfair' which appears in all Welsh congregational tune-books and in Songs of Praise and other English hymn-books; Dr. R. Vaughan Williams has composed variations upon it. Robert Williams was born at Mynydd Ithel farm, Llanfechell, Anglesey, son of Owen Williams and Mary (née Davies). He was baptised at Llanfechell on 27 October 1782. He was blind from birth and earned his living by basket-making, but was
WILLIAMS, ROBERT HERBERT (Corfanydd; 1805 - 1876), musician Born in the parish of Bangor, Caernarfonshire. The parents moved to Liverpool when the son was quite young. Brought up as a clothier, he established a business in Basnett Street, Williamson Square. When he was only 17 he composed a hymn-tune ' Deisyfiad,' known later as ' Dymuniad.' This appeared first in Y Drysorfa, January 1835; it was published later in Casgliad o Donau (J. Ambrose Lloyd
WILLIAMS, THOMAS OSWALD (ap Gwarnant; 1888 - 1965), Unitarian minister, author, poet and public figure thought in Wales. He was acknowledged as a scholar and the beauty of his language and his ease of expression were proverbial. However, he did not escape criticism as one of the editors of the revised volume of the Unitarian hymnal Perlau Moliant which appeared in 1929 (see Ymofynnydd 1928, 195). Although he was not a musician, the ' music of heaven ' was in his soul and he composed many hymns. His style
WILLIAMS, WALDO GORONWY (1904 - 1971), poet and pacifist commitments. Most of the poems composed in the years up to 1939 did not appear at the time; many of these were in a light hearted vein. He published a series of poems in Y Ford Gron during the early 1930s; these included the lyric 'Cofio' (Remembrance) which was then included by T. H. Parry-Williams in Elfennau Barddoniaeth (The Elements of Poetry, part manual, part anthology) in 1935. This proved to be one
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM GILBERT (1874 - 1966), schoolmaster and local historian Historical Society. He composed two historical plays in cynghanedd, countless cywyddau and englynion. Among his numerous booklets are Cerddi gogan - beirdd newydd (1904-06), Hanes pentref Rhostryfan (1926), Breision hanes o 1688 hyd 1720, (1928), Olion hynafol (1944) and a volume of school songs. He printed and bound some of his booklets himself. Many articles written by him appeared in local periodicals
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM MATTHEWS (1885 - 1972), musician funeral of David Lloyd George. His hymn-tune 'Llanystumdwy' was composed in memory of Lloyd George. In 1946 he left Anglesey for Colwyn Bay, where he again conducted the local choral society from 1959 to 1968. He was an active supporter of the National Eisteddfod, of which he was invested a Fellow in 1969, and a popular adjudicator at competitions and festivals of all kinds. The University of Wales

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