Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRIFFITH, HUW WYNNE (1915 - 1993), minister (Presb) and a prominent ecumenical leader Barn where he often wrote on controversial subjects. He wrote with sensitivity and respect, preparing his articles carefully. He prepared a commentary for Sunday schools on the Gospel of Mark in 1953, a book of stories for children, Gyda'r Iesu (1961), and his Davies Lecture to the General Assembly of the Connexion, on 'C F Andrews, Friend of Mahatma Gandhi and a Pioneer of missionary work' was
GRIFFITH, JAMES MILO (1843 - 1897), sculptor placed in Margam castle by C. M. Talbot. On one occasion the Royal Academy accepted as many as eight of his works - the highest number admissible. He exhibited regularly at the National Eisteddfod and in 1883 delivered a notable lecture on 'The relationship between the eisteddfod and art.' His best known works are his statue of John Batchelor at Cardiff (1884) and that of Sir Hugh Owen at Caernarvon
GRIFFITH, JOHN (1752 - 1818), Independent minister Born 10 May 1752 near Pencader, was at Carmarthen (School and Academy) from 1774 (perhaps from 1771) to 1778. On 5 July 1780 he was ordained minister at Llanfyllin, a town in which he had to face great opposition. He removed in 1782 to Pendref church in Caernarvon town, and thence in 1784 to Abergavenny. This was a difficult church; a schism took place (c. 1786); the opposition kept its hold on
GRIFFITH, RICHARD (Carneddog; 1861 - 1947), poet, writer, and journalist Nantmor (under William Ellis) and Beddgelert (under George Thomas). He was a sheep farmer but he became better known as a poet, prose writer, and journalist. An eisteddfod competitor early in life, he also began to contribute to Welsh weekly newspapers, e.g. Baner ac Amserau Cymru, Y Genedl Gymreig, and Yr Herald Cymraeg, c. 1881; his weekly column ('Manion y Mynydd') in Yr Herald Cymraeg was very
GRIFFITH, THOMAS TAYLOR (1795 - 1876), surgeon and antiquary Griffith's collection of North Wales pedigrees. Thomas Taylor Griffith was educated at Dr. Williams's school and the grammar school, Wrexham, and after apprenticeship to his father went to Guy's and S. Bartholomew's hospitals, then to Leeds under Hoy (1810), and to Paris under Puytryne, becoming M.R.C.S. in 1817 and an Hon. Fellow 1844. He entered into partnership with his father at Wrexham (c. 1820) and
GRIFFITHS, ANN (1776 - 1805), hymn-writer Born April 1776 at Dolwar Fach, Llanfihangel yng Ngwynfa, Montgomeryshire, (baptised 21 April 1776), daughter of John (died c. February 1804) and Jane Thomas (died 1794). Her parents were church-goers. They had five children: (1) Jane, 1767, (2) John, 1770, (3) Elizabeth, 1772, (4) Ann, and (5) Edward, 1779. An extensive study of the children (and their descendants) has been made by David Thomas
GRIFFITHS, ARCHIBALD REES (1902 - 1971), painter acquired perhaps Griffiths' most important surviving work, On the Coal Tips, painted c.1930. The evidence of exhibition catalogues indicates that at some time between 1928 and 1932 Griffiths travelled in Flanders. Griffiths' fortunes revived briefly in 1932, when, with the help of Rothenstein and Dr Thomas Jones, he was awarded some commissions and an exhibition at the Young Wales Association in
GRIFFITHS, DAVID (1756 - 1834), Methodist cleric Born at Felinwlân, Lampeter Velfrey, Pembrokeshire, son of John Griffiths. He was educated at Pembroke grammar-school and, c. 1774, was appointed private tutor to the Bowen family of Llwyn-gwair, Nevern, where he came into contact with some of the principal Methodist leaders. He married the eldest daughter of his patron. He was ordained deacon by the bishop of S. Davids, 16 October 1779, and
GRIFFITHS, JOHN (1837 - 1918), artist the new public buildings of Bombay was designed. But his most valuable service was to preserve and bring to light the native art of India in older times. In particular, he copied the paintings in the Buddhist cave-temples of Ajanta, dating from c. 200 B.C. - his copies were deposited at South Kensington and two folio volumes of them were published by order of the India office in 1896-7. His own
GRIFFITHS, MORRIS (fl. 1766-1805), Methodist exhorter, afterwards Baptist minister, and hymn-writer Benbro, c. 1765; Defnyddiol Hymnau i Breswylwyry Graig (Trevecka 1779); Llythyr Caredig, 1786; Egwyddorion Difinyddiaeth, 1789 - a kind of confession of faith, each point being followed by a bit of verse, and three hymns; and Dammeg, mewn Dull o Y mddiddan rhwng Credadyn a Mr. Ewyllys-Rhydd a Satan (Trevecka). According to Gwilym Lleyn, he also published Dull o Ymddiddan rhwng Gweinidog yr Efengyl a
GRIFFITHS, THOMAS (1645 - 1725) Delaware, first minister of the Welsh Tract Baptist church He was born at Llanfyrnach, Pembrokeshire, in 1645, but is described with Elizabeth, his wife, as 'of Melinau ' in the roll of members of Rhydwilym church in 1689. There is no evidence in the church register either that he was baptized there, as some reports say, in 1677, or that he became one of the ordained assistants of William Jones (died c. 1700), but it is known that it was he who led the
GRIFFITHS, VAVASOR (d. 1741), Independent minister and tutor the other hand the '1698 or 1699' often given as his year of birth raises considerable difficulties - making him, e.g. an ordained minister when he was only sixteen or seventeen. Everything points to his having been a native of Bugeildy parish, Radnorshire; indeed, Maesgwyn may have been the family home. In John Evans's lists, c. 1715, Griffiths's name comes third of the three ministers of the

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