Dictionary of Welsh Biography

MARSHALL, WALTER CHARLES (1932 - 1996), scientist Walter Marshall was born on 5 March 1932 in Rumney, Cardiff, the youngest of three children of Frank Marshall, a baker, and his wife Amy. He showed an early talent for mathematics which was encouraged at St Illtyd's Grammar School, Cardiff. At the age of 11 he developed an interest in chess, and was junior chess champion of Wales by the age of 15. Marshall left school with a Major County
MATTAN, MAHMOOD HUSSEIN (1923 - 1952), seaman and victim of injustice .1948), Omar Mattan (b.1949) and Mervyn Mattan (b.1951). Mattan left the Merchant Navy in 1949, and then worked in various jobs, including one in a steel foundry. On the evening of 6 March 1952, a Ukrainian Jewish shopkeeper named Lily Volpert was brutally murdered in her shop, and rumours began to circulate that a Somali man had been seen there at the time of the killing. Cardiff City Police
MAURICE, HENRY (1634 - 1682), Independent minister Deneio, and the Henry Maurice who supplied marginal readings for the second part of Cannwyll y Cymry published in the end of 1659 or the beginning of 1660, readings to make the text better understanded of the people of North Wales. He conformed at the Restoration; in March 1661, he was made vicar of Bromfield-by-Ludlow; in April of the same year he was named rector of Mellteyrn, Caernarfonshire, which
MAURICE, HUGH (1775 - 1825), skinner, and transcriber of Welsh manuscripts the president, Thomas Roberts, Llwyn-rhudol, and the recorder, John Jones ('Jac Glan-y-gors') were at the wedding. He later resided at Greenwich, Pengwern (Ffestiniog), Tremadoc, and Plâs Gwyn, Llan-rug, where he died 18 March 1825. He was buried at Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr. An excellent penman, he was also an amateur artist. One of his early transcripts, poems by Gwalchmai, is written in 'bardic
MAURICE, WILLIAM (d. 1680), antiquary and collector of manuscripts Gethin of Maesbrook; (2) to Elizabeth, daughter of George Ludlow of Morehouse, and widow of Thomas Gethin, and by her he had one daughter, Elizabeth, who married George Jukes of Pool. In 1678 he had a share in (Sir) William Williams's attempt to purchase the Hengwrt library.He was buried at a great age at Llansilin, 23 March 1680. His library he left to his daughter, Lettice. It was valued, in 1682
McBRIDE, NEIL (1910 - 1974), Labour politician within the Paisley Labour Party. He was a member of the Paisley Co-operative Manufacturing Society for seventeen years and chairman of Paisley CLP, 1950-62. He unsuccessfully contested Perth and East Perthshire in the general election of October 1951 and the High Peak division of Derbyshire in 1955. He entered parliament as the Labour MP for Swansea East in a by-election in March 1963 as successor to D
McGRATH, MICHAEL JOSEPH (1882 - 1961), Archbishop Born in Kilkenny in Ireland, 24 March 1882. He was educated at the local Christian Brothers' School and went from there to Rockwell College, Co. Tipperary. While there, his interest in the Irish language grew and he went on to gain a B.A. degree in the language in the National University of Ireland. Several years later, the same university awarded him the honorary degree of D.Litt. After
MEREDITH, Sir JOHN (1714 - 1780), lawyer was a native of Radnorshire. He was high sheriff of Brecknock in 1762 (the year of his knighthood, it would seem), and also of Radnorshire - in 1780, according to the printed copy of his memorial inscription (Jones, History of the County of Brecknock, 3rd ed., ii, 91), but in 1767 according to the list of sheriffs in Jonathan Williams's Hist. Radnorshire, 2nd ed., 97. He died 6 March 1780; his
MEREDITH, LEWIS (Lewys Glyn Dyfi; 1826 - 1891), preacher and writer Born 22 March 1826 at Ffactri'r Ffridd, near Machynlleth. He was educated in the Sunday school and at day schools, first of all at Machynlleth and later, when the family moved to Cwmllinau, at Cemaes. He was interested in literature from an early age and had a hand in founding a literary society at Machynlleth (c. 1854) when he was working in the office of Adam Evans, the printer. He began to
MEREDITH, RICHARD (d. 1597), bishop of Leighlin, Ireland Born in Denbighshire, son, it is said, of one Robert Meredith ap Gronw and Margaret, daughter of William John ap Gronw. It is possible that he was of the same stock as the Merediths of Stansty. He was probably the Richard Meredith who graduated B.A. at Jesus College, 4 March 1572/3, but it is quite certain that he became M.A. of the same college in 1575. He became chaplain to Sir John Perrot
MEREDITH, WILLIAM (1874 - 1958), footballer won 48 official caps - 20 against England, 16 against Ireland, and 12 against Scotland. He had scored a number of crucial goals for Wales, but he had to wait until his last game for Wales before experiencing the thrill of beating England (2-1 on 15 March 1920) on their home ground. In many respects Billy Meredith was ahead of his time in both talent and intellect. He had a long and tough body; he
MERRICK, RICE (d. 1586-7), landed gentleman, genealogist, and historian He lived at Cottrell in the parish of S. Nicholas in the Vale of Glamorgan. According to his contemporary, Dafydd Benwyn, he was the son of Meurug ap Hywel ap Phylip ap Dafydd ap Phylip Hir, of the line of Caradog Freichfras. He was appointed by the earl of Pembroke as Clerk of the Peace in Glamorgan. He died in 1 March 1586/7 and was buried in Cowbridge church. Two elegies to him were sung, the

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