Dictionary of Welsh Biography

OWEN, HUGH (1639 - 1700), Puritan minister, Independent 'apostle of Merioneth' friends and relatives. Under that Act he enjoyed a wide liberty, preaching to many small groups of Independents and free-communion Baptists in Merioneth and Montgomery. The controllers of the London 'funds' for the support of weak churches heard of his work, and for some years allowed him £8 a year gratuity. He died on 15 March 1699/1700, an almost perfect example of an upright Christian, and a diligent
OWEN, HUGH (1761 - 1827), cleric and local historian Welsh historians. He was educated at S. John's College, Cambridge (B.A. 1783, M.A. 1807). He became vicar of S. Julian's, Shrewsbury, 1791, prebendary of Gillingham Minor in the cathedral of Salisbury, 1803, in 1819 presented to a 'portion' of the vicarage of Bampton, Oxfordshire, became archdeacon of Salop, 27 December 1821, and prebendary of Bishopshill, in the cathedral of Lichfield, 30 March 1822
OWEN, HUGH (1880 - 1953), historian 1913 Marian Owen of Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, a teacher at Bangor county school. He died 18 March 1953 at Rhosyr, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll.
OWEN, HUGH JOHN (1880 - 1961), solicitor, author and local historian World War I and attained the rank of captain. He was appointed Clerk of the Peace and first full-time Clerk of Merioneth County Council in 1920, posts which he held with distinction until his retirement in March 1954. He was made Deputy Lieutenant of the county in 1949. Without doubt one of his main interests was the study of local history and he always succeeded in transmitting his enthusiasm to
OWEN, HUMPHREY (1702 - 1768), principal of Jesus College, Oxford, and Bodley's librarian college, and was also given the college living of Rotherfield Peppard, but retained his librarianship. He appointed an unusual number of Welshmen (including, e.g. his successor John Price, 1734 - 1813) to posts in Bodley. E. G. Hardy calls him ' a respectable, if not distinguished, librarian.' He died 26 March 1768, and was buried in the college chapel.
OWEN, Sir JOHN (1600 - 1666), royalist commander April 1647). A fortnight before this, Rupert had written from France inviting Owen to bring over a Welsh brigade for the French service, an invitation he reluctantly declined for lack of means of transport. In the second Civil War his commission was renewed (31 March 1648), and he raised Merioneth for the king, intending to join Rowland Laugharne at Pembroke, but besieging Caernarvon instead when it
OWEN, JOHN (1698 - 1755), chancellor of Bangor Born at Llanidloes in 1698, son of Pierce Owen; according to Foster, he matriculated (as ' John Owens ') from Jesus College, Oxford, on 21 March 1718/9, at 21, but Foster's conjecture that he graduated in 1722 as ' Joseph Owen ' is extremely improbable. Indeed, in A. Ivor Pryce's Diocese of Bangor during Three Centuries, John Owen is given no degree at all in 1723, but by 1742 he is styled LL.B
OWEN, JOHN (John Owen of Tyn-llwyn; 1807 - 1876), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and writer on agriculture - 1917), minister, author and farmer Religion Literature and Writing Nature and Agriculture was born at Gwindy in July 1849, and died at Criccieth 15 April 1917. From Garth school at Bangor and the Liverpool Institute, he went to Bala C.M. College in 1867, began preaching, and went up to Edinburgh, where he graduated. On 30 March 1875 he was inducted as pastor at Criccieth, and remained there till his
OWEN, JOHN (1864 - 1953), minister (Presb. C.W.) and author ), Bowydd and Blaenau Ffestiniog English church (1902-09), and Engedi, Caernarfon (1909-26). He married Hannah Evans, Nantlle, but they had no children. He returned to Morfa Nefyn when he retired. He died 1 March 1953 at the Royal Infirmary, Liverpool, and was buried in Nefyn cemetery. He was a prominent figure in the Presb. Church of Wales, being twice Moderator of the North Wales Association (1920 and
OWEN, MORGAN (1585? - 1645), bishop ecclesiastical appointments in that diocese; in 1636 he was made D.D. of the University of Oxford. He enclosed the south yard of S. Mary's church, Oxford, and built a porch there in 1637. He was elected bishop of Llandaff in March 1639/40, holding the rectories of Bedwas and Rudry 'in commendam.' In 1641 he was impeached for promulgating the canons of 1640 and imprisoned in the Tower, and again in the
OWEN, MORRIS BRYNLLWYN (1875 - 1949), minister (B), college professor, church historian Born 15 March 1875, at Crymllwyn Bach, Abererch, Caernarfonshire. After spending some time as a weaver in Wales and England, he went to the Holt Academy near Wrexham, and in 1897 was accepted as a student in the Baptist College at Bangor, taking courses also at the university college and graduating B.A. in 1903. In 1902 he was ordained as student-pastor at Llandegfan chapel. He followed his
OWEN, OWEN (1850 - 1920), first chief inspector of the Central Welsh Board for Intermediate Education in Wales Jones who was at one time Mayor of Oswestry]. He died at Colwyn Bay, 14 March 1920, and was buried in Llandrillo-yn-Rhos cemetery.

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