Dictionary of Welsh Biography

RICE family Newton, Dynevor, (1765 - 1852), who became 3rd baron Dynevor, Tory Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire, 1790-3, and his son, GEORGE RICE TREVOR (1795 - 1869), who inherited the estates of the Trevor family at Glynde, Sussex, was Tory Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire, 1820-31 and 1832-52. The family estates in 1883 consisted of 7,208 acres in Carmarthenshire, 3,299 in Glamorganshire, and 231 in England
RICHARD ap JOHN (fl. 1578-1611) Scorlegan, Llangynhafal, gentleman, poet, patron of bards, and copyist Edward of Plas y Bold, appear to have returned to Scorlegan. The grandfather, Robert ap Griffith, died in 1572 (elegy by Simwnt Vychan) and was succeeded at Scorlegan by Richard ap John. He married Alice, daughter of Richard Thelwall of Plas-y-ward, who died at the Caerwys eisteddfod of 1568. She died 25 November 1584, leaving nine children, Robert Wyn, Edward, John Wyn, Thomas, John Lloyd, Simon
RICHARD, HENRY (1812 - 1888), politician Born 3 April 1812, at Tŷ Gwyn, Tregaron, second son of Ebenezer Richard and Mary his wife (daughter of William Williams of Tregaron). After his birth the family moved to Prospect House, Tregaron. He was at school at Llangeitho, and in 1826 was apprenticed to a draper at Carmarthen. Later he decided to enter the Christian ministry, and went to Highbury College, London; on 11 November 1835, he was
RICHARD, THOMAS (1783 - 1856), Calvinistic Methodist minister Gwyn of Maenorowen, niece of David Jones of Llan-gan's second wife. After his marriage he farmed in several places, but c. 1824-5 settled at Fishguard where he spent the rest of his life. He died 3 January 1856 and was buried at Maenorowen. He was one of the outstanding preachers of his generation. There was a charm in his voice that made the country folk rave over him; he could also thunder forth in
RICHARDS, DAVID MORGAN (1853 - 1913), journalist and eisteddfodwr Born 25 July 1853 near Llan-nonn, Cardiganshire; he was at a grammar school at Aberystwyth, and afterwards became a teacher at Llwyncelyn British school, near Aberaeron.In 1872 he joined the clerical staff of the Pontypool-Hirwaun railway, but in 1886 settled down at Aberdare as representative, first, of the Merthyr Express, and afterwards of the South Wales Daily News. He rendered much service
RICHARDS, GRAFTON MELVILLE (1910 - 1973), Welsh scholar . He died at his home in Benllech, Anglesey 3 November 1973; the funeral service was held in Colwyn Bay Crematorium 8 November.
RICHARDS, ROBERT (1884 - 1954), historian and politician was characteristic of him that his maiden speech in parliament on 3 March 1923 dealt with the bill that sought to turn the Ceiriog Valley into a reservoir for Warrington. He was a hard worker; in spite of his political duties he continued as tutor in economics at Coleg Harlech. At the end of the war he was prevailed upon to accept the headship of the department of economics at Bangor. He was a
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1754 - 1837), cleric Nantcwnlle in Cardiganshire; he also kept school at Nantcwnlle. He received priest's orders in 1809, and in 1811 he went to Llanbryn-mair as curate and schoolmaster. In December 1816 he moved to Caerwys in Flintshire, and after ten years as curate there he was appointed rector and stayed there till 1849. In that year he went as vicar to Meifod, Montgomeryshire, and died there, 3 April 1860. He was buried
ROBERT (fl. 1099-1147), earl of Gloucester .), but the present note will refer only to his contacts with Wales. The first Norman lord of Glamorgan was Robert Fitzhamon (died 1107) (see D.N.B.). He left an heiress, Mabel (' Mabli ' to the Welsh - she died 1157), and Henry bestowed her on his son Robert, raising him, at some time in the year 1121-3, to the earldom of Gloucester, including the lordship of Glamorgan. He is lauded on all sides - as a
ROBERT (ROBIN) DYFI (fl. c. 1620), poet MS 1D; Brogyntyn MS. 3.
ROBERT, GRUFFYDD (c. 1527 - 1598), priest, grammarian and poet Camposanto close by the cathedral; this graveyard now lies beneath the Via Cardinale Carlo Maria Martini. It is likely that Gruffydd Robert printed a small collection of poetry c. 1560-3. In 1567, the first part of his Grammar, entitled Dosparth Byrr ar y rhan gyntaf i ramadeg cymraeg, was printed in Milan at the press of Vincenzo Girardoni. The Grammar was composed in the form of a dialogue between
ROBERT, GRUFFYDD (c.1522 - c.1610), priest, grammarian, and poet happened, but he stayed at Milan, and was there in 1596-7 when he sent a letter to Rosier Smyth. Nor do we know when he died, or where he was buried. His contemporaries spoke of him as ' doctor ' but where or when he received the doctorate is not related. It is possible that Gruffydd Robert published a small book of poems c. 1560-3. Then, in 1567, appeared the first part of his grammar, Dosparth Byrr ar

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