Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BURTON, PHILIP HENRY (1904 - 1995), teacher, writer, radio producer and theatre director Mountain Ash) lived with the Burtons in Arnold Street and was eighteen years older than his half-brother Philip. Philip Burton's own destiny might well have been the coalmine. Burton attended Caegarw Elementary School then Mountain Ash Intermediate School where he flourished. His father was killed in a colliery accident when he was just fourteen and he and his mother had to survive on her weekly widow's
PAINTER family, printers The Wrexham printing and publishing business of Marsh (see Marsh, Richard) was bought in at the end of 1795 by JOHN PAINTER. He married, 3 October 1798, Catherine, daughter of Hugh Burton, Wrexham. John Painter was succeeded by his son, also JOHN PAINTER, who was killed by a fall from his horse, 15 October 1833, aged 32; John Painter, junior, was succeeded by his brother, THOMAS PAINTER, who sold
BURTON, RICHARD (1925 - 1984), stage and film actor his facility in Welsh all his life. There he received a decent education in the local primary school and Port Talbot grammar school (until he was 16), where he came to the attention of the schoolmaster Philip Burton, an inspirational teacher of English who had the ability to pass on his passion for drama to his pupils. Burton was made Richard's guardian in 1943 and the youngster took on his surname
LLOYD, JOHN (1638 - 1687), principal of Jesus College, Oxford, and bishop of S. Davids of the university, 1682-5. He became rector of Llandawke,Carmarthenshire, in 1668, of Llangwm, Pembrokeshire, in 1671, and of Burton in 1672. He was made precentor of Llandaff, 9 April 1672, and treasurer on 10 May 1679. He was consecrated bishop of S. Davids at Lambeth 17 October 1686, holding Llandawke and Burton 'in commendam.' He was then in failing health, and according to his epitaph
NAISH, JOHN (1923 - 1963), author and playwright , and represented his school at both rugby and cricket. However, the predominant interests in his life were literature and the dramatic arts, in which his talents were nurtured at school by Philip Henry Burton, a teacher who inspired some of his pupils to pursue a career in the dramatic arts - most notably Richard Burton - and others to study literature at university level as John's sister Lily did at
ALLEN, JAMES (1802 - 1897), dean of S. Davids and antiquary Born 15 July 1802, son of David Bord Allen, rector of Burton, Pembrokeshire; educated at Westminster and Charterhouse Schools and Trinity College, Cambridge; B.A. 1825, M.A. 1829. He was ordained deacon, 1834, and priest, 1835; he was curate of Miserden, Gloucestershire, 1834-9, vicar of Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, 1839-72, rural dean of Castlemartin, 1840-75, prebend of St. Davids cathedral
POWELL, PHILIP (1594 - 1646), O.S.B.
YORKE, PHILIP SCOTT (1905 - 1976), Squire of Erddig, near Wrexham Born at Erddig, Denbighshire, 23 March 1905, the second son of Philip Yorke II and his second wife, Louisa Matilda (née Scott), the daughter of a Church of England chaplain in Malaga, Spain, he was the last descendant of Philip Yorke, 1743-1803?. He enjoyed a happy childhood with his brother Simon amidst the fine furniture and other treasures collected by the family since the 18th century. He
DAVID, PHILIP (1709 - 1787) Penmain, Independent minister Born in the Ebbw Fawr valley, Monmouthshire, 11 June 1709. His thoughts were turned to religion by the preaching of James Davies of Merthyr Tydfil (died 1760), c. 1720. He began preaching in 1732, and in 1739 was ordained co-pastor of Penmain to assist David Williams (who had been there since 1710, and remained there till his death in 1759). Philip David was then pastor till he died 3 February
KEMBLE, CHARLES (1775 - 1854), actor Born 25 November 1775 at Brecon, eleventh child of Roger Kemble and Sarah Ward. The company of itinerant actors managed by his parents played on a circuit that is indicated by the birthplaces of their celebrated children: Sarah Siddons, born Brecon, 1755; JOHN PHILIP, born Prescott, 1757; STEPHEN, born Kington, 1758; FRANCES Twiss, born Hereford, 1759; ELIZABETH WHITLOCK, born Warrington, 1761
DAVIES, REES (1694? - 1767), Independent minister . His letter to Howel Harris shows kindly feeling towards Harris and towards Griffith Jones of Llanddowror; but the frequent (and acid) references to him in the diaries of Philip David of Penmain show clearly that he was no 'enthusiast,' indeed was an exceedingly 'dry' man, and on indifferent terms with his fellow-ministers. In Philip David's words, 'he preached his chapel empty' but he endowed it
CHARLES, PHILIP (1721? - 1790), Presbyterian minister Little is known about him; he was a nephew of Philip David, and therefore presumably a Monmouthshire man. The name appears on the list of Carmarthen Academy students in 1745. In 1749 he succeeded Richard Rees as pastor of the newly incorporated congregation at Cefn-coed-cymer, an offshoot of Cwm-y-glo. He was an Arminian, and probably later on an Arian. D. 19 May 1790. His uncle's diaries have

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