Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ADAM (d. 1181), bishop of St Asaph Adam appears as a canon of Paris and a champion of orthodoxy in 1147, about the time that Gerald was born. Indeed, if we can trust John of Salisbury, Adam du Petit Pont was an Englishman ('Anglicus noster'). The new bishop was not long in taking advantage of his Welsh origin to further the interests of his see in Mid Wales. The region between the Wye and the Severn had in times past been reckoned a
BURGESS, THOMAS (1756 - 1837), bishop Wales to prepare men for holy orders. He was manifestly successful in this work, and in 1822 he laid the foundation stone of S. David's College at Lampeter. He took a great interest in Welsh life and gave his patronage to the group of Welsh literary clergy who were active during the early part of the 19th century, and to the Carmarthen eisteddfod of 1819. He was translated to Salisbury in 1825 and
CARNE, Sir EDWARD (c. 1500 - 1561), lawyer and diplomat of Salisbury and an English sinecure rectory, but disappointed him of a Welsh living in commendam; Pope Clement VII gratified him with a personal indulgence and one on behalf of the chapel of Holy Cross, Cowbridge, during Carne's lifetime; the tradition that he owed his knighthood to the emperor seems to be unfounded. Under the Act of Union he became first sheriff of Glamorgan (1542), and his name
CECIL family Allt-yr-ynys, Burghley, Hatfield, Northampton) ? - 1612), earl of Salisbury, James I's Secretary of State, snubbed a Welsh correspondent bent on tracing the Cecils back through the Vaughans to the princes of Wales by disclaiming all interest in 'these vain toys' or desire to hear of 'such absurdities.' The parent stem at Allt-yr-ynys was still in friendly contact with its more distinguished offshoot as late as 1603, but soon afterwards came to an end
DAVIES, JOHN (1882 - 1937), secretary of the South Wales District of the W.E.A., 1919-1937 Salisbury Plain. In 1917 he conducted research for Seebohm Rowntree on housing conditions in west Wales and in 1918 became the organiser of the Agricultural Labourers Union in Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire. In December 1919, out of 131 applicants, John Davies was appointed secretary of the South Wales District of the W.E.A., a post he held until his death in 1937. During the early years of his
DAVIES-COOKE family Gwysaney, Llannerch, Gwysaney, Griffith ap Howel, fifth in descent from Elstan Glodrydd. The patronymic Davies was first assumed by JOHN AP DAVID, who married Jane, widow of Richard Mostyn and daughter of Thomas Salisbury, of Leadbroke, Flintshire. They had three children - two sons, Robert and John, and a daughter, Catherine, who married Edward Morgan of Golden Grove, Flintshire. ROBERT DAVIES (?- 1600), who succeeded to the family
EVANS, CLIFFORD GEORGE (1912 - 1985), actor productions at the Garrison Theatre, Salisbury for the Entertainments National Service Association, starring alongside Hermione Hannen. He was also involved with the Army Bureau of Current Affairs, which aimed to educate and raise morale among the troops. In the late 1940s he made two films, worked in radio, appeared in an All Star Matinee to benefit RADA, produced an opera, played Faust in Welsh and served
EVANS, ROBERT (fl. c. 1750), poet , Salisbury Pryce, to read Welsh.
FARR, HARRY (1874 - 1968), librarian Born Cardiff, 11 June 1874, son of William Farr, a native of Salisbury, and Martha Rebecca (Harris), his wife. His mother died in December 1875, after giving birth to twin sons who also died in the same month. It appears that William Farr enrolled after the death of his wife as a student in the Cardiff Science and Art School. The Annual Report for 1880-81 records that he was one of two senior
HERBERT family of many abuses, and a slackening of control over local administration. He died 19 January 1601, and was buried in Salisbury cathedral. He was a patron of industrial enterprise, of the stage, and of English and Welsh literature, whilst his intimate knowledge of Welsh society and love of the language made him, in the words of Thomas Wiliems of Trefriw llygad holl Cymru (the eye of all Wales). WILLIAM
HERBERT, Sir JOHN (1550 - 1617), civil lawyer, diplomat and secretary of state Cecil's removal to the Lords threw on Herbert the task of defending royal policy in the Commons; and although he had sat there since 1586 - first for English boroughs, then for Glamorgan (1601) and Monmouthshire (1604-11) - he was no politician. When his patron and colleague Cecil (now earl of Salisbury) died in 1610, Herbert was chagrined at not succeeding him as principal secretary, the office
HUGHES, HENRY MALDWYN (1875 - 1940), Wesleyan minister and theologian , Edinburgh, and Clapham (London). In 1921 he was appointed the first principal of Wesley House, Cambridge. His successful work there, in the face of many difficulties, was recognized by the university with the award of an honorary M.A. degree, and on his retirement from the post in 1937 the Wesley House authorities had his portrait painted by Frank O. Salisbury. He was Fernley Lecturer in 1922, and was the

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