Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, CLEDWYN (BARON CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS), (1916 - 2001), politician Cledwyn Hughes was born on 14 September 1916 at 13 Plashyfryd Terrace, Holyhead, the elder son of Henry David Hughes and Emma Davies, née Hughes, who was a young widow with a little son, Emlyn, when
HUGHES, HENRY HAROLD (1864 - 1940), archaeologist Born at Liverpool, 1864, son of Richard Hughes, M.A., vicar of S. Catherine's, Edge Hill, and grandson of John Hughes (1787 - 1860). He was educated at the Liverpool College, and articled to Arthur
ROBERTS, GLYN (1904 - 1962), historian and administrator , Bangor. He studied history under John Edward Lloyd and Arthur Herbert Dodd and graduated with first-class honours in 1925. He undertook research into the parliamentary history of the north Wales boroughs
STEPHENS, MICHAEL (1938 - 2018), writer and literature administrator Meic Stephens was born on 23 July 1938 at 50 Meadow Street, Treforest, the eldest child of Arthur Stephens, a power station worker, and his wife Alma (née Symes). He had a younger brother from whom
THOMAS, EVAN CAMBRIA (1867 - 1930), doctor and public health pioneer was appointed Medical Officer of Health for Carmarthenshire, taking over from Dr David Arthur Hughes (1867-1936) who served in the Army Medical Corps. Dr Evan Cambria Thomas died of cardiac failure and
THOMAS, JOHN (1838 - 1905), photographer Rose Place C.M. church until its dissolution in 1865, and afterwards of Fitzclarence Street C.M. church. He married (1861) Elizabeth Hughes, of Glandwr, Bryneglwys, Denbighshire (died 1895); they had
WILLIAMS, JOHN JOHN (1884 - 1950), school-teacher, education administrator, producer and drama adjudicator Robert Williams Parry and they remained lifelong friends, J.J. being the poets best man at his wedding. Other contemporaries were H.D. Hughes, minister (CM) and Dr. Arthur Owen. After a period as a pupil

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