Dictionary of Welsh Biography

IOLO GOCH (c. 1325 - c. 1400), poet the Princes. He was in his element celebrating the military exploits of his patrons, and there is a suggestion in one of his poems that he may have done military service himself. The stability of the social order is an important ideal in his poetry, as seen in his depiction of Owain Glyndŵr's court at Sycharth and in 'Cywydd y Llafurwr' which praises the ploughman for humbly accepting his role in
IOLO GOCH (c. 1320 - c. 1398), poet -90); panegyric upon Sir Roger Mortimer, earl of March (and earl of Denbigh), composed between 1395 and 1398; and an awdl calling down blessings on the court of Hywel Cyffin, dean of St Asaph from 1385 to 1397. There are three cywyddau which he sang to Owain Glyndŵr, but the last of these cannot very well have been written later than 1386. Accordingly Iolo belonged entirely to the 14th century, and
IORWERTH BELI (fl. early in the 14th century) Gwynedd, poet fall of Llywelyn the Last. Poets who took pride in the old court tradition were turning to the bishop, expecting him now to give the leadership and patronage which had been the role of the Welsh prince, and reminding him of the dignity of the poet in the court of Maelgwn. But the bishop does not choose to assume this role. He neglects the poets, and gives honour and fine raiment to the ' dregs of art
IORWERTH FYNGLWYD (fl. c. 1480-1527), bard also. He sang much to gentlemen in his own province - members of the families of Games, Stradling, Bawdrip, and Mansel, and to David, abbot of Margam, between 1500 and 1517. But his chief patron was Rhys ap Siôn, Aberpergwm, the most distinguished member of that notable family. He visited Kidwelly and Ystrad Tywi also; it may be surmised that one of his favourite haunts was the court of Sir Rhys ap
JAMES, IVOR (1840? - 1909), first registrar of the University of Wales Born Ivor James, or IVOR BARNOLD ROBERT JAMES, as be called himself, 21 September 1840, at Britannia, in the village of Rock, and the parish of Bedwellte, Monmouth, son of Robert James and Mary (Arnold), his wife. Hence, on the distaff side, he had connections with the Arnold family of Llanthony and The Court, Llanfihangel Crucorney. The family moved to Llansamlet where the father was
JAMES, THOMAS (Llallawg; 1817 - 1879), clerigwr, hynafiaethydd, ac eisteddfodwr Ganwyd ym Manordeifi, Sir Benfro, 21 Awst 1817. Urddwyd ef yn ddiacon yn 1840 ac yn offeiriad yn 1841; yn siroedd Amwythig (Much Wenlock) a Derby yr oedd ei guradiaethau cyntaf. Ar berswâd Lewis Jones, Almondbury, aeth i swydd Efrog yn 1846 a bu'n ficer All Saints, Netherthong, am 33 mlynedd. Bu'n ŵr sengl hyd 1870 pryd y priododd Jane, merch William Hammett, Appledore Court, Dyfnaint; bu hi farw
JAMES, THOMAS (Llallawg; 1817 - 1879), clergyman, antiquary, and eisteddfodwr Born 21 August 1817 at Manordivy, north Pembrokeshire. Ordained deacon in 1840 (and priest, 1841), his first curacies were in Much Wenlock and Derby. Persuaded by Lewis Jones (Almondbury) he went to Yorkshire in 1846 and was vicar of All Saints, Netherthong, for a period of thirty-three years. He remained single until 1870 when he married Jane, daughter of William Hammett, Appledore Court, Devon
JANNER, BARNETT (BARON JANNER), (1892 - 1982), politician was saved by the quick action of a fellow-soldier. On his return to Cardiff, Janner established his own firm of solicitors; he had a fine speaking voice and he was particularly effective in court. He soon considered a political career and stood unsuccessfully for Cardiff City Council, first in 1921 as a candidate for the Comrades of the Great War and then in 1924 as a Liberal. He was also
JEFFREYS, GEORGE (1st baron Jeffreys of Wem), (1645 - 1689), judge ) - which he left without graduating - and the Inner Temple (1663). His legal career began in the city as Common Serjeant (1671), but after being passed over for William Dolben as Recorder (1676) he turned to the Court, becoming solicitor general to the duke of York (the future James II) and a knight in 1677, recorder of London when Dolben resigned (1678), in 1680 chief justice of the Chester circuit
JENKINS, Judge DAVID (1582 - 1663), barnwr pan dorrodd y rhyfel allan cefnogodd y brenin mewn modd cadarn a chyson. Yn 1643 dewiswyd ef yn farnwr llys y sesiwn fawr ('Court of Great Session') yng nghylchdaith Caerfyrddin - a hynny yn groes i'w ewyllys, gan fod treuliau'r swydd yn fwy na'r cyflog; oblegid y swydd hon y gelwir ef yn ' Judge Jenkins.' Creodd gasineb tuag ato'i hun ym mynwes gwŷr y Senedd oherwydd iddo gondemnio cynifer o
JENKINS, DAVID (1912 - 2002), librarian and scholar Commissioner of Income Tax 1960-87, chairman Mid Wales Hospital Management Board 1969-70, and a member of the Pantyfedwen Trust 1969-95, the Welsh Libraries Advisory Council 1979-82, the British Library Advisory Council 1975-82, the BBC Archives Committee 1976-79, and the Court and Council of the University College of Wales Aberystwyth. He was appointed CBE in 1977 and retired from the National Library at
JENKINS, DAVID (1582 - 1663), judge the king firmly and consistently. In 1643 he was appointed judge of the Court of Great Sessions for the Carmarthen circuit, much against his will, because the expenses of the office exceeded the emoluments; it was from this office that he got the title of ' Judge Jenkins.' He incurred the particular odium of the parliamentarians by condemning several of them to death for treason, though they managed

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