Dictionary of Welsh Biography

McGRATH, MICHAEL JOSEPH (1882 - 1961), Archbishop college in that town. During his stay in Aberystwyth, Michael McGrath followed courses in Welsh literature given by Thomas Gwynn Jones in the university college, and they became close lifelong friends. In 1935, on the death of Bishop Francis Vaughan, Michael McGrath was appointed Bishop of Menevia. He was consecrated on 24 September of that year. On the death of Archbishop Mostyn, the man who had
MEREDITH, JOHN ELLIS (1904 - 1981), minister (Presbyterian Church of Wales) and author University of Liverpool, and taught in the city as well as in Southport. In a period of unemployment the young minister gave leadership, inspiration and hope to the young people of the chapel. He was fortunate in having the support of two of his Presbyterian colleagues in the Cynon Valley, Revered J. R. Evans of Mountain Ash and Revered D. O. Calvin Thomas of Trinity Chapel, Aberdare, all three proud of
MEREDITH, LEWIS (Lewys Glyn Dyfi; 1826 - 1891), preacher and writer Born 22 March 1826 at Ffactri'r Ffridd, near Machynlleth. He was educated in the Sunday school and at day schools, first of all at Machynlleth and later, when the family moved to Cwmllinau, at Cemaes. He was interested in literature from an early age and had a hand in founding a literary society at Machynlleth (c. 1854) when he was working in the office of Adam Evans, the printer. He began to
MEREDITH, THOMAS (fl. 1747-1770), Methodist exhorter, and Antinomian Originally from Llanbryn-mair, he lived at Mochdre, Montgomeryshire, and in the Association held at Tyddyn, 1747, he is named as an exhorter. In 1750 he belonged to Howel Harris's party but was turned out in 1751, perhaps because he inclined to Antinomianism and had come under the influence of Thomas Sheen. He returned to his old haunts and succeeded in winning over a few followers. In 1770
MEREDITH, WILLIAM (1874 - 1958), footballer Born 28 July 1874 in Chirk, Denbighshire, the son of James and Jane Meredith. He was one of ten children; his brother Samuel became a football player with Stoke City and Leyton and won eight international caps for Wales. But Billy was the most talented player of the family. He profited greatly from the early training he had received from his teacher at Chirk school, Thomas E. Thomas, the first
MEREDUDD ap RHYS (fl. 1450-1485), gentleman, cleric, and poet Owain Gwynedd ' who sought nor lands nor flocks nor herds save in the vasty deep.' These were the words so utterly misused by Theophilus Evans in Drych y Prif Oesoedd to bolster up the tradition that Madog had discovered America in the 12th century. Moreover, Meredudd ap Rhys must be numbered among the seers of the 15th century He provides evidence of the distress and anarchy prevailing in Wales in
MERRICK, RICE (d. 1586-7), landed gentleman, genealogist, and historian collaborated. He wrote a book on the history of Glamorgan, and Iolo Morganwg says that he saw it in the library at Hafod, Cardiganshire. It can, therefore, be assumed that this was one of the volumes lost when that library went on fire in 1807. A copy made c. 1660-80 is in the library of the Queen's College, Oxford; this copy was published by Sir Thomas Phillipps at his private press, Middle Hill, in 1825
MERTHYR TYDFIL, 1st Baron EVANS of - see EVANS, HORACE
MEYRICK, Sir SAMUEL RUSH (1783 - 1848), antiquary Born 28 August 1783, son of John Meyrick, of Westminster and Fulham, and Hannah, daughter and co-heiress of Samuel Rush. He was educated at Queen's College, Oxford (B.A. 1804, M.A. and B.C.L. 1810, D.C.L. 1811). He practised for many years as an advocate in the ecclesiastical and admiralty courts, living during this time in London, where he accumulated a magnificent collection of armour, a
MICHAEL, DAVID (Dewi Afan; 1842 - 1913), poet Ruth a Naomi … A Cantata (Cwmafan, 1876) and Gwaredigaeth Pedr o'r Carchar (3rd ed., Cwmafan, 1885; 1st ed., 1879; 2nd ed., 1880). He also published, with Llewelyn Griffiths (Glan Afan), two anthologies of contemporary poetry under the titles of Blodeu'r Beirdd (Cwmafan, 1871), and Oriel y Beirdd (Cwmafan, 1882). He died 11 August 1913, leaving one daughter and four sons. Thomas Morgan (Afanwyson
MICHAEL, GLYNDWR ('Major William Martin, RN'; 1909 - 1943), 'the man who never was' Glyndwr Michael was born 4 January 1909 at 136 Commercial Street, Aberbargoed, Monmouthshire. His mother was Sarah Ann Chadwick and his father, Thomas Michael, died 1925, was a colliery haulier. The family moved frequently, finally to Penygraig and Trealaw in the Rhondda valley. After his father's death, Glyndwr, himself a chronic invalid and emotionally unstable, lived with his mother (his
MICHAEL, JOHN HUGH (1878 - 1959), minister (Meth.), Professor in Methodist colleges in England and Canada, Biblical exegetist Born 9 August 1878 in Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire, son of Thomas and Kate Michael. He was educated at Friars School, Bangor, before entering the University College of Wales at Bangor, where he graduated B.A. in 1899. After being a lay preacher on the Caernarfon circuit, he was persuaded to offer himself as a candidate for the ministry with the Wesleyan Methodists. He was accepted and in 1900

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