Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRIFFITH family PENRHYN, after 1405 he married Joan, daughter of Sir William Stanley of Hooton, Cheshire, thus beginning a long and profitable connexion with the rising star of that family. His son by his first wife inherited only his mother's property at Penmynydd, and he was the ancestor of the later Theodores of that place (see Tudor family, of Penmynydd). Gwilym ap Griffith died in 1431, leaving his great possessions in
GRIFFITH family Cefn Amwlch, Penllech, Llŷn Brasenose College, Oxford, and afterwards a student at Lincoln's Inn, John Griffith the younger chose the law as his career, and was soon making a name for himself in the London courts as 'a busy solicitor of causes.' Marriage with Margaret, daughter of Sir Richard Trevor of Trevalun, whose wife had important court connections, and a close friendship with the earl of Northampton, lord president of the
GRIFFITH family Carreg-lwyd, This family was descended from Ednyfed Fychan. EDMUND GRIFFITH of Porth yr Aur, Caernarvon, was the third son of William Griffith Fychan of Penrhyn, in the county of Caernarvon. He married Janet, daughter of Maredudd ap Ieuan ap Robert, the great-grandfather of Sir John Wynn the most notable of the house of Gwydir. Their fourth son was WILLIAM GRIFFITH (c. 1516 - 1587), who became rector of
GRIFFITH, EDMUND (1570 - 1637), bishop Amwlch, the dean's nephew, and Sir John Wynn of Gwydir, supported by the bishop (see under Sir John Wynn, and Griffith family of Cefn Amwlch). As bishop, he was accused by parishioners of Bangor in January 1637 of having appointed churchwardens who levied an illegal rate for the maintenance of the cathedral fabric and, in the same month, the parishioners of Beddgelert petitioned him against the
GRIFFITH, JAMES MILO (1843 - 1897), sculptor placed in Margam castle by C. M. Talbot. On one occasion the Royal Academy accepted as many as eight of his works - the highest number admissible. He exhibited regularly at the National Eisteddfod and in 1883 delivered a notable lecture on 'The relationship between the eisteddfod and art.' His best known works are his statue of John Batchelor at Cardiff (1884) and that of Sir Hugh Owen at Caernarvon
GRIFFITH, JOHN (Y Gohebydd; 1821 - 1877), newspaper correspondent, campaigner for education, and principal mover in re-establishing the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion Scotland Road, Liverpool, and at Llangynog, Montgomeryshire. In 1847 he was appointed assistant to Sir Hugh Owen in connection with his work as secretary of the Welsh Education Society and went to live in London. This work ended in 1849 and he then kept a grocer's shop first at Greenwich and then at Walworth. While working for Hugh Owen he made his acquaintance with London and with many of the city's
GRIFFITH, JOHN (1818? - 1885), cleric and controversialist Born in the parish of Llanbadarnfawr, Cardiganshire (in 1819 according to Yr Haul, 1885), son of Thomas Griffith. He was educated at Ystradmeurig school, Swansea grammar school, and Christ's College, Cambridge (B.A. 1841, M.A. 1844). He was ordained deacon in 1842, priest in 1843, served as a curate at Astbury, near Congleton, Cheshire, 1842-4, and became tutor and chaplain to the family of Sir
GRIFFITH, JOHN (fl. 1548-1587), civil lawyer He was probably the son of William Griffith of Plas Mawr, Caernarvon, and of Trefarthen, Llanidan, Anglesey (died 1587), the eldest son of the second marriage of Sir William Griffith of Penrhyn. His mother was Margaret, daughter of John Wyn ap Meredith of Gwydir and aunt to the first Sir John Wynn. He became a Fellow of All Souls, Oxford, in 1548, took his B.C.L. in 1551 (18 July) and his
GRIFFITH, JOHN OWEN (Ioan Arfon; 1828 - 1881), poet and critic verse-writer, received the same welcome. Ioan Arfon was accounted a considerable geologist in his day and published in 1864 a book on the subject, Traethawd Ymarferol ar Lechfeini Sir Gaernarvon. He and his friends, Alfardd (John James Hughes) and Gwilym Allt-wen, were members of the first committee set up by the North Wales Quarrymen's Union and attended its inaugural meeting, 21 March 1874. Alfardd
GRIFFITH, Sir JOHN PURSER (1848 - 1938), civil engineer Born at Holyhead, 5 October 1848, son of the Rev. William Griffith (1801 - 1881). He was educated at Fulneck Moravian school and Trinity College, Dublin (M.A.); had a very distinguished professional career in Ireland (details in Who was Who, 1929-40, and Times, 22 October 1938); was knighted in 1911; and in 1922 became a Senator of the Irish Free State. He died 22 October 1938. Sir John was a
GRIFFITH, MORGAN WILLIAM (Pencerdd Mynwy; 1855 - 1925), musician Born in August 1855 at Pontypool, Monmouthshire, where his father was precentor at a Congregational church; another account says that Griffith was born at Clydach, Glamorganshire. In 1876 he went to Aberystwyth where he pursued courses in music for three years under Dr. Joseph Parry; during this period as student he was one of two accompanists at the first performance of ' Blodwen,' Joseph
GRIFFITH, PIRS (1568 - 1628), squire and adventurer Son of Sir Rhys Griffith (died 1580) of Penrhyn, Caernarfonshire. On his father's death he came under the jurisdiction of the court of wards, which led to a particularly detailed 'ousterlemain' upon the Penrhyn lands and the return to Pirs of a considerable overcharge upon the estate by the officials of that court. He is reputed to have been in the Armada actions of 1588, but J. K. Laughton in

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