Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DONNELLY, DESMOND LOUIS (1920 - 1974), politician and writer skills and a genial personal style which easily captured support and votes. While an MP, he still acted as adviser to the engineering firm David Brown, to Philips Industries, and to Hill Samuel in order to increase his personal income. In parliament Donnelly became a Bevanite from 1951 and also a close confidant of Hugh Dalton. He grew to support German rearmament and became increasingly absorbed in
DURSTON, THOMAS (d. 1767), bookseller and printer Although there is no certainty that Thomas Durston was Welsh-speaking, he printed so many Welsh books and ballads at Shrewsbury that he deserves a short mention in this work. He started to print Welsh books in 1711 (for example Y Lyfr Gweddi-Gyffredin, Y Cydymmaith Goreu; yn y ty a'r stafell, cystal ac yn y Deml) and continued to be in business until he died; he was buried 26 September 1767. He
DWNN, GRUFFYDD (c. 1500 - c. 1570), country gentleman The most distinguished of the Dwnns of Carmarthenshire and the first to live at Ystrad Merthyr, near Kidwelly, a mansion erected in 1518. He was twice married and had eight children, the eldest of whom was 11 years old in 1533, but he lived to see his family disintegrate in the many epidemics of the period. Poets like ' Syr ' Owen ap Gwilym, Harri ap Rhys ap Gwilym, Thomas Vychan, Wiliam Llŷn
DYER, JOHN (1699 - 1757), poet onwards he held various livings in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. He took up his duties at Coningsby in 1751, and there he was buried on 15 December 1757. His most famous poem, 'Grongar Hill,' was inspired by the scenery near Aberglasney. A Welsh rendering by Thomas Davies of Crickhowell, Brecknock, was published at Llandovery in 1832. Other notable poems of Dyer's are 'The Ruins of Rome,' 1740, and
EAMES, WILLIAM (1874 - 1958), journalist , accepted in 1900 a post at the Board School, Caernarfon, where he began to use the Welsh language in lessons, against accepted practice but with the support of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools. At Caernarfon, Eames established close relations with the leading figures of Welsh journalism, e.g., R. Gwyneddon Davies under John Davies, 'Gwyneddon'); Beriah Gwynfe Evans; Daniel Rees; T. Gwynn Jones and
EDISBURY family Bedwal, Marchwiel, Pentre-clawdd, Erddig, king he was rounded up by Parliamentary forces at Bangor Iscoed on 16 February 1643, but released on exchange, and in 1646 he became steward of Chirkland under Sir Thomas Myddelton (1586 - 1666). This gave him influence with the victorious party, which made him a somewhat reluctant magistrate and commissioner of taxes and of the militia (1648) for his county; he also petitioned successfully (3
EDMONDES, CHARLES GRESFORD (1838 - 1893), archdeacon and college principal Born 8 December 1838, eldest son of THOMAS EDMONDES (1806 - 1892), vicar of Cowbridge; his mother (Harriet Anne) was a sister of Charles Williams (1806 - 1877), afterwards principal of Jesus College, Oxford; his brother FREDERICK WILLIAM EDMONDES (1841 - 1918) was archdeacon of Llandaff. From Cowbridge and Sherborne schools, Charles Edmondes went up to Trinity College, Oxford, in 1856, graduated
EDMONDES, THOMAS (1806 - 1892), vicar - see EDMONDES, CHARLES GRESFORD
EDMUNDS, WILLIAM (1827 - 1875), cleric, schoolmaster, and man of letters Lampeter '; it was published in Archæologia Cambrensis in 1860 and appeared in book form in the same year. In 1854 he published with an introduction the 11th edition of Drych y Prif Oesoedd (by Theophilus Evans). He died 21 January 1875, and was buried in Lampeter parish church.
EDNYFED FYCHAN, noble family of Gwynedd later princes of Gwynedd were HYWEL (bishop of St Asaph, 1240-7), CYNWRIG, and RHYS (Thomas, A History of the Diocese of St. Asaph, i, 215; Litt. Wall., passim). For Gruffydd ab Ednyfed and his descendants, see under Sir Gruffydd Llwyd (died 1335). From Goronwy ab Ednyfed (died 1268) were descended the ' Tudor's of Penmynydd.' His son, TUDUR HEN (died 1311), and grandson GORONWY AP TUDUR (died 1331
EDWARDS family Cilhendre, Plas Yolyn, This Border family claimed descent from Iddon ap Rhys Sais of Cilhendre, who married a daughter of Sir John Done, also an ancestor of the Myddeltons and of John Jones (1597? - 1660) the regicide. The surname was adopted early in the 16th century, but the family did not become prominent till the 17th century, when THOMAS EDWARDS (1592 - 1667), of Cilhendre and Plas Yolyn, an intimate friend of the
EDWARDS family Stansty, sister MARGARET (died 1651), an ardent disciple of Morgan Llwyd, married John Jones (1597? - 1660) the regicide, whose son John was a friendly correspondent of the archdeacon. Another sister, CATHERINE, married Watkin Kyffin, through whom her brother Jonathan tried in vain, on attaining his Fellowship, to induce the 2nd Sir Thomas Myddelton (to whom Kyffin was agent at Chirk) to send his son to Jesus

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