Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, HOWEL HARRIS (1873 - 1956), minister (Presb.), principal of the Theological College, Aberystwyth of Griffith Roberts ('Gwrtheyrn'), Bala; they had three sons. He suffered from debility in his last years, and died 23 November 1956. He was a powerful and influential preacher, who held many a memorable service during an Assembly or Association meeting. He became a person of influence in his denomination. He was Moderator of the Association in the North in 1943, and of the General Assembly during
HUGHES, HUGH (1778 - 1855), Wesleyan minister Born at Llannor, Caernarfonshire, 1778. He worked as a gardener at Abererch and Liverpool where, through his brother Robert who was a lay preacher, he came into contact with the Wesleyans, joining their society in 1805, the year in which his brother Griffith entered the Wesleyan ministry. In 1807, he himself became a minister and worked the following circuits: Dolgelley (1807), Aberystwyth (1808
HUGHES, HUGH (Tegai; 1805 - 1864), Independent minister and man of letters a call to be minister of Rhos-lan and later officiated as a minister at Manchester and at Chwilog. At the end of his term at Chwilog he set up his own printing press at Pwllheli where a penny newspaper, Yr Arweinydd, and several of his literary works were printed and published. In 1859, he became minister of Bethel, Aberdare [for which see under William Jones, 1814? - 1895 ] where he spent the
HUGHES, HUGH (Huw ap Huw, Y Bardd Coch o Fôn; 1693 - 1776), gentleman and poet Of Llwydiarth Esgob in the parish of Llandyfrydog, Anglesey, a corresponding member of the Cymmrodorion Society and a friend of the Morrises. According to J. E. Griffith he was the son of Hugh Hughes and Margaret, daughter of David ap William Parry of Beaumaris, tanner, born 1 August 1693. About 1719 he married Ann, daughter of Edward Jones of Rhydyrarian, and they had several children; she died
HUGHES, HUGH JOHN (1912 - 1978), schoolteacher, author, editor and reviewer Hugh J. Hughes was born 18 August 1912 at Bwlch-gwyn, Garndolbenmaen, Caernarfonshire, the elder of the two sons of Thomas Hughes, farmer, and his wife Mary Jane (née Jones). (The brothers John Roberts, Llangwm, and Robert Roberts, Clynnog, eminent preachers with the Calvinistic Methodists in their day, were among his ancestors). He was educated at the council school Brynengan (1917-25), Pen-y
HUGHES, HUGH MICHAEL (1858 - 1933), Independent minister University College, and sometime chairman of the committee of Brecon Memorial College. His publications were: John Penry; Yr Iesu Sicr; Griffith John, arwr China, and Esboniad ar yr Ephesiaid. He married Mary Ann Howell, Aberystwyth. He died 15 January 1933 at Cardiff, and buried at Cathays cemetery.
HUGHES, HYWEL STANFORD (1886 - 1970), cattle breeder, benefactor and Welsh nationalist their cousins was Sarah Pugh Jones, a well-known local historian and librarian at Llangollen. Hywel was educated at Grove Park grammar school, Wrexham, and Kinsgwood, Bath, a Methodist foundation. After leaving school he became a pupil with a veterinary surgeon at Llangollen, but in 1907 he sailed for Bogota, Colombia, to join two uncles, Ifor and R.J. Jones, both of whom were engaged in the import
HUGHES, JAMES (Iago Trichrug; 1779 - 1844), Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and Bible commentator opus' was his commentary, Esboniad ar y Beibl, published by Evan Lloyd (1800 - 1879), the printer at Mold. This work was begun in 1829 but Hughes died before it was finished. It was thought at one time that it was completed by Roger Edwards but it is now considered that this was done by John Jones (1790 - 1855) of Liverpool. 'Esboniad Siâms Huws,' as it was called, was held in high esteem for
HUGHES, JOHN (1775 - 1854), Calvinistic Methodist minister, author, and hymn-writer Born at Penyfigin, Llanfihangel yng Ngwynfa, Montgomeryshire, 22 February 1775. He was a weaver by trade but, after hearing Thomas Jones of Llanwnnog preach and after joining the Methodist Society at Penllys, he came to the notice of Thomas Charles of Bala and was appointed a teacher in his circulating schools. He lodged at one time at Dolwar Fach and it is known that in 1800 he was on friendly
HUGHES, JOHN (1776 - 1843), Wesleyan minister, and antiquary Born at Brecon 18 May 1776, the son of William Hughes, hatter, by his second wife Elizabeth Thomas, of Dan-y-cefn near Brecon; her father, John Thomas, is described on his tombstone at Llanspyddid (Jones, History of the County of Brecknock, 3rd ed., iv, 159) as 'gent.'; he died 1757 aged fifty-five; her brother John Thomas (1752 - 1829), was an Oxford graduate (Foster, Alumni), and became vicar
HUGHES, JOHN (1896 - 1968), musician Chester cathedral. In 1921 he went to the University College, Aberystwyth, and after graduating in music in 1924 he stayed there an extra year to study Welsh literature under Thomas Gwynn Jones. He was president of Y Gymdeithas Geltaidd (the Welsh society) at college. He became organist and choir-master at Noddfa Baptist church, Treorchy, 1925-42, before being appointed music organiser for Meironnydd
HUGHES, JOHN (CEIRIOG) (Ceiriog; 1832 - 1887), poet life, and love, in a simple, natural and popular way. R. J. Derfel was responsible for teaching him to set store by the language, traditions and history of Wales. It was he who objected to English surnames; he added 'Derfel' to his own baptismal name and so became Robert Jones Derfel; he besought John Hughes to follow his example, but the latter was content to insert the name 'Ceiriog' between the

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