Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, CLEDWYN (BARON CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS), (1916 - 2001), politician , Hughes became a life peer and took the title of Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, of Holyhead in the Isle of Anglesey. When the Social Democratic Party was formed in 1981, Lord Cledwyn declined an invitation to join the new party. After the death of Lord Goronwy-Roberts in July 1981, Lord Cledwyn was elected deputy leader of the Labour Party in the Lords; dissatisfaction with the leadership of Lord Peart
HUGHES, HUGH ROBERT (1827 - 1911) Kinmel, Dinorben,, genealogist 1831 was created baron Dinorben. The next heir to the estate was the latter's son, William Lewis Hughes II (1821 - 1852), 2nd baron Dinorben; but as he died unmarried, eight months after his father on 6 October 1852, Kinmel and Dinorben came to his cousin, Hugh Robert Hughes the younger, under the entail created by their grandfather. Hughes served as high sheriff of Anglesey in 1855, and of
HUGHES, OWEN (d. 1708), attorney son of Thomas Hughes of Porthllongdy by a daughter of Maesoglan; his wife was Margaret, daughter of squire Evan Wynn of Penllech in Llŷn (they were married in 1661). For years there were excellent relations between him and the Bulkeley family of Baron Hill; he held a lease on the Abermenai ferry, with their blessing; and it was he in 1683 that drew up the marriage settlement of one of the
HUGHES, ROYSTON JOHN (BARON ISLWYN), (1925 - 2003), politician have to select a candidate. Alan Howarth, the Conservative member for Stratford-on-Avon who had joined the Labour Party, stood at Newport East and won the seat. The name 'Hughes' was already used as a title by a number of peers and Roy Hughes decided to be known, as Baron Islwyn, of Casnewydd in the county of Gwent, as a homage to Mynyddislwyn overlooking his childhood home. He was one of a small
HUGHES, THOMAS JOHN (Adfyfr; 1853 - 1927), journalist Born at Bridgend in 1853, son of the Rev. Thomas Hughes of Miskin village, Glamorganshire. He became a journalist and represented a number of English daily newspapers in Wales. Some of his articles on the Welsh magistracy and landlordism in Wales were re-published by the Welsh National Liberal Federation. At one time he was private secretary to Alfred Thomas, 1st baron Pontypridd, and he was the
IRBY, GEORGE FLORANCE (1860 - 1941), landowner and scientist Born 6 September 1860, eldest son of Florance George Irby, 5th Baron Boston, and Augusta Caroline, daughter of the 3rd Baron de Saumarez. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with 2nd class honours in Modern History in 1882. From 1885 to 1886 he was lord-in-waiting to Queen Victoria. He had estates in Lincolnshire, Buckinghamshire and a seat at Lligwy, Anglesey
ISLWYN, Baron - see HUGHES, ROYSTON JOHN
JACKSON, Sir CHARLES JAMES (1849 - 1923), businessman and collector interests. Vivian Jackson graduated from Oriel College, Oxford, and found a position as an astrophysicist at Imperial College, London. In the autumn of 1927, he married Mary, the daughter of Bertram Roberts of Saltaire, but the marriage was brief. His second wife, whom he married on 10 June 1932, was Maria Stella Wynn, only child of the 5th Baron Newborough, and they had one son. Vivian Jackson was killed
JANNER, BARNETT (BARON JANNER), (1892 - 1982), politician House of Commons and he was pleased when his son became the successful candidate for Leicester North-West at the 1970 general election. Barnett Janner was created a life peer as Baron Janner of the City of Leicester on 20 June 1970. He attended the House of Lords regularly and spoke on social and Jewish matters until shortly before his death. Lord Janner had a great interest in animal welfare and he
JANNER, Baron - see JANNER, BARNETT
JARMAN, ELDRA MARY (1917 - 2000), harpist and author an ordinary house during the preceding generation: when her mother was around ten years old, their itinerant life came to an end, and Eldra's first home was her grandparents' house in Aberystwyth. When she was around two years old, her father began to work as a river keeper for Edward Douglas-Pennant, third baron Penrhyn, and the family moved to a house on the Penrhyn estate at Nant Ffrancon. Later
JEFFREYS, GEORGE (1st baron Jeffreys of Wem), (1645 - 1689), judge

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