Dictionary of Welsh Biography

POWELL, THOMAS, chartist (father of Arthur James Johnes), and Watson, a London bookseller. That the former was a magistrate was a fact which the Salopian Journal thought should be brought to the attention of the lord chancellor. Powell was tried before Mr. Justice Patteson at the Welshpool assizes, on 18 July, for having used seditious language at Newtown on 9 April. He was represented by W. Yardley, instructed by Hugh Williams
POWELL, WILLIAM (Gwilym Pennant; 1830 - 1902), poet his many successes were silver medals at the national eisteddfod, Llandudno, 1864, the Swansea eisteddfod, 1863, and at the Llangefni eisteddfod. He was fifth for the chair at the Merthyr eisteddfod, 1888. He married (1), Mary Theodore, Llanfair Caereinion, by whom he had five children, and (2), 1895, a Miss Jones of Westminster. He died 16 July 1902, and was buried in London.
POWYS, JOHN COWPER (1872 - 1963), novelist, poet, literary critic and popular philosopher ). From his mother, Mary Cowper-Johnson, he derived the more literary blood of the poets John Donne and William Cowper. Born 8 October 1872 in Shirley, Derbyshire, his father's first parish, but in 1879 the family moved to Dorchester, Dorset, then, in 1885, to Montacute vicarage, Somerset. He was educated at Sherborne School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and in 1894 drifted into the post of
PRICE family Rhiwlas, PRICE (died 1554) of Rhiwlas, is described as the third son of Sir Robert ap Rhys. He married Jane, daughter of Meredydd ap Ieuan ap Robert of Gwydir. To him came much land which belonged formerly to the abbey of Strata Marcella (Ystrad Marchell), near Welshpool. Cadwaladr held lands in the commote of Penllyn in the time of Philip and Mary. The bard and herald Gruffudd Hiraethog sent him a cywydd (c
PRICE, EDWARD MEREDITH (1816 - 1898), musician Born in 1816 at Pen-lan, a mountain cottage in Pant-y-dwr, S. Harmon, Radnorshire, son of John Price; both his parents died when he was young. He began to take an interest in music at an early age. He had become acquainted with Hafrenydd (Thomas Williams, 1807 - 1894), in whose Ceinion Cerddoriaeth, 1852, six of Price's hymn-tunes, including the very well known ' St. Garmon,' appeared; in 1855
PRICE, ISAAC (1735? - 1805), Congregational minister himself was a fervent and convincing preacher, who was highly regarded by Williams of Pantycelyn; and he witnessed some powerful revivals at Troedrhiwdalar. He died 26 February 1805.
PRICE, JOHN (Old Price; 1803 - 1887), cleric, naturalist, and eccentric Llandudno and how to enjoy it (1869), and Old Price's Remains, an extremely odd monthly periodical (April 1863-March 1864), of great interest to dwellers in the Llandrillo-yn-Rhos district. The chapter on natural history in the History of Aberconwy by Robert Williams (1810 - 1881) is by Price. He died at Chester, 14 October 1887, aged 84.
PRICE, JOSEPH TREGELLES (1784 - 1854), Quaker and ironmaster , biographer of Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg), while ISAAC REDWOOD, his brother-in-law, assisted Iolo in his old age [see under Tregelles ].
PRICE, PETER (1864 - 1940), Independent minister , where he graduated with honours in philosophy in 1901. He received the degree of M.A. in 1939. He took up his ministry again in 1901. He married Letitia Williams, Tŷ Gwyn, Llanrwst in January 1902. He moved to Bethania, Dowlais in the summer of 1904, a church with over 600 members, where the musician Harry Evans was the organist. The Revival of 1904 was exciting the country by this time. The
PRICE, THEODORE (1570? - 1631), prebendary of Westminster he was prebendary of Winchester, from 1609 rector of Launton, Oxfordshire, from 1621 prebendary of Leighton Buzzard in Lincoln cathedral, from 1623 prebendary of Westminster. John Williams (1582 - 1650), then dean of Westminster, who was his kinsman, arranged for Price to act as sub-dean for the Westminster chapter; he also tried to arrange (as did Laud) for him to have a bishopric - see D.N.B. and
PRICE, THOMAS (1820 - 1888), Baptist minister Born 17 April 1820, son of John and Mary Price of Maesycwper, near Ysgethrog, Llanhamlach, Brecknock. He began to earn his living at an early age by assisting a local farmer. Afterwards he became a page boy in the family of Clifton of Tŷ Mawr, Llanfrynach. The Clifton daughters taught him to read English. He saved £21 to pay for his own apprenticeship to Thomas Watkins, The Struet, Brecon
PRICE, THOMAS (Carnhuanawc; 1787 - 1848), historian and antiquary Born 2 October 1787 at Pencaerelin in Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan, Brecknock, the younger son of Rice Price, vicar of Llanwrthyl in that county from 1789 to his death in 1810, and of Mary Bowen of Pencaerelin, the daughter of a vicar. In his home he heard not only the songs and traditions of the peasantry but also the cywyddau of Dafydd ap Gwilym and occasionally the strains of the harp. He attended

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