Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ATKIN, JAMES RICHARD (1867 - 1944), judge not sufficient means was passed; it is to him that we owe the general sympathy which this movement received. He was made a member of the Privy Council in 1919, and created baron in 1928; he was elected F.B.A. in 1938. He married Lucy Elizabeth (died 1939), the eldest daughter of William Hemmant, Bulimba, Sevenoaks, formerly colonial treasurer, Queensland. Atkin lived for many years at Craig-y-don
ATKIN, JAMES RICHARD (1867 - 1944), lawyer and judge . The couple had eight children - six daughters and two sons. The eldest son was killed in the war in France in 1917. The family lived in Kensington, London, and from 1912 also had a house in Aberdyfi, Craig-y-don, where they spent their summer holidays. As a legal practitioner, Atkin served on the South Wales and Chester circuit, but actually spent most of his time in London, especially once he began
BAXTER, GEORGE ROBERT WYTHEN (1815 - 1854), author listed in the B.M. General Catalogue of Printed Books. These include The Book of the Bastiles, or the History of the working of the Poor Law, 1841, and Don Juan Junior: a poem by Byron's Ghost, 1839. He married at Tenby, 5 June 1833, Martha Maria Caulfield (died 1 April 1875). He died 17 January 1854, and a memorial tablet was set up by his mother in Llanllwchaiarn church.
CHARLES, WILLIAM JOHN (1931 - 2004), footballer record popular songs such as 'Sixteen Tons' and 'Love in Portofino' and to take part in a documentary film about himself and his partner Omar Sívori. The high life lasted for five years. Because his wife Peggy was homesick, John decided to go back to his old club in Leeds in 1962. By then aged 31 and with his best days behind him, he was unable to adapt to the training methods of the manager Don Revie
CLOUGH family Plas Clough, Glan-y-wern, Bathafarn, Hafodunos, son-in-law Richard Butler Clough (whose wife Catherine inspired the dedication of Old Colwyn church, near the family seat of Plas Min-y-don) to found at Denbigh (c. 1794) one of the pioneer banks of North Wales. Its failure during the slump of 1814 involved the sale of other industrial properties in which the partners had invested, and the payment in full of the creditors (1822) meant a heavy drain
Congo House / African Training Institute family, students surgeons in west Africa. The South African Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu (1885-1959) would become a pioneering educator and a founder of the All African Convention, which rallied against segregationist policies in his homeland. In his time as the only African academic at the University of Fort Hare, Jabavu taught a young Nelson Mandela. Jabavu's daughter, Noni Jabavu (1919-2008), was an important author and
DAVIES, TUDOR (1892 - 1958), singer in Sadler's Wells he portrayed the leading role in the first English performance of Don Carlos (Verdi) in 1938. He was invited to sing in every one of the leading music festivals in Great Britain and America. He had a warm and virile voice, and always sang with dignity and sincerity. His voice was recorded between 1925 and 1930, and the part of The Dream of Gerontius (Elgar) which was recorded in
DAVIES, WINDSOR (1930 - 2019), actor Davies and Don 'Lofty' Estelle recording a comic version of the song 'Whispering Grass', which gave them a Number 1 hit in 1975, which is still the sixth highest-selling UK duet of all time. In 1978, Davies also made a cult Welsh film, Grand Slam, which firmly embedded him into the psyche of 1970s Wales. The film showed the exploits of the committee and members of an imaginary rugby club (Aberflyarff
DON, HENRY - see DWN, HENRY
DWN, HENRY (before c. 1354 - November 1416), landowner and rebel Lancastrian lordship of Cydweli in 1388-89. In 1394-95, he served with Richard II in Ireland. However, by 1403, perhaps as early as 1401, Dwn had allied himself in rebellion with Owain Glyndŵr. In a letter, in Latin, 'to our very dear and entirely well beloved Henri Don', Glyndŵr writes to 'command, require, and entreat' Dwn to join him 'with the greatest force possible'. While this letter may never have
DWNN, OWAIN (c. 1400 - c. 1460), poet Of Modlyscwm (or ' Muddlescombe'), Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire. His grandfather was the Henry Don who was an adherent of Owain Glyn Dŵr (Lloyd, Owen Glendower, 41). The documents of the period 1436-46 make frequent mention of Owain Dwnn. He had a sister Mabli, the first wife of Gruffudd ap Nicholas of Dynevor, and both Owain and Gruffudd were imprisoned as followers of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester
EVANS, CLIFFORD GEORGE (1912 - 1985), actor . In 1931 Evans made his first professional appearance, aged 19, at the Embassy Theatre in Swiss Cottage, London, playing Don Juan in a revival of The Romantic Young Lady. His next move was a tour in Canada and repertory at Folkestone and Croydon. In 1933 he made his West End debut when the Croydon production of Gallows Glorious transferred to the Shaftesbury Theatre. Although the play's run was a

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