Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, DEWI ARWEL (1947 - 2017), Christian leader and theologian in the Religious Studies Department at the Polytechnic of Wales. Dewi and Maggie raised five children there - Rebecca Rhian, Daniel Rhodri, Steffan William, Anna Mari and Lydia Ruth. Dewi was an elder at Temple Baptist Church, Pontypridd. He was also a keen supporter of Welsh Education and served for many years on the Governing Boards of Pont Siôn Norton Welsh Primary School and Rhydfelen High
JONES, EVAN (Gurnos; 1840 - 1903), Congregational and Baptist minister, poet, critic, lecturer, and eisteddfod conductor the award. He secured the prize for a drama on Owain Tudur at the Caernarvon National Eisteddfod, 1894. He excelled in shorter poems, proverbial stanzas, and poems for recitation. He was one of the chief public lecturer s of his day, and for the last twenty years of his life was the leading Welsh eisteddfod conductor. He published the following works: Rhian-Awdl: 'Alis Arthur' (Aberaman, 1871); Awdl
JONES, RICHARD LEWIS (1934 - 2009), poet and farmer traditional bardic community that existed in South Cardiganshire at that time. The Urdd also had its social benefits. It was there that Dic met Sylvia Jean (Sian) Jones (1938-) from near-by Parc-llyn. Over time their friendship blossomed into a life-long marriage which was blessed with six children, Delyth Wyn (1960-), Rhian Medi (1961-), Dafydd Dyfed (1963-), Brychan Llyr (1970-) and the twins, Trystan
LEWIS, JOHN HUW (1931 - 2008), printer and publisher served for many years. He was very much a family man. He married Vera Williams, who hailed from Tregaron, in 1956 and they had two daughters: Nerys and Rhian. He was immensely proud of his family and doted on his five grandchildren taking great pride in their success. Huw Lewis was a proud Welshman, a Cardi through and through and a much respected benefactor whose contribution within the local

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