Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GWYNN, EIRWEN MEIRIONA (1916 - 2007), scientist, educator and author language issues for over 75 years. In 1999 she appeared for the last time, with her friend and fellow-campaigner Dr Meredydd Evans, before the Aberystwyth Magistrates for refusing to pay her television license in protest against the low standard of broadcasting in the Welsh language. She also promoted Welsh culture as a member of the Court of the National Library, the Central Advisory Council for
GWYNNETH, JOHN (1490? - 1562?), Roman Catholic priest and musician ordained, and held livings successively in Cheapside, London, and at Luton. At the same time he held the sinecure rectory of Clynnog-fawr, Caernarfonshire, to which he had been presented by Henry VIII. Although he had difficulty in getting himself instituted and subsequently was a complainant twice in chancery suits and once in the court of star chamber, over questions of tithe and other emoluments of
HALL, AUGUSTA (Arglwyddes Llanofer), (Gwenynen Gwent; 1802 - 1896), noddwraig diwylliant a dyfeisydd y wisg genedlaethol Gymreig iaith Gymraeg a thraddodiadau Cymru ei hybu'n gynnar gan gyfaill ei mam, y Foneddiges Elizabeth Coffin Greenly (1771-1839) o Titley Court, Sir Henffordd, gwraig rugl ei Chymraeg, noddwraig Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg) ac un o sefydlwyr Cymdeithas Cymreigyddion y Fenni. Anodd dweud pa mor rugl ei Chymraeg oedd Arglwyddes Llanofer, ond ffafrïodd gyflogi Cymry Cymraeg fel gweision, mynnodd wasanaethau
HALL, AUGUSTA (Lady Llanover), (Gwenynen Gwent; 1802 - 1896), patron of Welsh culture and inventor of the Welsh national costume music, but also subjects such as house keeping and economy. She married the politician and reformer Benjamin Hall in 1823, uniting their neighbouring estates of Llanover and Aber-carn. By that time the family had travelled widely in Great Britain and Europe, and her sister Frances had married Baron Christian Charles Josiah von Bunsen, historian, Prussian envoy to the court of Queen Victoria 1838-1852
HAMER, Sir GEORGE FREDERICK (1885 - 1965), industrialist and public figure ' Association; President Montgomeryshire Playing Fields Association; Chairman Montgomeryshire Assessment Panel; Chairman of Governors Llanidoes Secondary School; Member of the Governing Body Colleges of each of the constituent of the University of Wales; member of the University Court; Vice-Chairman Mid-Wales Police Authority; Member of the Court of Governors and Council of the National Museum of Wales
HARLEY family (earls of Oxford and Mortimer), Brampton Bryan, Wigmore father and grandfather, he was very far from having Puritan leanings, yet he was regarded by Dissent as a friend in court, and, in fact, had little love for the Schism Bill of 1713. Indolence and intemperance would seem to have been his chief weaknesses; though given to nepotism, he was not pecuniarily corrupt. His patronage of men of letters and his love of books led him (among other results) to the
HARTLAND, EDWIN SIDNEY (1848 - 1927), one of the founders of the modern science of folklore was appointed county court and district registrar at Gloucester, subsequently becoming district probate registrar as well. Both at Swansea and at Gloucester he took a prominent part in local government, especially in matters of education. He was mayor of Gloucester in 1902. The whole of his leisure was devoted to the study of anthropology and folklore, and he was a prominent member of the company of
HAYWARD, ISAAC JAMES (1884 - 1976), miner, trade unionist and local politician long. He was knighted in 1959; awarded an honorary LLD by the University of London (1952), serving on its Court and Senate from 1945-1969; made Freeman of Bermondsey (1955) and of Deptford (1961), and honorary fellow of the RIBA (1970). In 1963 the Sunday Mirror listed him within the top twenty most powerful people in Britain. His first wife died in October 1944, and he married Violet Cleveland in
HERBERT family Montgomery, Parke, Blackhall, Dolguog, Cherbury, Aston, Thomas. Richard had attached himself to the rising fortunes of Sir Charles Somerset, later lord Herbert of Raglan and 1st earl of Worcester, who succeeded to the Pembroke estates and influence through his wife Elizabeth Herbert, grand-daughter of the 1st earl and second cousin of Sir Richard. Having occupied minor offices at court and in South Wales under Henry VII, Herbert became his patron's agent in
HERBERT family king, he entered the service of Sir Charles Somerset, 1st earl of Worcester, to whom most of the Welsh lands of the earldom of Pembroke had been transferred on his marriage to the 1st earl's daughter, and through his patron's influence he obtained preferment at the court of Henry VIII, which was accelerated after the king married Herbert's sister-in-law Catherine Parr (1543), when he was knighted and
HERBERT, HENRY (1617 - 1656), milwr ym mhlaid y Senedd a gwleidydd gapten gwyr ar feirch ym myddin y Senedd a rhoddwyd iddo yntau ei hunan £3,000 allan o elw fforestydd iarll Worcester yn iawn-dâl am ei dreuliau yng ngwasanaeth y Senedd. Yn ystod yr 'Interregnum' bu'n aelod o'r uchel lys barn ('High Court of Justice,' 25 Mehefin 1651), o'r pedwerydd gyngor gwladol ('Council of State,' 19 Tachwedd 1651) ac ar amryw o'i bwyllgorau; bu'n gomisiynwr trethi'r llywodraeth
HERBERT, HENRY (1617 - 1656), Parliamentary soldier and statesman commissioner with the Scottish army. In 1646 his father was made captain of horse in the Roundhead army, and he himself was given £3,000 out of the profits of the earl of Worcester's woods as compensation for his expenses in the service of Parliament. During the Interregnum he served on the High Court of Justice (25 June 1651), on the fourth Council of State (19 November 1651) and several of its committees

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