Dictionary of Welsh Biography

RICHARD, THOMAS (1783 - 1856), Calvinistic Methodist minister Gwyn of Maenorowen, niece of David Jones of Llan-gan's second wife. After his marriage he farmed in several places, but c. 1824-5 settled at Fishguard where he spent the rest of his life. He died 3 January 1856 and was buried at Maenorowen. He was one of the outstanding preachers of his generation. There was a charm in his voice that made the country folk rave over him; he could also thunder forth in
RICHARDS family Coed, Caerynwch, deputy-herald by TUDOR VYCHAN (Tuder Vaughan ap David Lloyd in Caerynwch document 996, dated 23 September 1588). ROBERT VAUGHAN, of Caerynwch, third in descent from Tudor Vychan, was buried at Dolgelley on 30 July 1693. His wife, Margaret, was one of the daughters of Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt, the antiquary. GRACE VAUGHAN, daughter and heiress of Robert Vaughan, of Caerynwch, married (9 November 1698
RICHARDS, DAVID (Dafydd Ionawr; 1751 - 1827), schoolmaster and poet
RICHARDS, DAVID (1822 - 1900), musician
RICHARDS, DAVID (1783 - 1826), vicar - see RICHARDS, THOMAS
RICHARDS, DAVID MORGAN (1853 - 1913), journalist and eisteddfodwr
RICHARDS, DAVID THOMAS GLYNDWR (1879 - 1956), Independent minister and principal of Coleg Myrddin, Carmarthen
RICHARDS, DAVID WILLIAM (1893 - 1949), preacher and philosopher David W. Richards was born 16 May 1893 in Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, the son of John Richards, a farmer, and his wife Mary. He was educated at Capel Isaac school, Llandeilo County School and University College of Wales, Aberystwyth where he graduated in mathematics in 1914, gaining his M.A. in 1917 for a dissertation on 'The reality of extra-intellectual knowledge with special reference to
RICHARDS, FREDERICK CHARLES (1878 - 1932), artist the Royal Society of Painters-Etchers. In 1911 he was commissioned by Sir Alfred T. Davies, permanent secretary of the Welsh Department of the Board of Education, to copy Sir Edwin Poynter's cartoon of S. David for the Ceiriog Memorial Institute, and in 1913 Messrs. Adam and Charles Black invited him to make drawings for the Oxford Sketch Book. This was the first of a series of reproductions of
RICHARDS, JEDEDIAH (1784? - 1838), hymnist and itinerant bookseller buddiol … ynghyd a Hymnau (Carmarthen, 1823); Marwnad David Evans, Morfa (Caernarvon, 1825); Marwnad … Ebenezer Morris, Blaen y Wern, Troed yr Aur (Caernarvon, 1825), Golwg ar Ddrych y Greadigaeth (Aberystwyth, 1826); Hanes Ymneillduwyr Protestanaidd (Carmarthen, 1826); Palmer's Catechism (Carmarthen, 1827); Casgliad o Hymnau, sef Pleser y Pererinion (Cardigan, 1827); Cofiant byr D. Dafis, Castell Hywel
RICHARDS, JOHN (Iocyn Ddu; 1795 - 1864), poet and adjudicator -medd, but died 17 November 1864, before it was finished. He was a schoolfellow of David James (1803 - 1871) and of Joseph Hughes (1803 - 1863) at Ystradmeurig, and throughout his life shared their interests - we have some awdlau of his. But he is best - though not too fortunately - remembered as one of the three 'chair' adjudicators at the 1849 eisteddfod at Aberffraw. The two serious competitors for
RICHARDS, JOHN (fl. 1778-1808), Baptist minister church in 1780. He ministered at Soar, Llandyfân, 1793-5. At the quarterly meeting held in February 1796 he submitted a scheme for the education of young preachers. In 1797 he wrote an elegy on the death of David Powell, Nottage. He was for seven years with the General Baptists but he reverted in 1807 and died before the Association of 1808.

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