Dictionary of Welsh Biography

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.
POWELL, WILLIAM EIFION (1934 - 2009), minister (Cong.) and college principal family moved a mile or so away to nearby village of Gwaencaegurwen and settled at 6 Colbren Square. His mother died in 1957 at the age of 48. Eifion was brought up and started preaching at the Tabernacl, Cwmgors, under the ministry of the Reverends T. M. Roderick, Emrys Jones and Irfon Samuel. He was educated at Pontardawe Grammar School, and was specially influenced by Eic Davies, one of the teachers
PRICE family Rhiwlas, children included the heir, CADWALADR (Price) (below), Dr. Elis Prys, Plas Iolyn, Denbighshire, Thomas Vaughan, Pant Glas, and two other sons who became abbots of Aberconway (Griffith, Pedigrees, 204). Sir Robert, who became cross-bearer to Cardinal Wolsey, died before or in 1534; his will was proved at the P.C.C. of Canterbury; he also was buried in Ysbyty Ifan church. CADWALADR AP ROBERT CADWALADR
PRICE THOMAS, CLEMENT (1893 - 1973), pioneering surgeon to meetings of the Council, and to degree ceremonies and other events as often as he could and took an active interest in the affairs of the School. Indeed the provost of the time, Alan Trevor Jones, noted in his diary not long after Price Thomas had started his presidency that he 'is very interested, almost too interested in everything'. The fact was that, despite periods of indifferent health
PRICE, BENJAMIN (Cymro Bach; 1792 - 1854), Baptist minister and littérateur (1828-40) (as co-pastor first with John Jones and from 1833 onwards with George Thomas, afterwards of the Pontypool Academy); Dudley (1840-2) (again as co-pastor, with William Rogers, a native of Blaenau Gwent); and, finally, Tredegar (1842-4). He retired in 1844 to become a superintendent for Wales of the Baptist Missionary Society, and in this post performed his most important life's work. He was a
PRICE, DAVID (1762 - 1835), Orientalist Born in 1762 at Merthyr Cynog near Brecon, shortly before the preferment of his father (of the same name) to be vicar of Llanbadarnfawr, Aberystwyth. After his father's death in 1775, David Price received a free education at the hands of David Griffith (1726 - 1816). master of Christ College School, Brecon, and his father's erstwhile rector. After one term (1779-80) at Jesus College, Cambridge
PRICE, EDWARD MEREDITH (1816 - 1898), musician his tune ' Natalia ' appeared in G. Harris's Haleliwiah Drachefn; see R. D. Griffith, Hanes Canu Cynulleidfaol Cymru, 157, 162. When his brother died, Price sold the cottage and emigrated to Australia. He had intended returning to this country on the Royal Charter but, fortunately for himself, failed to catch it - the ship, it will be remembered, was wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, 20 October 1859
PRICE, ISAAC (1735? - 1805), Congregational minister at Troedrhiwdalar in 1758. Possessed of a strong constitution, he was able to undertake preaching journeys constantly throughout Brecknock and Carmarthenshire as far as Crug-y-bar. He was invited to Crug-y-bar by Dafydd Jones (1711 - 1777) the hymnist, of Caeo, where he preached regularly once a month throughout the period of his ministry. He inherited the spirit of the Methodist revival; he
PRICE, Sir JOHN (1502? - 1555), notary public, the king's principal registrar in causes ecclesiastical, and secretary of the Council in Wales and the Marches county thrice, 1567, 1576, 1596, and for Brecknock twice, 1588, 1595). One of the daughters, Johan (born 14 November 1542) took as her second husband, Thomas Jones ('Twm Siôn Cati,' c. 1530 - 1609). Sir John Price took an intelligent interest in Welsh history and literature; he was one of the first collectors of manuscripts of Welsh interest; he left his Welsh books to Thomas Vaughan of Glamorgan; his
PRICE, JOHN (1857 - 1930), musician Born 5 March 1857 at Llangamarch, Brecknock, the son of Dafydd and Ann Price. The family moved to Beulah, near Garth, in the same county, and it was here that John Price spent the rest of his life. As a child he was taught the Hullah system of music. He joined a Tonic Sol-fa class, held by D. Buallt Jones; he also received lessons from D. W. Lewis, Brynaman, and took the diplomas of G. and
PRICE, JOHN ARTHUR (1861 - 1942), barrister and journalist connections with Welsh religious and political life in a series of reminiscences which he contributed to Y Genedl Gymreig in 1925. His articles on T.E. Ellis and Sir Ellis Griffith in The Welsh Outlook are amongst the best that were written about them. In 1941, he was appointed chancellor of the bishopric of Bangor. He married 6 September 1904, Emily Ann, daughter of Maurice Foster of Egryn Abbey in Ardudwy
PRICE, PETER (1864 - 1940), Independent minister Merionethshire in the 17th and 18th centuries. When the Quakers departed from Tyddyn-y-Garreg and the chapel that they had erected nearby, it was Peter Price, Fronolau, who was a deacon at the Independent church at Dolgellau, under the ministry of Cadwaladr Jones (1783 - 1867), who was mainly instrumental in securing that chapel for the Independent denomination. It was rented in 1847, and bought in 1854, and

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