Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, ROBERT RICHARD (1872 - 1957), minister (Presb.), and author , and was one of the four who formulated the Shorter Declaration of Faith and Practice in 1921. He was co-editor of Y Llusern for some years, and editor of Y Goleuad in 1931. He contributed articles to Y Goleuad and other periodicals of his denomination and published a standard biography of his old minister, John Williams, Brynsiencyn, in 1929. In 1931 he delivered the Davies Lecture, being an inquiry
HUGHES, STEPHEN (1622 - 1688), early Nonconformist vicar, in one volume, in 1672, with in addition, Llyfr y Psalmau, ynghyd â Thestament Newydd ein Harglwydd, and Catechism Mr. Perkins. He was in London during this period and met Thomas Gouge and Charles Edwards; he co-operated with these two for over ten years. He was again in London in 1677 and published two composite volumes - Tryssor i'r Cymru and Cyfarwydd-deb i'r Anghyfarwydd. Then, in 1677-8
HUGHES, WILLIAM BULKELEY (1797 - 1882), Member of Parliament Born 26 July 1797, eldest son of Sir William Bulkeley Hughes of Plas Coch, Llanidan, Anglesey, and Brynddu, Llanfechell, and Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Rice Thomas of Coed Alun, Caernarvon. His family, which claimed descent from Llywarch ap Bran, lord of Menai, had since the middle of the 15th century played a leading part in the local administration of Anglesey. Hugh Hughes (died 1609
HUMPHREYS, EDWARD OWEN (1899 - 1959), educationalist periodical Môn, August 1957). Because of his determination to see his vision come true, he is considered the ' creator of the comprehensive school '. He was a co-editor of Môn, and a fervent supporter of Anglesey Rural Council, the Anglesey Eisteddfod Society, and the National Eisteddfod. He died on May 11th 1959, leaving a wife, two sons, and two daughters, and was buried in Llangristiolus.
HUWS, ALUN 'SBARDUN' (1948 - 2014), musician and composer went on to become a member of another very popular contemporary folk group, Mynediad Am Ddim, touring to Brittany and Ireland on several occasions. In 2005/06 Alun produced a documentary film for the Welsh language TV channel S4C called 'Llythyrau Ellis Williams'. He co wrote the script and composed the music for the film with his life-long friend and contemporary in the Tebot Piws and Mynediad Am
INNES, JOHN (1853? - 1923), accountant and antiquary committee for some years before his departure from the town. After delivering a number of lectures on the local history of the Llanelly district, he was persuaded to expand them into book form; and in 1902, with the co-operation of Arthur Mee, Innes published his Old Llanelly, a work of considerable literary merit containing interesting anecdotes and lighter touches as well as historical facts. Innes was
IORWERTH ap BLEDDYN (d. 1111), prince of Powys Son of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, and a co-ruler of Powys at the close of the 11th cent. As vassal of Robert of Montgomery he was involved in the rebellion of 1102. His desertion caused the collapse of the rising, and when he did not receive the whole of the Montgomery inheritance in Wales, as he had hoped, he became troublesome to the Crown, and was imprisoned in 1103. Released in 1110 to deal with his
JAMES, CARWYN REES (1929 - 1983), teacher, rugby player and coach coach rugby but also to study another language, to write a weekly column, to teach at a local school and slowly to recover his self-esteem, his autostima. After winning the scudetto, the championship, in the second season, he returned to Wales in 1979. He co-authored a book on the Lions' tour to South Africa in 1980 and wrote his own book, Focus on Rugby that was published after his death. He had long
JAMES, JOHN (1777 - 1848), Baptist minister, hymn writer, bookbinder, and printer Born at Aberystwyth 29 August 1777, the eldest of eight children of James David John and Elizabeth Jones. He was baptized there on 27 March 1796, and became a member of Bethel church. He was apprenticed to a shoemaker, but started to preach in September 1799, and after a course of study of some months at Cardigan and Aberystwyth, he became co-pastor, with Samuel Breeze, of Bethel church and its
JARMAN, ALFRED OWEN HUGHES (1911 - 1998), Welsh scholar accomplished harpist and co-author with her husband of Y Sipsiwn Cymreig: teulu Abram Wood (1979), revised and expanded English version, The Welsh gypsies: the children of Abram Wood (1991). Fred Jarman died in Cardiff Royal Infirmary 26 October 1998 and was cremated at Thornhill Crematorium, Cardiff, 30 October. Eldra Jarman died aged 83 in 2001.
JENKINS, DAVID ARWYN (1911 - 2012), barrister and historian of Welsh law the war, which led to his working in agriculture in Trawsnant, Cardiganshire. The interest in farming led to an interest in, and involvement with, the co-operative movement in Welsh agriculture, as well as teaching extra-mural classes at Aberystwyth. It also informed his interests in the academic study of Welsh Law and led to his publication of Law for Co-operatives in 1958. It was through the
JENKINS, DAVID ERWYD (1864 - 1937), Calvinistic Methodist minister and historian above, Jenkins had contributed many articles, on the history of Welsh Methodism, to various periodicals. Almost at the end of his life (1935), he reprinted Josiah Woodward's (1697, etc.) Account of the Religious Societies. His style was infelicitous, and in particular he was prone to adopt an aggressive tone which led many to deem him unkind. Those who knew him, however, found him kindly and co

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