Dictionary of Welsh Biography

RICHARDS, JOHN (Iocyn Ddu; 1795 - 1864), poet and adjudicator Born at Llannerch-y-medd, son of James Richards, shopkeeper, and nephew of John Richards, cleric - it is said that they were kinsfolk of Edward Richard of Ystradmeurig. He spent some years of his life (till 1844) at Liverpool, in the customs-house, but after 'marrying means' lived successively at Tre-Iorwerth (Bodedern, Anglesey) and at Caernarvon - he began building a mansion near Llannerch-y
RICHARDS, JOHN (fl. 1778-1808), Baptist minister
RICHARDS, JOHN (Isalaw; 1843 - 1901), musician
RICHARDS, JOHN (1711 - 1789), harp-maker - see GWYNNE, SACKVILLE
RICHARDS, JOHN LLOYD (1790 - 1854), vicar - see RICHARDS, THOMAS
RICHARDS, ROBERT (1884 - 1954), historian and politician Born at Tan-y-ffordd, Llangynog, Montgomeryshire, 7 May 1884, the son of John Richards, slate quarryman, and his wife Ellen. He was educated at Llangynog elementary school, Llanfyllin county school and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Between 1903 and 1906 he pursued degree courses in political science, Latin, French and philosophy obtaining a first-class honours in political science
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1687? - 1760), cleric and author of the death of lady Pryce, wife of Sir John Pryce of Newtown Hall (1732). A letter by him on the fire in Harlech Marsh, 1694, appeared in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. He was in 1759 a corresponding member of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. Richard's best-known work is his satire in reply to Holdsworth's Muscipula, 1709, with the title of Χοιροχωρογραφία sive
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1878 - 1962), librarian and historian of North Wales, Bangor (1899-1903) where he graduated with honours in history under the well-known historian Sir John Edward Lloyd. He was appointed a school-teacher at Towyn (1903-05), Bootle (1905-11), and Maesteg (1912-26). Thomas Shankland urged him to research the history of Puritanism in Wales in Lambeth Palace Library, the British Museum, the Public Record Office, and the Bodleian Library
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1710 - 1790), cleric and lexicographer lexicon (1632) of Dr. John Davies of Mallwyd into Welsh, adding to them words which he had seen in the work of Edward Lhuyd, in Wotton's edition (1730) of the Laws of Hywel Dda, and in old vocabularies, besides many Glamorgan dialect words heard by him. This work was published in 1753, another edition appearing in 1759. Thereafter, he added to this dictionary and a prospectus was issued in 1790, a few
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1754 - 1837), cleric degree. He began to keep school at Berriw, Montgomeryshire, March 1813, and also served as curate of Montgomery. He was in touch with many literary Welshmen of his age, and John Blackwell (Alun) and Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd) were pupils of his. He was local secretary of the Bible Society and a promoter of the publication of Welsh magazines. When his father declined the benefice of Llangynyw
RICHARDSON, EVAN (1759 - 1824), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and schoolmaster John Elias and Sir Hugh Owen, Richardson gave up the school when in 1817 his health began to fail, and was succeeded by William Lloyd (1771 - 1841). Evan Richardson was also practically the founder of the Calvinistic Methodist cause at Caernarvon; the first Calvinistic Methodist sermon there had been delivered in 1786 by David Jones of Llangan, and in 1787 (while still living at Llangybi) Richardson
ROBERT (fl. 1099-1147), earl of Gloucester William's children, the son, ROBERT, predeceased him in 1166. The eldest daughter, ISABEL (also called ' Hawise ') was married to prince (afterwards king) John; and although the marriage was dissolved, John clung to her lands till 1214. They finally passed to Isabel's sister AMICIA; her marriage to Roger de Clare ultimately brought Gloucester and Glamorgan into the hands of the Clare family.

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