Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ROBERTS, MICHAEL (d. 1679), principal of Jesus College, Oxford Oxonienses; and he was sharply critical of the 1672 edition of the New Testament, because Stephen Hughes and his coadjutors had left out the Book of Common Prayer.
ROBERTS, MICHAEL (1780 - 1849), Calvinistic Methodist minister son of the Rev. John Roberts (1753 - 1834). Born at Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire. From 1802 on he lived at Pwllheli, where he kept a school. He began to preach in 1798 and was ordained in 1814. Like his uncle, Robert Roberts of Clynnog (1762 - 1802), he was physically frail but, also like him, he was one of the outstanding preachers of his time. He had a powerful intellect and his method of
ROBERTS, MICHAEL HILARY ADAIR (1927 - 1983), Conservative politician State for Wales, the minister responsible for education in the Principality. He was president of the Conservative Trades Unionists, 1977-79, and he was elected president of the Association of Conservative Clubs in 1980. In 1974 Roberts became an associate director of John Addey Associates, a public relations company, and in 1975 he was appointed an industrial consultant to Minton, Treharne and Davies
ROBERTS, MORRIS (1799 - 1878), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and later Independent minister Methodist preacher. In 1824 he went to live at Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, where he rented a small farm and continued to preach regularly. While there, he got into trouble because of his opinions in regard to ' certain matters relating to the teachings of the Gospel.' He was accused of leaning towards the 'New System' in doctrinal matters and of following John Roberts of Llanbryn-mair (1767 - 1834) and
ROBERTS, MORRIS (d. c. 1723), poet, and carpenter a native of Tynllidiart, Llanuwchllyn, Meironnydd, who later lived at Bala. He was a Congregationalist. His daughter married John Evans of Bala, Methodist exhorter (1723 - 1817). Examples of his poetry, in strict and free metres, are found in manuscript; they include cywyddau, one on Bala Lake, and another on Judgement Day, and englynion composed to each other by Richard John Jenkin and himself
ROBERTS, PETER (1760 - 1819), cleric, Biblical scholar and antiquary Born in 1760 at Tai'n-y-nant, Ruabon, Denbighshire. His father, JOHN ROBERTS, son of a freeholder at Ruabon, attained considerable fame as a clock-maker;. his name appears in the list of subscribers to Dewisol Ganiadau, published in 1759 by Huw Jones of Llangwm. John Roberts lived at Wrexham from 1764 till after 1771 and made a clock for Izaak Walton (Peate, Clock and Watch Makers of Wales, 60-1
ROBERTS, RICHARD (1823 - 1909), Wesleyan minister characterized by profound theology and by a wealth of exposition. It is said that the lilt of the Welsh hwyl was noticeable in his English preaching. He was elected to the Legal Hundred of his denomination in 1874 and he was minister of Wesley's chapel, London - the 'cathedral of Methodism' - when he was elected president of the Conference in 1885; he was the first Welsh -speaking Welshman to sit in John
ROBERTS, RICHARD (1769 - 1855), harpist Since John Parry ('Bardd Alaw') referred to him in 1808 as a very good harpist who had been collecting the works of the poets for many years, 1769 should be accepted as his year of birth, as given by R. Griffith in Cerdd Dannau. According to M. Davies (Meurig Idris) he was born in the commote of Ardudwy, Merioneth, but John Parry (Bardd Alaw) said that his birthplace was Cefn-y-mein, Llŷn
ROBERTS, RICHARD (Gruffydd Rhisiart; 1810 - 1883), writer and Independent preacher Born 5 November 1809 at Diosg, Llanbryn-mair, youngest son of John Roberts (1767 - 1834). He was educated at the school kept by his father, was brought up to be a farmer, and had the chief responsibility for the smallholding, but like his brothers, 'S.R.' and 'J.R.,' he was keenly interested in writing. The periodicals of the time, especially Y Cronicl (which was edited by his brothers), abound
ROBERTS, ROBERT (1800 - 1878), schoolmaster and Calvinistic Methodist minister Born near Tre'r Ddôl, Llangynfelyn, Cardiganshire, in 1800, the son of John and Betty Roberts, but was brought up at Glandŵr, near Gogerddan. His family worshipped at Pen-y-garn. He was educated at Llanfihangel-genau'r glyn, in a local grammar school of repute, kept by a master chosen from the best pupils at Ystrad Meurig. There he studied the classics. He was for a time schoolmaster at Staines
ROBERTS, ROBERT (1762 - 1802), Calvinistic Methodist preacher Born 12 September 1762, son of Robert Thomas and Catherine Jones, Y Ffridd, Baladeulyn, Caernarfonshire. He was still a boy when he went to work in Cilgwyn quarry. Although his family attended church and Sunday school Robert, was a bit of a wastrel; but when he was about 16 years of age he was taken by his brother John (John Roberts, 1753 - 1834) to listen to David Jones of Llan-gan at Bryn'rodyn
ROBERTS, ROBERT (1774 - 1849), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and hymnist -y-clawdd farm, Rhosllannerch-rugog; he gave up his craft and went to live on that farm - he is generally known as ' Robert Roberts of Rhos.' According to Roger Edwards his preaching was of a philosophical cast, and his views brought him, as they brought John Jones of Tal-y-sarn, John Hughes, (1796 - 1860), and Morris Roberts, into great disfavour with the reactionaries among the Flintshire

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