Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HOPKINS, BENJAMIN THOMAS (1897 - 1981), farmer and poet Ben T. Hopkins was born on 3 December 1897 at Waunhelyg, Lledrod, Ceredigion, the son of Ifan Hopkins (1851-1931), carpenter, and his wife Mary (née Jones, 1859-1897). His mother died a week after his birth and he was brought up by his mother's sister and brother, Margaretta Jones (1867-1944) and Dafydd Jones (1854-1929), at Triael, Blaenpennal, a smallholding which is now a ruin. His father
HOWELL, DAVID (1797 - 1873), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born at Waunbrics, St Clears, Carmarthenshire, 31 March 1797, son of Dafydd Howell. While still young he was received into the communion of the Bancyfelin society by Thomas Charles of Bala. In 1814 he went to Swansea as a tailor's apprentice. He became a member of Crug-glas church and began to preach there in 1817. In 1821 he was sent by his Connexion to Radnorshire as a missionary and he settled
HUGHES, EDWARD ERNEST (1877 - 1953), first Professor of history at the University College, Swansea, and a notable intermediary between the university and the public J.C. Evans, to whom he acknowledged his great indebtedness, as well as to the school. In 1895 he went to U.C.W., Aberystwyth, graduating with first-class honours in history in 1898. Then he went to Jesus College, Oxford, and graduated with second-class honours in modern history in 1902. He often talked of the kindness of Sir John Rhŷs to him and of his enjoyment of the meetings of the Dafydd ap
HUGHES, EVAN (d. 1800), cleric and author , 1777, and Rhai Hymnau Newyddion o Fawl i'r Oen, 1783. Other hymns by him are preserved in manuscripts, e.g. in some of the manuscripts of Dafydd Siôn Siâms (David Jones, 1743 - 1831).
HUGHES, HENRY (1841 - 1924), Calvinistic Methodist minister and historian Calfinaidd yn Nosbarth Eifionydd (Caernarvon, 1886); (2) Amddiffyniad i'r Methodistiaid Cymreig - a translation of T. Charles's Vindication (Caernarvon, 1894); (3) Robert Dafydd, Brynengan (Caernarvon, 1895); (4) Trefecca, Llangeitho, a'r Bala (Caernarvon, 1896); (5) Owen Owens, Cors-y-Wlad (Dolgelley, 1898); (6) Hanes Diwygiadau Crefyddol Cymru (Caernarvon, 1906); (7) Adgofion amy diweddar Barch. John
HUGHES, JOHN (Glanystwyth; 1842 - 1902), Wesleyan minister , Dafydd Morgannwg, and the second best at the Llanelly national eisteddfod, 1895. He adjudicated on the pryddest at the Liverpool eisteddfod, 1900. He was chairman of the general committee of the London eisteddfod, 1887. Several of his hymns are well known. In 1901 he was elected president of the Assembly, but died before he could take office.
HUGHES, RICHARD (c. 1565 - 1619), poet Son of Huw ap Rhisiart ap Dafydd of Cefn Llanfair, Caernarfonshire. (Huw Llŷn, sometimes confused with Huw ap Rhisiart, was a different person.) He went to London, joined the army, and it may be deduced from one of his englynion that he took part in 1596 in the successful British attack on the port of Cadiz in Spain - being one of the 150 Caernarvonshire Welshmen involved in that enterprise. We
HUGHES, ROBERT (1811 - 1892), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 25 March 1811 at Bodgared, Llanwnda, Caernarfonshire; his father, a tenant-farmer who moved from holding to holding during the son's early life, finally settled at Moelfre Fawr, Llanaelhaearn, dying there at ninety-five. The boy had little schooling (he was for a while taught by David Thomas (Dafydd Ddu Eryri, 1759 - 1822), but gained local fame as a wood-carver. In 1830 he walked up to
HUGHES, ROBERT GWILYM (1910 - 1997), poet and minister with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist denomination moved from Anglesey in 1954 to Bethesda, Mold in the Flint Presbytery. There he became a member of the local team in the 'Pawb yn ei Dro' in the Radio Wales programme, with the Wesleyan Methodist minister, Ronald Griffith and the Welsh Independent minister and poet, Dafydd Owen. He also was involved in the staunch work done by the Directors of Education in providing Welsh-language education based in
HUW ap DAFYDD (fl. 1550-1628), poet From the fact that the objects of his panegyrics and elegies were North Wales gentry it appears that the poet, too, was from that part of Wales though according to Cambrian Biog., Cymru (O.J), Enwogion Cymru: a Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen, and Blackwell he was from Ewyas, Herefordshire. A number of his poems remain in manuscripts, including some to Hywel ap Siôn ap Dafydd ab Ithel
HUW ap DAFYDD ap LLYWELYN ap MADOG (fl. c. 1526-1580), poet
HUW ap RHISIART ap DAFYDD (fl. second half of 16th century) Cefn Llanfair, Llŷn, bard

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