Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRESHAM, COLIN ALASTAIR (1913 - 1989), archaeologist, historian and author as Mather & Platt Ltd. were laid then. (The Rt. Hon. Sir William Mather (1838-1920) was a great-uncle of Colin Gresham, not his great-grandfather as W. R. P. George asserts in the Transactions of the Caernarfonshire Historical Society, 50 (1989), 38. He was largely responsible for developing and expanding the firm from about 1870 until the end of the century. He came into prominence as a public and
GREVILLE, CHARLES FRANCIS (1749 - 1809), founder of Milford Haven town, Pembrokeshire Greville in April 1809, the new town entered upon a period of depression. Greville was succeeded by his younger brother ROBERT FULKE GREVILLE (1751 - 1824), sometime equerry to king George III. He took but a tepid interest in his brother's projects. When the Admiralty proposed to purchase the site of the dockyard, for which it had been paying a yearly rent, he refused to accept its valuation. It was
GRIFFITH, SIDNEY (d. 1752), Methodist and associate of Howel Harris become bankrupt and had beaten her and turned her out of the house for refusing to give up to him some of her capital. Harris would have had her stay at Trevecka, but by that time Mrs. George Whitefield had poisoned Mrs. Harris's mind against her, so she had to start northward again; further, some of the Methodist exhorters had begun tattling, notably as she claimed prophetic powers and sought to
GRIFFITH family PENRHYN, , Anglesey, and Llanfairis-gaer, Caernarfonshire; EDMUND, the second son, founded the estate of Carreg-lwyd, Anglesey. See Griffith, Pedigrees, 47, 56, 57, and articles Griffith of Carreg-lwyd and George Griffith, 1601 - 1666. In 1451 he was member of a commission appointed to examine the reasons why the revenues of Merioneth were in arrear (Cal. Pat. Rolls, 1446-52, 480) and between 1457 and 1463 he was
GRIFFITH family Carreg-lwyd, . in 1627. In turn, he became chancellor of the dioceses of Bangor and S. Asaph, master of the rolls (in Wales), and in 1631 was appointed a master in chancery. He married Mary (died 1645), daughter of John Owen, bishop of Bangor, and died of the plague on 17 October 1648. His youngest brother was George Griffith (1601 - 1666), bishop of St Asaph.
GRIFFITH(S), DAVID (1726 - 1816), cleric and schoolmaster death, and the schoolmastership till 23 October 1801, when George Albert Barker succeeded him. He held other incumbencies - the joint curacy of Llandeilo'r Fan and Llanfihangel Nant Bran (1759-1816), the perpetual curacy of Dyffryn Honddu (1765-96), the prebend of Llandegley in the collegiate church of Christ, Brecon (1776-95), and the rectory of Llanbadarn-fawr, Radnorshire (1804-5). These country
GRIFFITH, GEORGE (1601 - 1666), bishop his 'grounded persuasion' that set prayers were the more edifying and more convenient; in fact, they boxed the whole compass of controversy in the realms of polity and worship. Both sides, as usual, claimed victory; Powell's party published its own version, and the learned Anglican no less than three. Notwithstanding his pugnacious defence of the Anglican position, George Griffith was allowed to
GRIFFITH, GEORGE WILLIAM (1584 - 1655?), landowner, attorney, magistrate, and antiquary of Penybenglog, Pembrokeshire; born 21 April 1584, eldest son of William Griffith. He married 22 November 1605, Maud Bowen of Llwyn-gwair, by whom he had seven children. He was appointed public clerk in Pembrokeshire by the council of the Marches, was sometime Seneschal of Cemais, he assisted George Owen of Henllys with historical researches, and compiled many genealogical manuscripts. Bards from
GRIFFITH, JOHN (fl. 1649-1669) Llanddyfnan, squire poet cywyddau is to be found among the Mostyn, Llanstephan and Henblas manuscripts in the National Library of Wales and the additional manuscripts in the British Museum. A staunch Churchman and Royalist, he was strongly antagonistic to the Puritan régime, as is evident from many of his compositions in the free metres. His elegies on Edward Wynne of Bodewryd and Mrs. Lumley Lloyd of Lligwy, both dated 1669
GRIFFITH, RICHARD (Carneddog; 1861 - 1947), poet, writer, and journalist Nantmor (under William Ellis) and Beddgelert (under George Thomas). He was a sheep farmer but he became better known as a poet, prose writer, and journalist. An eisteddfod competitor early in life, he also began to contribute to Welsh weekly newspapers, e.g. Baner ac Amserau Cymru, Y Genedl Gymreig, and Yr Herald Cymraeg, c. 1881; his weekly column ('Manion y Mynydd') in Yr Herald Cymraeg was very
GRIFFITH, ROBERT DAVID (1877 - 1958), musician and historian of Welsh congregational singing response to an appeal by John Lloyd Williams he completed his researches to publish the results of his work as a book: Hanes Canu Cynulleidfaol Cymru (1948). In 1952 the University of Wales conferred upon him an honorary M.A. degree. He died in his home in Old Colwyn, 21 October 1958, and was buried in Bronynant graveyard, Colwyn Bay. Some of his manuscripts are preserved in the library of the U.C.N.W
GRIFFITH-JONES, WILLIAM (1895 - 1961), Independent minister and administrator Born at Deiniolen, Caernarfonshire, 2 November 1895, the son of David and Mary Jones, members of Ebenezer Independent Chapel. The ministers at Ebenezer, J. Dyfnallt Owen and E. Wyn Jones, had a great influence on the young Griffith-Jones. When the family moved to Liverpool, he joined the English church in Great George St. During World War I, he served for two and a half years in Salonica, 1916-19

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