Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, JOHN (1770 - 1799), traveller and Spanish colonial agent proceeded alone, reaching Baltimore on 10 October 1792. He set out for the Far West in February 1793 via Philadelphia and Fort Pitt, descending the Ohio and ascending the Mississippi as far as St. Louis. The Spanish governor of St. Louis, Don Zenon Trudeau, regarded him with suspicion and detained him in prison, but he was eventually released, and, in August 1795, he accompanied James Mackay on the third
EVANS, GERAINT LLEWELLYN (1922 - 1992), singer advantage of the opportunity to take professional singing lessons with Theo Herrmann. After leaving the forces, he decided to embark on a singing career, and gained the (albeit reluctant) support of the local authority to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. It was there in 1948 that he made his first appearance in opera, as Don Alfonso in Mozart's Così fan tutte, and shortly
FOSTER, IVOR LLEWELYN (1870 - 1959), singer with Villiers Stanford. He won a gold medal during his first year and before the end of the course Sir Hubert Parry said that he was one of the best baritones to have studied in the college. He portrayed the character Don Pedro in a performance of Standford's Opera Much ado about nothing at Covent Garden in 1901. Later he sang in the promenade concerts and in Boosey's ballad concerts in London and he
FOULKES, ISAAC (Llyfrbryf; 1836 - 1904), newspaper proprietor and publisher Street (renamed Kinglake Street in 1868). He made several moves before finally settling down at the Don Chambers, Paradise Street, c. 1896. In Gore's Liverpool Directory he is described in 1862 as a bookseller, in 1863 as a printer, and in 1870 as a publisher. The first book published by him was probably the small hymn book, Llyfr Emynau, for the Welsh Congregationalists. The most notable of his early
GRIFFITHS, PHILIP JONES (1936 - 2008), photographer were rumours of romance) resulted in a paparazzi style scoop for Griffiths and a financial lifeline that sustained his work in Vietnam. Although his photography is likened to contemporaries Don McCullin, Tim Page and Larry Burrows, Griffiths was the only one to question the morality of the war. He wanted to be the one who would show what was really going on in Vietnam. Here was something of profound
HUGHES, HYWEL STANFORD (1886 - 1970), cattle breeder, benefactor and Welsh nationalist national eisteddfod he was the leader of the Welsh from abroad, Y Cymry ar Wasgar. He was vice-president of the American cymanfa ganu at Cardiff in 1969. His benefactions and loyalty to Wales were recognised by the Gorsedd of Bards and he was admitted to the Druidic Order as ' Don Hywel '. His personality, facility in Spanish and undoubted reputation brought him into contact with many of the presidents
HUGHES, JOHN (1814 - 1889), engineer and pioneer of iron-works in Russia the centre of the great industrial district of the Don Basin. In 1889 John Hughes died, and his work was carried on by his four sons, the second son, Arthur, supervising the works at Hughesoffka; it may be noted that he was married to Augusta James of Llanover by the poet-preacher, William Thomas (Islwyn, 1832 - 1878). In 1917, however, the Soviet Government took possession of industrial companies
HUGHES, RICHARD SAMUEL (1855 - 1893), musician Congregational church at Bethesda, Caernarfonshire; he also established himself there as a teacher of music. He was undoubtedly the foremost composer of solos and duets in Wales during the second half of the 19th century. Among his most popular solos were ' The Inchcape Bell,' ' Y Tair Mordaith,' ' Y Dymestl,' ' Llam y Cariadau,' ' Arafa Don '; his duets, e.g. ' Gwys i'r Gad ' and ' Lle treigla'r Caveri,' etc
JONES, DAVID (1770 - 1831), Congregational minister, hymnist, and musician 1826); this work included a treatise entitled Egwyddorion neu Dôn-raddau Peroriaeth a amcanwyd yn bennaf er anogaeth a chynorthwy i bobl ieuanc. In 1831 he went to Manchester to collect money in aid of the weak churches. He died 25 August 1831 at Liverpool as the result of an accident; he was buried at Holywell.
JONES, DAVID JOHN (1906 - 1978), opera singer continued to sing in opera, appearing in the principal role in Verdi's Don Carlos in Dublin and Gounod's Faust in Cork, for which he received lavish press notices. He would also appear regularly as a soloist in performances of oratorio and on a variety of radio programmes, such as Welsh Rarebit, Silver Chords and Grand Hotel. It is a matter of regret that his voice was not captured on commercial
KYFFIN, EDWARD (c. 1558 - 1603), cleric and composer of metrical psalms Brophwyd Ivv Canu ar ôl y dôn arferedig yn Eglwys Loegr (printed in London by Simon Stafford for T[homas] S[alisbury], 1603). It is doubtful whether this booklet was ever published; the N.L.W. copy is the only one extant, as far as is known. It contains only the first twelve psalms and the first five verses of the thirteenth, set to the metre known as awdl gywydd, side by side with the Biblical text and
LLOYD, JOHN MORGAN (1880 - 1960), musician Born 19 August 1880, at Pentre, Rhondda, Glamorganshire, of a musical and religious family. His father, John Lloyd (an outfitter, who lived at Glan-y-don, Barry, and died 1910) was of Montgomeryshire stock and was one of the chief founders of Penuel Welsh church (Presb.), Barry. His mother was a native of Treforest, grandchild of Benjamin Williams, minister of Saron, Pontypridd, and she was the

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