Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, EDWARD ERNEST (1877 - 1953), first Professor of history at the University College, Swansea, and a notable intermediary between the university and the public churchyard. He married twice: (1) in 1907, Sarah Agnes, daughter of William Thomas (coal merchant), Aberystwyth. She died in 1918 leaving two daughters; (2) in 1920, Sarah (Sally), daughter of Thomas Evans, Abergavenny, who died in 1967. They had two sons.
HUGHES, EMRYS DANIEL (1894 - 1969), politician, journalist and author prepared to make use of his literary talents for the good of the Labour Party, and he published a number of Socialist and anti-war booklets. He married (1) in 1924 Nan, daughter of Keir Hardie. She shared his political philosophy and ideals, and her death in 1947 was a heavy blow to him from which he never fully recovered. He married (2) in 1949 Martha, daughter of P.M. Cleland, a Glasgow schoolmaster
HUGHES, HENRY (1841 - 1924), Calvinistic Methodist minister and historian Eifionydd. This history was never written, although he spent the rest of his life gathering material for it; some of his gleanings, however, are to be found in articles written for Y Traethodydd, Y Drysorfa, Cymru (O.M.E.), Y Geninen, and Cylchgrawn Cymdeithas Hanes y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd. He also published the following books: (1) Hanes Cyfarfod Ysgolion ac Ysgolion Sabbothol y Methodistiaid
HUGHES, HUGH (1790 - 1863), artist and author (1723 - 1817), which was printed in Y Drysorfa, 1812. He toured Wales in 1819-21, making sketches; the English portions (1819-20) of his journals describing his tour were printed in Wales (O.M.E.), iii, and the Welsh (1820-1) in Cymru (O.M.E.), viii. In 1823, he published his best-known work, The Beauties of Cambria, sixty plates. The work was got together at Meddiant, but Hughes had already formed an
HUGHES, HUGH (Huw ap Huw, Y Bardd Coch o Fôn; 1693 - 1776), gentleman and poet Of Llwydiarth Esgob in the parish of Llandyfrydog, Anglesey, a corresponding member of the Cymmrodorion Society and a friend of the Morrises. According to J. E. Griffith he was the son of Hugh Hughes and Margaret, daughter of David ap William Parry of Beaumaris, tanner, born 1 August 1693. About 1719 he married Ann, daughter of Edward Jones of Rhydyrarian, and they had several children; she died
HUGHES, HUGH JOHN (1828? - 1872), author and musician Born c. 1828 at Bryn-moel, near Bala, Meironnydd. He emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1849 and settled at Deerfield, New York State. A printer by trade, he was also a capable musician. In 1859 he won a prize at the Utica eisteddfod for an essay (in Welsh) on sacred music; he also contributed articles to Y Cyfaill (Utica). He published (1) Y Delyn Aur: sef Casgliad o Hymnau, Tonau … (New York, 1868), (2
HUGHES, HUGH JOHN (1912 - 1978), schoolteacher, author, editor and reviewer that capacity he was always thorough and completely fair; …the purity and consistent standard of his work set an example to all of us who write in Welsh…his best was best indeed'. Among his last contributions was a warm portrait of Morris Jones ('Morus Cyfannedd'; 1895-1982), the country poet from Arthog, published in Barddas, 20 (June, 1978), 1-2. He served as chairman of a sub-committee responsible
HUGHES, JOHN (1787 - 1860), archdeacon, Evangelical cleric, and writer William Howels at Long Acre, London, but elected to stay on in Wales. The bishop of S. Davids appointed him to a prebendal stall at Christ College, Brecon, and in 1859 Connop Thirlwall made him archdeacon of Cardigan, both of which appointments he held until his death, 1 November 1860. He was a steadfast supporter of the Bible Society and toured the villages of England (to start with) and Wales to plead
HUGHES, JOHN EDWARD (1879 - 1959), minister (Presb.) and author 1899, and was ordained in 1907. He was minister at Engedi, Ffestiniog (1906-12), and at Horeb, Brynsiencyn and Preswylfa, Llanddaniel, Anglesey (1913). He married (1), 1907, Ada Davies, Aberystwyth, who died within a few years; (2), 1920, Mary Jones of Porth Amlwch; there was one son of the first marriage, and three sons of the second marriage. He died 10 April 1959 at Anfield Hospital, Liverpool
HUGHES, JOHN (1615 - 1686), Jesuit Born June 1615, youngest son of Hugh Owen (1575? - 1642) of Gwaenynog. In his younger days he appears to have spent some time with his father in Raglan castle but on 25 December 1636 he became a student at the English College in Rome. He was ordained priest, 16 March 1640-1, and returned to England, 28 September 1643. In 1648 he joined the Society of Jesus at Watten, near S. Omer and in 1650 came
HUGHES, JOHN RICHARD (1828 - 1893), Calvinistic Methodist minister and celebrated evangelist Born at Tredegar, 1828, and brought up at Aber-carn, Monmouthshire, son of Nathan Hughes. On his father's side he was descended from [ Evan Hughes, printer,] one of the 'Family' which Howel Harris gathered round himself at Trevecka [see Cylchgrawn Cymdeithas Hanes y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd, ix, 40-1], and he had inherited to a considerable extent the devotional and missionary zeal of his line
HUGHES, JOSHUA (1807 - 1889), bishop ), 1871, and priest, at Llandaff, 1872. His only curacy was at Neath, 1872-7; he was vicar of Newcastle, Bridgend, 1877-84, and afterwards vicar of Llantrisant for twenty-one years. He married Blanche, daughter of Archibald Campbell, and had five children. Nominated in his fifty-eighth year to Llandaff, he was consecrated bishop on 1 June 1905. He retired 24 February 1931, after presiding over Llandaff

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