Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, ALBERT CLIFFORD (1905 - 1987), Labour politician government re-organisation in April 1974 which saw the abolition of the office of alderman. He was the vice-chairman of the Centre Sub-committee. He was awarded the British Empire Medal in 1957. He was elected the Labour MP for the safe Labour seat of Abertillery in a by-election in April 1965, following the death of Llywelyn Williams, the sitting Labour MP for the division, and he continued to represent
WILLIAMS, Sir IFOR (1881 - 1965), Welsh scholar of two poets which had been collected by two other scholars - Dafydd Nanmor (1923) by Thomas Roberts (of Borth-y-gest, not to be confused with the Thomas Roberts mentioned above), and Guto'r Glyn (1939) by J. Llywelyn Williams. He published many texts, both prose and verse, in the Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies. His linguistic pursuits led him to take a passing glimpse at sixteenth century
WILLIAMS, LLYWELYN (1911 - 1965), minister (Congl.) and politician social freedom. Olwen Williams, former headmistress of the Welsh school at Llanelli, was Llywelyn's sister. The children were heavily influenced by the society at Capel Als (Congl.) and undoubtedly the fine preaching of the minister, Daniel John Davies, led two of them into the ministry. Llywelyn was educated at Stebonheath primary school and the boys' grammar school Llanelli. He went to the University
WYNN family Ynysmaengwyn, Dolau Gwyn, This is another Merioneth family claiming descent from Osbwrn Wyddel. Osbwrn's son Kenric (Cynwrig) had a son LLYWELYN, who married Nest, daughter and heiress of Gruffydd ab Adda of Dôl Goch and Ynysmaengwyn. The descendants of Llywelyn and Nest, in direct line (as far as Ynysmaengwyn was concerned), were GRUFFYDD, EINION (who married Tanglwst, daughter of Rhydderch ab Ieuan Llwyd, Gogerddan

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