Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRIFFITHS, ERNEST HOWARD (1851 - 1932), physicist and educationalist air temperatures up to 100 degrees centigrade. In 1918 he retired to Cambridge, and for some years threw himself wholeheartedly into the work of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, of which he became treasurer. He continued this work until incapacitated by a long and painful illness. He died 3 March 1932.
GRIFFITHS, EVAN (1778 - 1839), Calvinistic Methodist minister One of the eight ordained in North Wales in 1811. Born at Rhos-fawr near Meifod, Montgomeryshire, 12 March 1778, son of Edward Griffiths and his wife Margaret (Evans) - another of their sons was Thomas Griffiths, husband of the hymnist Ann Griffiths. The mother and her children removed to Ceunant, Meifod, where Evan began preaching in 1802. He died 6 September 1839. There is a memoir of him, by
GRIFFITHS, EVAN THOMAS (1886 - 1967), teacher, scholar and writer Born 20 February 1886, in Llanafan, Cardiganshire, the son of David and Anne Griffiths; he was baptised on 11 March at Llanafan parish church. He received his early education at Llanafan primary school and the school's records note that he was a pupil-teacher, 1902-04, and a former pupil-teacher, 1905. In September 1904, he was successful at the University of London's matriculation examination
GRIFFITHS, JAMES (1782 - 1858), Independent minister Born 2 August 1782 at Clun-gwyn, Mydrim, Carmarthenshire, the son of David and Margaret Griffiths, members of Bethlehem church, St Clears. He went from school at St Clears to Carmarthen grammar school, and passed into the Presbyterian Academy in 1802. He was ordained at Machynlleth in March 1807. His churches increased in membership; Aberhosan and Penuel were under his care, and he had oversight
GRIFFITHS, JAMES (JEREMIAH) (1890 - 1975), Labour politician and cabinet minister Breconshire. But political life still held centre-stage in his affections. He had joined the Independent Labour Party as early as 1905 and he served as secretary to the Ammanford Trades Council, 1916-19. He served as Labour Party agent in the Llanelli constituency, 1922-25, and was a local miners' agent, 1925-36 to the Anthracite Miners' Association. In a by-election in March 1936 Griffiths succeeded Dr J
GRIFFITHS, JOHN POWELL (1875 - 1944), minister (Baptist) and schoolmaster insisted that students should concentrate on the content of their sermons. Few denominational honours came to him - indeed he did not seek honours nor offices. He was reluctant to accept the Presidency of the North Wales Baptist Union which came to him twice. He died after a short illness on Sunday, 5 March, 1944 at the age of 69. He was cremated the following Wednesday and according to his wishes, his
GRIFFITHS, PHILIP JONES (1936 - 2008), photographer , London, on 19 March 2008, having been aware since 2001 that he had terminal cancer. He was survived by his two daughters Fenella Ferrato (daughter of Donna Ferrato, born 1982) and Katherine Holden (daughter of Heather Holden, born 1982). It was his wish that his collection be housed in Wales and that the Philip Jones Griffiths Foundation be established in order to preserve his archive and to provide
GROSSMAN, YEHUDIT ANASTASIA (1919 - 2011), Jewish patriot and author health of Jones's mother was a cause of concern and, in December, he was called back to Britain on account of her condition. When he returned to the Middle East in early March 1947, he found that the Palestine Mandate Authority (in an effort to control an increasingly complex political situation) had forced the departure of non-essential British citizens from the country. As his wife, Yehudit had been
GRUFFUDD AP LLYWELYN (d. 1064), king of Gwynedd 1039-1064 and overlord of all the Welsh Mercia was accused of treason and, late in March 1055, a sentence of outlawry was pronounced against him. He fled to Ireland and recruited a fleet of 18 ships from the 'rising star' of the Irish political world King Diarmait mac Máel na mbó of Leinster. Upon returning to Britain, Ælfgar went to Wales and he allied with Gruffudd. Rendezvousing in Herefordshire, their armies met a force led by Ralph de
GRUFFUDD ap NICOLAS (fl. 1415-1460), esquire and a leading figure in the local administration of the principality of South Wales in the middle of the 15th century , 7 June 1456, by John Bocking, in a letter to John Paston, to be at war greatly in Wales. However, he and his sons, Thomas and Owen, were granted general pardons on 26 October 1456. His name then disappears from the records. Had he been alive on 1 March 1459 it is difficult to imagine that his name would have been left out of a commission entrusted to his two sons, Thomas and Owen, with Jasper and
GRUFFYDD ap IEUAN ap LLYWELYN FYCHAN (c. 1485 - 1553), bard and member of a Welsh landed family Mostyn (family) of Mostyn; see also lord Mostyn and T. Allen Glenn, History of the Family of Mostyn of Mostyn (London, 1925). His will, dated 11 March 1553, was made at Henllan, Denbighshire, and was proved 3 May 1553.
GRUFFYDD ap LLYWELYN (d. 1244), prince at Gwern Eigron, the first part only of the agreement was fulfilled, for Gruffydd was now made a prisoner in the Tower of London where for over three years he spent an easy confinement in the company of his wife and some of their children, a pawn in the game of Anglo-Welsh politics. His attempt to escape on 1 March 1244 had a fatal ending. He had four sons - Owain Goch, Llywelyn, Dafydd and Rhodri

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