Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GIRALDUS CAMBRENSIS (1146? - 1223), archdeacon of Brecon and mediaeval Latin writer him as bishop, but Henry II refused to recognize his nomination by the canons and enforced the election of Peter of Lee, prior of Wenlock. In his disappointment Gerald turned to his books and spent the years 1177-80 in Paris, where he proved himself a very successful lecturer, so he himself says. Soon after his visit to Ireland, accompanied by his brother Philip in 1183, he received office in the
GLYN, WILLIAM (1504 - 1558), bishop Born in 1504, son of John Glyn of Heneglwys, Anglesey, Glyn was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge (B.A. 1527, M.A. 1530, B.D. 1538, D.D. 1554); he became Fellow of Queens ', 1530; was one of original Fellows of Trinity, 1546; and was vice-master of Trinity, 1546-51. Like his friend and contemporary, Thomas Thirlby (see D.N.B.), he seems to have accepted the religious changes of Henry VIII's
GLYNNE family Flint in 1734, but later served as M.P. for Flintshire, 1741-7, and for Flint, 1753-77. He was sheriff of Flintshire in 1751. His marriage to Honora Conway (see under Ravenscroft), daughter and heiress of Henry Conway of Broadlane House, almost doubled the Hawarden estate. In 1752 he built the residential castle of Hawarden which was extended in 1809. His wife died in 1769, and on 27 March 1772 he
GOULD MORGAN, Sir CHARLES (d. 1806), M.P. - see MORGAN
GOWER, HENRY (1278? - 1347), bishop
GREGORY, HENRY (1637? - 1700?), preacher with the Arminian Baptists Gregory became leader of 'the people of Hugh Evans ' (died 1656); this is substantiated by the report of Henry Maurice in 1675 that he was a teaching elder of the Arminians of West Radnor and North Brecknock who had their meeting-place at Cwm (Cwm Fardy, tradition says) in the parish of Llanddewi Ystradenny, at the house of Peter Gregory. There is not a word of Henry Gregory having to appear at
GRENFELL, DAVID RHYS (1881 - 1968), Labour politician of William Morgan. He also became active in the local Labour Party in 1916; and in 1920 he was adopted prospective candidate for the Gower division. He entered parliament as the Labour MP for the Gower constituency at an all-important by-election held on 20 July 1922 held on the death of John Williams MP, subsequently retaining the division until his retirement from the House of Commons in 1959
GREY family (POWIS, lords of), their lord at Powis castle, he was escorted to London by Sir John Gray. His son, HENRY GRAY (c. 1420 - 1450), count of Tancarville, who married Antigone, illegitimate daughter of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, had Sir Griffith Vaughan beheaded in the courtyard of Powis castle in 1447 in violation of a safe conduct which he had issued. The elegies written at the time by the Welsh bards reflect the
GRIDLEY, JOHN CRANDON (1904 - 1968), industrialist Europe before World War II, for whom he spent several years in France and Spain. In the 1930s he remained with the Powell Duffryn Group, becoming a director of the parent company and several subsidiaries. In 1933 he married Joan Marion Merrett, daughter of Herbert Henry Merrett. They had two sons, Richard Crandon and Christopher John. The marriage ended in divorce in 1950, and he remarried in 1951. In
GRIFFITH family PENRHYN, Gwilym's hands. In all, Gwilym ap Griffith appears to have succeeded, through his father's marriage, his own, and the effects of the Glyndŵr rebellion, in gaining control of most of the patrimony of the Tudors; not the least important of the probable consequences was the departure of Owain Tudor to seek his fortunes at the court of Henry V. The date of death of Gwilym's first wife is not known. Some time
GRIFFITH family Carreg-lwyd, ), a solicitor, was at one time secretary to Henry earl of Northampton. EDMUND GRIFFITH (1559 - 1617), another son of William Griffith, was born in 1559, he went to S. Edmund Hall, Oxford, 1577 (B.A. 1580), was ordained priest 1583, and became rector of Newborough 1596, and Llanbeulan 1610. He died before 16 May 1617. He is sometimes confused with bishop Edmund Griffith. ROBERT GRIFFITH (died 1630
GRIFFITH, SIDNEY (d. 1752), Methodist and associate of Howel Harris esteem of Mrs. Griffith's character. As for Harris, he regarded her as 'the eye of Christ's Body' (it may be remarked that before this he had cast others, men and women, in this role), implicitly obeyed her advice, and took her around with him everywhere as a sort of ark of the covenant. Morgan John Lewis, who had himself at one period been an 'eye,' expostulated in vain with Harris (May 1750); ' Madam

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