Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, JONATHAN (1721 - 1805), poet Cain Jones, Philomath, and others from 1755 to the end of the century. He also composed in the traditional strict metres; he wrote an elegy on Richard Morris, in the form of an awdl, in 1780. An interlude by him, Y Dywysoges Genefetha, was published in 1744, and a volume of his poetry, called Bardd a Byrddau, appeared in 1778. As an enthusiastic supporter of eisteddfodau in the 18th century, we find
HUGHES, LOT (1787 - 1873), Wesleyan minister and historian to the series was published by Richard Prichard as a supplement to the Eurgrawn, 1872. Apart from these, much of his other work was published in the Eurgrawn from time to time. He also wrote his autobiography and, although this was never published, extensive use was made of it by W. H. Evans when preparing his 'Memoir' for the Eurgrawn.
HUGHES, PRYCE (c. 1687 - 1715), American colony planner Pryce Hughes of Llanllugan, Montgomeryshire, was the eldest of three sons and three daughters of Richard Hughes (1663-1700) of Frongoch, chief steward at Powis Castle, and Mary Pryce (1663-1700). The Llanllugan estate came to the Hughes family through this marriage. Pryce succeeded his father as agent to William Herbert, the second Marquess of Powis, while the latter was in exile as a suspected
HUGHES, RICHARD (c. 1565 - 1619), poet , Carolau Richard Hughes, and Cymdeithas Llên Cymru, v-vi, Caniadau yn y Mesurau Rhyddion, where on p. 49 we have three stanzas of his ballad, ' Bywyd y Bugail,'; see Journal of the Welsh Bibliographical Society, ii, 243, ' An Early Printed Welsh Ballad.' His work is also found in Cynfeirdd Lleyn, in Canu Rhydd Cynnar (T. H. Parry-Williams), and in Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies iii, 128
HUGHES, RICHARD (1794 - 1871), printer and publisher Son of Hugh and Mary Hughes, Brynhaulog, Adwy'r Clawdd, Denbighshire. He received his early education at Evans's school, Minera, and afterwards worked at Kendrick's Bank in Hope Street, Wrexham. After a short period he left the bank to take charge of the accountancy at the Lower Bersham paper-mill. When Broseley the proprietor died shortly afterwards, Richard took over the paper-mill and
HUGHES, RICHARD SAMUEL (1855 - 1893), musician
HUGHES, RICHARD SAMUEL (1888 - 1952), minister (Presb.), and college tutor
HUGHES, ROBERT (Robin Ddu yr Ail o Fôn; 1744 - 1785), poet . As a poet he modelled himself on Goronwy Owen. He published his cywydd 'Molawd Môn' in Diddanwch teuluaidd, 1763, and his cywydd 'Y Byd' in Y Cylchgrawn Cymraeg, 1793. His best work is his cywydd 'Myfyrdod y Bardd am ei Gariad,' published in the North Wales Gazette, 15 September 1808. While in London he was a prominent member of the Welsh societies; in 1777 he was joint librarian with Richard
HUGHES, ROBERT GWILYM (1910 - 1997), poet and minister with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist denomination Gwilym Hughes was born 17 August 1900 in Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, the second son of Robert John and Elisabeth Hughes. His father hailed from Waen Pentir, and his mother from Trefdraeth in Anglesey. His father worked in the Penrhyn Quarry, after the great strike (1900-1903), and he and his brother, Richard Môn Hughes, experienced at firsthand the poverty that followed the industrial conflict at
HUGHES, ROBERT RICHARD (1872 - 1957), minister (Presb.), and author
HUGHES, THOMAS (1758 - 1828), Calvinistic Methodist minister building-contractor and built a number of chapels in Manchester and North Wales. He died 2 November 1828, aged seventy. A memoir (1829) of him and of his fellow-worker Thomas Edwards, by John Jones (1790 - 1855), includes some of his verse. His daughter Mary (who died 9 September 1860) married Richard Williams (1802 - 1842).
HUGHES, WILLIAM (1838 - 1921), printer and publisher , in 1868, with Samuel Roberts ('S.R.') as its editor, and Richard Davies (Mynyddog) assisting him. He issued Y Dysgedydd for fifty-six years; he also published Dysgedydd y Plant, and Cronicl Bach J.R. for a period. He took an interest in public and religious affairs; he was an ardent Liberal, an alderman of the Merioneth county council, a justice of the peace, and was a deacon for fifty-five years

Search results

289 - 300 of 887 for "richard burton"