Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRUFFYDD, ROBERT (1753 - 1820), musician Born at Pen-cefn, Llanbeblig, Caernarfonshire. He came to be known as 'Cantwr Salmau' because he visited churches to teach the congregations to sing. Owen Williams o Fôn in his Gamut, testifies to Robert Gruffydd's musical skill and believed that he had composed several hymntunes for Brenhinol Ganiadau Seion (Owen Williams). He wrote 'Difyrwch gwŷr Caernarfon' and 'Difyrwch gwŷr y Gogledd' - the
GRUFFYDD, ROBERT GERAINT (1928 - 2015), Welsh scholar
GRUFFYDD, WILLIAM JOHN (1881 - 1954), scholar, poet, critic and editor prominent member of the Welsh Nationalist Party (as it was then called), defeating Saunders Lewis, the Nationalist Party candidate. He retained the seat until 1950, when university seats were abolished. Gruffydd's main field of interest as a scholar was the Four Branches of the Mabinogi. As early as 1914 he published a substantial article in the Transactions of the Cymmrodorion under the title ' The
GRYFFYTH, JASPER (d. 1614), cleric, warden of Ruthin hospital, chaplain to archbishop Bancroft, collector of manuscripts The details of his early life and educational career are not known. He appears to have been a native of Guilsfield, Montgomeryshire; he had property there, and he left money to the poor of that parish to be distributed by his brother, Robert. He was a man of learning and he used to write his name in Hebrew characters in his manuscripts. He came under the patronage of Gabriel Goodman, dean of
GWENFREWI (fl. early 7th century), saint , appears to have been of comparatively late origin; it seems to have developed under the auspices of Shrewsbury abbey to which place her remains were translated in 1138, and where the principal record of her life was compiled by prior Robert between 1140 and 1167. Even then the cult continued to be local in character, until, in the later middle ages, her fame and that of her sanctuaries of Holywell
GWINNE, ROBERT JOHNS - see GWYNNE, ROBERT JOHNS
GWINNETT, BUTTON (1735 - 1777), merchant, landowner and politician Gwinnett is a form of the regional name Gwynedd. Ann Emes's mother was Ann Prise of Glamorgan. The family of her wealthy cousin Barbara Button held extensive lands in Glamorgan, including the manor of Cottrell, which was inherited by Barbara. Barbara Button was Button Gwinnett's godmother. Button's siblings were Anna Marie, Samuel, Thomas, Robert, John and Emilia. The family's Glamorgan connection is
GWYN, JOHN (d. 1574), lawyer, placeman, and educational benefactor Born at Gwydir, Llanrwst, he was the fifth and youngest (or possibly fourth) son of John Wyn ap Meredydd, a direct descendant of Owain Gwynedd. His eldest brother Morys was the father of Sir John Wynn of Gwydir and another, Robert (third son), who built Plas Mawr, Conway, became second husband of Dorothy Williams, grandmother of archbishop John Williams. John Gwyn entered Queens' College
GWYN, ROBERT JOHNS - see GWYNNE, ROBERT JOHNS
GWYNN, HARRI (1913 - 1985), writer and broadcaster , Penrhyndeudraeth in 1917. After time at the village school, Harri won a scholarship to Barmouth County School in 1924, where he was introduced to fine art and the work of the English Georgian poets by his headteacher, Edmund D. Jones, an admirer of John Ruskin, and attended evening classes on poetry in Penrhyndeudraeth under the tutelage of Robert Williams Parry. In 1930, a year early, he sat the examination
GWYNNE, ROBERT (JOHNS) (fl. 1568-1591), Roman Catholic missioner and writer He probably came of the Bodvel family and may have been a son of John Wyn ap Hugh (since he subscribes one of his writings ' Robert Johns gwyn '). He entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1568. About three years later he was persuaded by his neighbour Robert Owen of Plas Du, Caernarfonshire, to absent himself from Anglican worship and to flee overseas. He entered Douai
GWYNNETH, JOHN (1490? - 1562?), Roman Catholic priest and musician The exact years of his birth and death are not known. He was a Caernarvonshire man, the son of David ap Llewelyn ab Ithel, brother to Robert ap Llewelyn ab Ithel, of Castellmarch, in Llyn, at which place he was probably born, c. 1490. He seems to have been educated at some of the local monastic establishments, whence, with the help of a wealthy patron, he was able to proceed to Oxford. He was

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