Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HOWELL, THOMAS (d. 1540?), philanthropist School, Denbigh, and Howell's School, Llandaff, were established by the Drapers Company c. 1859 - i.e. a little over 300 years after Thomas Howell made his will.
HOWELLS, HOWELL (1750 - 1842), Methodist cleric Born 12 May 1750 at Ystrad-gynlais, Brecknock. As a young man he joined the Methodist society and began to preach when he was travelling in North Wales with John Evans (died 1784) of Cil-y-cwm. He was educated at Llanddowror school c. 1778 and was ordained deacon in 1781; when he was ordained priest in 1782 he was referred to as 'curate of Ystradgynlais.' After that, he is said to have served at
HUGHES, ARWEL (1909 - 1988), musician Arwel Hughes was born on 25 August 1909 at 'Arwelfa', Rhosllannerchrugog, one of nine children of William and Catherine Hughes. His older brother was the musician John Hughes (1896-1968). He was educated at Ruabon Grammar School and the Royal College of Music in London, where he studied composition with C. H. Kitson and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Following a period as organist at St Margaret's
HUGHES, GAINOR (1745 - 1780), fasting woman information provided in the contemporary sources. Gainor Hughes was buried at Llandderfel cemetery on 14 March 1780. As suggested by the evidence cited, which was drawn from oral testimony, interest in her persisted locally. Her story was notable enough to draw the attention of the artist Edward Pugh (c.1761-1813), who mentioned her in his posthumously-published Cambria Depicta: A Tour through North Wales
HUGHES, GARFIELD HOPKIN (1912 - 1969), university lecturer and Welsh scholar when discussing the literature of Wales, as revealed particularly in his many reviews in The Welsh Review, Traethodydd, Llenor and Llen Cymru. But even though he took a great interest in the works of the early bards (Gogynfeirdd) and the Arthurian legend (topics on which he lectured), his main field of research became the history of Welsh prose from the Renaissance to the 18th c., with particular
HUGHES, HUGH JOHN (1828? - 1872), author and musician Born c. 1828 at Bryn-moel, near Bala, Meironnydd. He emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1849 and settled at Deerfield, New York State. A printer by trade, he was also a capable musician. In 1859 he won a prize at the Utica eisteddfod for an essay (in Welsh) on sacred music; he also contributed articles to Y Cyfaill (Utica). He published (1) Y Delyn Aur: sef Casgliad o Hymnau, Tonau … (New York, 1868), (2
HUGHES, JOHN (c. 1790 - 1869), musician John Hughes was born in Denbigh c. 1790. He was a servant at the Wynnstay Arms, Wrexham, in his early days. He learned to play several musical instruments and was appointed conductor of the band of the Denbighshire militia. He won a prize at the Wrexham eisteddfod (1820) for the best arrangement of a Welsh air. He won the prize and medal at the Abergavenny eisteddfod of 1838 for the best Welsh
HUGHES, MICHAEL (1752 - 1825), industrialist and to serve as a deputy-lieutenant of Lancashire. A portrait of him, painted c. 1810, is reproduced in the article mentioned above. He died 2 May 1825.
HUGHES, PRYCE (c. 1687 - 1715), American colony planner Jacobite. Pryce and his brother, Richard (c.1689-1711), envisaged an American colony for the poor of Wales on the Mississippi River, a region then in contention between Britain, France, Spain and its various Indigenous inhabitants. Their inspiration is not clear, but Pryce was certainly influenced by Thomas Nairne, a leading figure in the proprietary colony of Carolina. Nairne was its 'Indian agentstart
HUGHES, RICHARD (c. 1565 - 1619), poet
HUGHES, WILLIAM (1838 - 1921), printer and publisher congregational music, is greatly in the debt of William Hughes. It was he who ventured to publish, after it had been rejected by other publishers, the work of John Ambrose Lloyd, viz. Aberth Moliant, Gweddi Habacu c, and almost all his anthems; he also published ' Ystorm Tiberias,' the oratorio by Edward Stephen (Tanymarian), besides several anthems by the same composer. He started a weekly newspaper, Y Dydd
HUGHES, WILLIAM JOHN (1891 - 1945), school teacher and college lecturer of particular value, as are the two appendixes - the discussion on the relationships between the antiquaries of Wales and England in the 18th c. together with a comprehensive bibliography. In 1919 he was appointed lecturer in English language and literature at the Normal College, Bangor, a post which he held for the rest of his life. He was a man of wide culture and his students were deeply

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