Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRIFFITH, HUW WYNNE (1915 - 1993), minister (Presb) and a prominent ecumenical leader suffered greatly but with courage and dignity. His funeral, conducted by his minister, Reverend Pryderi Llwyd Jones, was on 25 March 1993 in Morfa Chapel, Portland Street, Aberystwyth. Tributes were paid to him by Reverend Erastus Jones and Principal Elfed ap Nefydd Roberts, two who had been involved with Huw Wynne Griffith in the ecumenical movement. He was laid to rest in Aberystwyth Plasgrug cemetery
GRIFFITH, JOHN (fl. 1548-1587), civil lawyer He was probably the son of William Griffith of Plas Mawr, Caernarvon, and of Trefarthen, Llanidan, Anglesey (died 1587), the eldest son of the second marriage of Sir William Griffith of Penrhyn. His mother was Margaret, daughter of John Wyn ap Meredith of Gwydir and aunt to the first Sir John Wynn. He became a Fellow of All Souls, Oxford, in 1548, took his B.C.L. in 1551 (18 July) and his
GRIFFITH, JOHN THOMAS (1845 - 1917), Baptist minister frequently on historical matters relating to the Baptist denomination. He translated Hanes y Bedyddwyr by James Spinther James into English (presenting his translation to Crozer College, U.S.A.), and published a life of Morgan John Rhys - in English, 1899, and in Welsh, 1910, a history of the Baptists at Pen-y-fai, Glamorganshire, 1916; Reminiscences, 1913 (concerned mainly with his life in America from
GRIFFITH, PIRS (1568 - 1628), squire and adventurer Son of Sir Rhys Griffith (died 1580) of Penrhyn, Caernarfonshire. On his father's death he came under the jurisdiction of the court of wards, which led to a particularly detailed 'ousterlemain' upon the Penrhyn lands and the return to Pirs of a considerable overcharge upon the estate by the officials of that court. He is reputed to have been in the Armada actions of 1588, but J. K. Laughton in
GRIFFITH, ROBERT (1847 - 1909), musician home of Idris Vychan who taught him to play the harp and to sing 'pennillion'. His greatest contribution to the literature of music was his Cerdd Dannau, a treatise on harp music and harpists, published in 1913, two years after his death; his wife, Isabella Davies, niece of Robert Thomas (Ap Vychan, 1809 - 1880,), gave him much help in compiling the material for his work. He died 8 October 1909 and
GRIFFITH, WILLIAM (1719 - 1782), farmer - 1801). This was due less directly to Griffith than to his wife ALICE (1730 - 1808), daughter of Rhys Ellis of Tyddyn Mawr, Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Caernarfonshire (another literary family), whom he married 16 November 1753. Griffith died 20 April 1782; his widow died 6 March 1808; both were buried at Beddgelert. They had a son (who emigrated to U.S.A.) and eight daughters; five of these became active
GRIFFITHS, ARCHIBALD REES (1902 - 1971), painter narrowly failed to win the Prix de Rome, but was awarded a travelling scholarship which took him to Paris, Venice, and to the British School in Rome in 1927. Before leaving, Griffiths married Winifred May Jones (known as 'Bobby'), a seventeen year-old model at the Royal College, by whom he would have two children, Diana and Rhys Adrian. The development of Griffiths' career had been reported from the
GRIFFITHS, JAMES (JEREMIAH) (1890 - 1975), Labour politician and cabinet minister He was born at Betws, Ammanford on 19 September 1890, the youngest of the ten children of William Griffiths, a colliery blacksmith, and Margaret Morris. One of his brothers was the celebrated Welsh poet Amanwy (David Rhys Griffiths, died December 1953). He attended Betws board school, Ammanford, 1896-1903, and spoke only Welsh until he was five years old. He began work in a local anthracite
GRUFFUDD ab ADDA ap DAFYDD (fl. 1340-1370), poet and prose writer He was a contemporary and friend of Dafydd ap Gwilym, who composed a marwnad upon him. From this poem we gather that he was a native of Powys Wenwynwyn and was killed by a friend's sword at Dolgelley, where he lies buried. For his poetry see Jones and Lewis, Mynegai, and Brogyntyn MS. 2 in the National Library of Wales. Rhetorical compositions attributed to him and entitled ' Breuddwyd Gruffudd
GRUFFUDD ab YR YNAD COCH (fl. 1280), poet He sang a fine elegy on the death of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, prince of Wales, in 1282. Certain religious poems are also attributed to him, but on insufficient grounds.
GRUFFUDD ap CYNAN (c. 1055 - 1137), king of Gwynedd landed at Porth Clais in Dyfed, where he was joined by Rhys ap Tewdwr, another exile, who was laying claim to his patrimony in Deheubarth. They met Trahaearn at Mynydd Cam, where he was slain, Gruffudd thus becoming again king of Gwynedd. Soon after, however, through the treachery of Meirion Goch, one of his own men, he was captured by the Normans at Rug near Corwen and taken prisoner to Chester
GRUFFUDD ap DAFYDD ap HYWEL (fl. 1480-1520), poet

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