Dictionary of Welsh Biography

MATTAN, MAHMOOD HUSSEIN (1923 - 1952), seaman and victim of injustice City Police. In his summing up, Mattan's own defence barrister Mr Rhys-Roberts attempted to explain his client's behaviour but in doing so dehumanised him by describing him as a 'half child of nature, a semi-civilized savage'. After just three days the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Mattan had insisted on his innocence throughout the case, and now put all his hopes into trying to get a last
MATTHEWS, JOHN HOBSON (Mab Cernyw; 1858 - 1914), Roman Catholic historian, archivist and solicitor his examination of the family muniments of the Vaughans of Courtfield, a Herefordshire Catholic family (the muniments are now in N.L.W.). At the time of his death he was co-operating in the work of continuing Duncombe's History of Herefordshire. He married, 1892, Alice Mary Gwyn-Hughes; they had four sons and two daughters. He died at Ealing, 30 January 1914. NLW MS 2851E-2853E contain some typical
MAURICE family Clenennau, Glyn (Cywarch), Penmorfa kindred, the one lineally descended of Owen Gwynedd, prince of Wales, consisting then and now of four houses, viz., Keselgyfarch, y Llys ynghefn y fann, now called Ystymkegid, Clenenny, and Brynkir, Glasfryn or Cwmstrallyn; the other sect descended of Collwyn [ap Tangno], wherof are five houses or more, viz. Whelog, Berkin, Bron-y-foel, Gwynfryn, Talhenbont, and the house of Hugh Gwyn ap John Wynne ap
MAURICE, Sir WILLIAM (1542 - 1622), politician surname, spent much of his life in the effort to extend and consolidate this estate, a task involving him in constant litigation and frequent turbulence. His three marriages helped in the process, the first, to Margaret Wyn Lacon (Lakyn or Lake), aet. 14, bringing in the Shropshire estate of Porkington (now Brogyntyn) to which she was heiress. During Elizabeth's later years the civil and military
McGRATH, MICHAEL JOSEPH (1882 - 1961), Archbishop illustrates clearly his contribution to Welsh life. Writing of the Catholic community in Wales and answering the question, what is its future in Wales, he pointed out that the Catholic community was very largely of immigrant stock and with a large element whose forebears had come from Ireland. Though now settled in Wales for some generations, it had remained largely outside the cultural life of Wales. The
McLUCAS, CLIFFORD (1945 - 2002), artist and theatre director to site, which subsequently became an influential concept in the field of theatre studies. In 1994 McLucas moved to Cardiff in order to become more engaged with the production aspects of the company which now had offices at Chapter Arts Centre. In 1995 his pioneering work for television was screened on both S4C and ITV Wales. The bilingual production, Y Pen Bas Y Pen Dwfn was shot in a swimming
MERRICK, RICE (d. 1586-7), landed gentleman, genealogist, and historian among the Norman knights and what lands were assigned to the original Welsh families; in the third the author describes Glamorgan as it was in his time. Nevertheless, we do not possess the author's final manuscript, because he refers to portions of the work not found now in the two extant manuscripts, and only a portion of the third part is available. It is more than likely that a substantial portion
MEYRICK family Hascard, Fleet, Bush, Wigmore, the Cadiz expedition (1596), and in 1597 he followed his lord to the Azores and again sat (probably for Carmarthenshire) in Parliament, where he had by now achieved some prominence. His last campaign was with Essex in Ireland (1599-1600). After a brief spell of disfavour (July 1600), he was employed, in January 1601, in rallying to the earl's cause the Devereux clientele in South Wales, the Welsh
MOND family and established a town in the Sharon region of Israel called Tel Mond. His former house there is now a museum. Alfred Mond died in his London home, 35 Lowndes Square, on 27 December 1930, and is buried in the family mausoleum in Islington and St Pancras Cemetery, East Finchley, London. He is remembered for his pivotal role in the development of the British chemical industry through his leadership of
MORGAN, ELAINE NEVILLE (1920 - 2013), screenwriter, journalist, and author asthma in both children, a reflection of the high levels of industrial pollution in Burnley, this situation would have continued, but in 1950, with Morien Morgan now teaching at Abertillery Boys' Grammar School, Elaine Morgan returned to Pontypridd with her young children. She worked briefly as an English teacher at her former school whilst she wrote a series of scripts and proposals which she sent
MORGAN, HENRY (1635? - 1688), buccaneer ' and ' by his valour ' to have ' raised himself to what he now is.' He had established himself sufficiently by 1665 to marry Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Morgan of Llanrhymney, who had become deputy-governor of Jamaica in June 1664, and who was, in fact, related to the Morgan family of Tredegar. In 1666 Henry Morgan is found in command of a vessel under the Englishman, Edward Mansfield, a notable
MORGAN, HYWEL RHODRI (1939 - 2017), politician Morgan. The rest of Morgan's first year as an MP was dominated by committee work, serving on the Standing Committee for the Housing Bill, the Steel Privatisation Bill, and the annual Finance Bill. His scrutineering nous was rewarded with a place in the Shadow Energy team. The 1992-97 Parliament was tougher for Morgan - now a junior shadow Wales minister. The sheen of being a new MP had worn off, while

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