Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BLOOM, MILBOURN (d. 1766), Independent minister The date of his birth is not known; tradition connects him with the Blooms of Castell Pigyn (Abergwili); NLW MS 5456A in the N.L.W. shows that his home was within an hour's walk from Carmarthen. He emerges in March 1743 (records of the Methodist Association, N.L.W.) as 'public exhorter' (i.e. itinerant), and he was in charge of several societies south of the Towy. But in September of the same
BODVEL family Bodvel, Caerfryn, Long Parliaments, where he took his stand with the militant Protestants who opposed the court, and was nominated by the Commons as deputy-lieutenant of Caernarvonshire in March 1642. On 2 August 1642 he was given leave of absence by the House and a store of arms for the defence of 'his home in Wales,' but by May 1643 he had become a commissioner of array for Caernarvonshire and a ' custos rotulorum
BONARJEE, DOROTHY NOEL (1894 - 1983), poet and lawyer herself as the author (The Cambrian Daily Leader, 2 March 1914). She also reportedly came close to winning the competition the previous year. Her success received significant publicity in the local and national press. Her father, who gave an impromptu speech at the ceremony in response to demands from the students, reportedly said: 'if India had given birth to a poet, Wales had educated her, and had
BOOTH, FLORENCE ELEANOR (1861 - 1957), Salvationist and social reformer Chief of the Staff in 1921, succeeded by Commissioner Edward Higgins, Florence became British Commissioner, responsible for all the Army's evangelical work in the United Kingdom. She held this office until November 1921, and again from June 1922 to March 1925. Her success helped gain acceptance for the placing of other women in positions of high authority. Around 1925, rumblings began among certain
BOWYER, GWILYM (1906 - 1965), minister (Congl.) and college principal such as Seiat Holi (1946-49) and Problemau bywyd (1957-60), and he showed the same skills as one of the chairpersons of the series Codi testun produced by the television company T.W.W. between September 1961 and March 1962. It was said of Gwilym Bowyer 'that he was the best off-the-cuff speaker that we ever heard.' On the assembly floor, in discussions on radio and television, his mind worked so
BOYDELL, JOSIAH (1752 - 1817), painter and illustrator , 27 March 1817, and was buried in Hampstead Churchyard.
BRAOSE family death of his four sons, were divided among his daughters (1176). In her right William obtained the lordships of Brecon and Abergavenny, his lands thus forming a solid block in the Middle March. His younger brother, PHILIP, accompanied Henry II to Ireland, receiving in 1172 the Honour of Limerick. ROBERT DE BRAOSE, probably a cadet of the family, held a small estate in Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire
BREESE, EDWARD (1835 - 1881), antiquary years of research, backed by an excellent private library, led to the publication in 1873 of Kalendars of Gwynedd, a complete record of the high officers (sheriffs, Members of Parliament, etc.) of the counties of Anglesey, Caernarfonshire, and Merionethshire, which is still an authoritative work of reference. Breese died 10 March 1881, leaving six children, of whom three became solicitors. Through his
BREEZE, SAMUEL (1772 - 1812), Baptist minister A native of Llandinam parish, he began his career by keeping a school at Dolau, Radnorshire, where he was also baptized (1793). In 1794 he left to take over a school at Penrhyncoch near Aberystwyth, and began to preach in 1795. He was ordained 12 June 1803 to be one of the two ministers serving the Baptists in the Aberystwyth district, but moved to Newcastle Emlyn in March 1812. He died 28
BRIGSTOCKE, THOMAS (1809 - 1881), portrait painter family. He married a widow, a Mrs. Cridland, who predeceased him, as did his only child, who died in infancy. He died 11 March 1881 at 3 Welbeck Street, Cavendish Square, London, and was buried at Kensal Green. Brigstocke was known mainly for his portraits of members of well-known South Wales families and of notable military figures, although he also painted historical pictures. He exhibited sixteen
BROOKE, Dame BARBARA MURIEL (Baroness Brooke of Ystradfellte), (1908 - 2000), politician Brooke in the House of Lords, on 12 July 1979, was during a discussion on the future of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital for Women. Henry Brooke was suffering from Parkinson's disease and she left public life to care for him. They had moved from Hampstead to the Glebe House, Mildenhall, Wiltshire where Henry Brooke died on 29 March 1984. They had been a devoted couple, united by a profound
BROOKES, BEATA ANN (1930 - 2015), politician candidate selection between Beata Brookes, Geraint Morgan, sitting MP for Denbigh, and Sir Anthony Meyer, sitting MP for West Flint. Brookes was a popular candidate with the support of local Conservative activists, and she won the selection vote in March 1983. However, Meyer eventually won this contest in May after the previous decision was reversed in the courts. Brookes held the North Wales seat in the

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