Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HOGGAN, FRANCES ELIZABETH (1843 - 1927) Born at Brecon, 20 December 1843; her father was Richard Morgan, son of Robert Morgan of Henry's Mote, Pembrokeshire, who graduated from Jesus College, Oxford, in 1830 (Foster, Alumni Oxonienses), and was at the time curate of S. John's, Brecon; her mother was a Philipps of Cwmgwili, Carmarthenshire. Morgan became vicar of Aberavon in 1845, but died in 1851. Elizabeth, educated on the continent
HOLBACHE, DAVID (fl. 1377-1423), lawyer, founder of Oswestry Grammar School compensate him in part by granting him some lands forfeited by a Welsh 'rebel,' but also to grant him Englishry despite the fact that he was Welsh ('entier Galois') in respect of both his parents. Remembering these facts, it is difficult to accept Stow's statement (in 1615) that Holbache afterwards interceded with Henry on Owain's behalf. Yet we know that Holbache did intercede on behalf of another
HOLLAND family Berw, Towards the middle of the 15th century, the Berw estate in Anglesey was in the hands of ITHEL AP HOWELL AP LLEWELYN, a descendant of Llywarch ap Bran, lord of Menai at the end of the 12th century. Ithel had a daughter named ELINOR and a son called OWEN. The Holland family first became connected with Berw when JOHN HOLLAND, described as one of the household servants of Henry VI, married Ithel's
HOLLAND family . PETER HOLLAND, a servant of Henry IV, came to Conway, and his family became owners of Conway castle, of much of the town, and of lands outside it (see W. B. Lowe, The Heart of Northern Wales, i, 342-5; J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 341; Archæologia Cambrensis, 1866, facing 183). With the sons of HUGH GWYN HOLLAND, who had married Jane Conway of Bryneuryn and had died in 1585, this branch forks: (a) the
HOLLAND, HUGH (1569 - 1633), poet and traveller attributed to Hugh Holland, probably due to a confusion with Henry Holland, the son of Philemon Holland. Hugh Holland of Denbigh was a scholar and poet well esteemed in his day; he was a member of the Mermaid Club and his sonnet to the first folio suggests that he may have known Shakespeare personally. Anthony Wood saw a copy of his epitaph, made by Holland himself - 'Miserimus peccator, musarum et
HOMFRAY family, iron-masters Penydarren Sir Charles Gould Morgan (see Morgan of Tredegar family), 1st bart., of Tredegar Park, and this enabled him to obtain a lease of mineral land of about 3,000 acres upon very cheap terms at Tredegar, in conjunction with Richard Fother-gill and Matthew Monkhouse (1800). Here again, as his brother did at Ebbw Vale, he was able to work off some of his superabundant energy by establishing the Tredegar
HOOSON, HUGH EMLYN (1925 - 2012), Liberal politician and public figure give his support to Thorpe on the second, but he was never to be a strong supporter of Thorpe as party leader. Emlyn Hooson retained Montgomeryshire in five successive general elections, winning a handsome majority of 4651 votes in the election of February 1974. From 1966, when Elystan Morgan defeated Roderic Bowen in Cardiganshire, until February 1974, he had been the only parliamentary
HOPKINS, BENJAMIN THOMAS (1897 - 1981), farmer and poet 15 to farm Triael and in the evenings he attended three extra-mural classes in philosophy, agriculture and Welsh literature at the local school. He got to know two other young men who shared his interest in poetry, Prosser Rhys (1901-1945) and Jenkin Morgan Edwards (1903-1978). The three of them became best friends and would meet regularly to discuss their work and compete, and to read the works of
HOPKINS, GERARD MANLEY (1844 - 1889), poet and priest more ascetic way of life, one that would lead him to convert to Roman Catholicism, a move that led to his estrangement from his family. After graduation he was helped by (Cardinal) John Henry Newman, the leader of the Oxford Catholic converts to obtain a teaching post. At this time he turned away from poetry, even burning his poems, and decided to enter the ministry as a Jesuit. While he was studying
HOWARD, JAMES HENRY (1876 - 1947), preacher, author and socialist
HOWELL, JOHN HENRY (1869 - 1944), pioneer of technical education in New Zealand
HOWELLS, GERAINT WYN (Baron Geraint), (1925 - 2004), farmer and politician election and won a surprising victory over the Labour member, Elystan Morgan. Eight months later, Howells held the seat against a challenge from Morgan. At both elections, his majority was around 2500. In 1979, Howells held the seat by a little over 2000 votes above the Conservative candidate. He made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 14 March 1974 during that part of the debate on the Queen's

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