Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRIFFITHS, EVAN (Ieuan Ebblig; 1795 - 1873), Independent minister Born 18 January 1795 at Gellibeblig, near Bridgend, Glamorganshire, the youngest of seven children. His father died when he was only three years old, and owing to the poverty of the family he enjoyed few educational advantages. At 21 years of age he started preaching and attended for about a year a school kept by the minister of his chapel, W. Jones of Brynmenyn. Later he went for two years to a
GRIFFITHS, JAMES (JEREMIAH) (1890 - 1975), Labour politician and cabinet minister foundations of the welfare state. In this position Griffiths was responsible for three key measures: the introduction of the payment of family allowances in early 1946, the passage of the 1946 National Insurance Act (which created a comprehensive system of social security), and the passage of the 1948 Industrial Injuries Act. He also served as chairman of the Labour Party, 1948-49, and remained a prominent
GRIFFITHS, JOHN THOMAS (1824 - 1895), mining engineer Born Christmas Day 1824 in the Brynengan area of the parish of Llanystumdwy, Caernarfonshire. He emigrated with his parents to New York in 1831 but because of cholera outbreaks the family moved within a year to Minersville, Pa. The son went to work in a colliery in Minersville and subsequently at Summit Hill, Carbon County. He helped to set up the Calvinistic Methodist church in Wilkesbarre. He
GRIFFITHS, RICHARD (1756 - 1826), colliery pioneer The second son and third of nine children of William Griffiths and Elizabeth (Davies), of Gelli-fendigaid, Llanwynno, Glamorganshire, he was christened 13 January 1756. His family connections, by birth and by marriage (see Morgan, cited below), are very interesting; members of his family were among the earliest and strongest supporters of Methodism in Llanwynno and Pontypridd; and his youngest
GRIFFITHS, THOMAS (JEREMY) (Tau Gimel; 1797? - 1871), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster and his family emigrated to the U.S.A. He was preaching at Caeronnen, 1846-51, and at Cribin and Ciliau, 1846-8. From 1851 to 1855 he was once more on his travels, but not this time to the U.S.A. He returned to his old neighbourhood and preached at Cribin from 1857 to 1868. He spent the autumn of his life at the home of his friend the Rev. David Evans of Maesymeillion. He died 19 January 1871 and
GRIFFITHS, VAVASOR (d. 1741), Independent minister and tutor the other hand the '1698 or 1699' often given as his year of birth raises considerable difficulties - making him, e.g. an ordained minister when he was only sixteen or seventeen. Everything points to his having been a native of Bugeildy parish, Radnorshire; indeed, Maesgwyn may have been the family home. In John Evans's lists, c. 1715, Griffiths's name comes third of the three ministers of the
GROSSMAN, YEHUDIT ANASTASIA (1919 - 2011), Jewish patriot and author Yehudit Grossman (Judith Maro) was born in the city of Dnipro (Yekaterinoslav during the era of the Tsars or the Dnepropetrovsk of the Soviet era) in eastern Ukraine, on 24 November 1919, daughter to Jeremias Grossman (1884-1964) and his wife Roza (Rosa; 1890-1967). The family fled from the country the following spring, spending time in Lithuania and the United States of America before migrating
GRUFFUDD ap MAREDUDD ap DAFYDD (fl. 1352-1382), poet to their subject matter, namely religious poems, eulogistic and elegiac poety, and love poetry. His awdlau to the Rood of Chester, to God, and to the Virgin Mary are fair examples of his adherence to the bardic traditions in both subject and mode of expression. His eulogies and elegies are addressed to the members of one family, namely Tudur Fychan (died 1367), Hywel fab Gronwy, Gronwy Fychan (died
GRUFFUDD BENRHAW, or PENRHAW (fl. 15th century), poet of whom it is known that he was a native of Brecknock and related to the family of Awbrey. A series of englynion, attributed to him, to Owain Dwnn, and to Gruffudd ap Nicolas, is extant [but see the article on Gruffudd ap Nicolas ]. Prose passages accompany these, and the whole relates to various incidents in the life of the poet, obviously an unruly person. It gives an account of his
GRUFFUDD LEIAF (fl. 15th century), poet those of Robert Leiaf and Syr Siôn Leiaf, two other members of Gruffudd's family, in various other manuscripts. (Jones and Lewis, Mynegai). His son, Ieuan ap Gruffudd Leiaf, is separately noticed.
GRUFFUDD NANNAU (fl. c. 1460), poet A member apparently of the Nannau family. He was contemporary with Dafydd ap Maredudd ap Tudur, fl. 1460. Some examples of his work exist in manuscript, and these include an englyn written to the poet Gruffudd Phylip (NLW MS 643B (39b)), a cywydd to the sons of Ieuan Fychan of Pengwern (died c. 1458) (Cardiff MS. 83 (28b)); NLW MS 3049D (500)), and another to Dafydd Llwyd ap Gruffudd Deuddwr
GRUFFYDD ap GWENWYNWYN (d. 1286), lord of Upper Powys lordship of the family lands in Arwystli, Cyfeiliog, Mawddwy, Caereinion, Y Tair Swydd, and Upper Mochnant. Sometime before this decisive moment in his career, he had married Hawise, daughter of John Lestrange of Knockin. Steadfast in his loyalty to the Crown during the first decade of Llywelyn II's rise to power, he suffered a renewed loss of patrimony and a second exile in 1257. With evident reluctance

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