Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EDWARDS, EDWARD (Pencerdd Ceredigion; 1816 - 1897), musician Born in Little Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth, son of John Edwards. As a young man he attended the church of Llanbadarn-fawr, where there was a good choir. He moved with his parents to Blaen-y-cwm, Capel Dewi; there he was appointed precentor at the Calvinistic Methodist chapel. He came to Aberystwyth to work as a shoemaker and there came into contact with a number of good musicians who lived in
EDWARDS, GEORGE ROWLAND (1810 - 1894), soldier and enlightened landowner Born in Ness Strange, Shropshire, the elder son of John Edwards (Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant, etc.) and Charlotte, grand-daughter of the 3rd Duke of Atholl. He was educated at Donnington School, Shropshire. When he was 16 he joined the East India Company. He returned before 1837 and became secretary to Lord Clive at the time of the Chartist riots in Montgomeryshire. He became known in
EDWARDS, GRIFFITH (Gutyn Padarn; 1812 - 1893), cleric, poet and antiquary periodicals. A volume of sermons by him, Deg-ar-hugain o Bregethau, was published in 1854. He was the editor of the collected works of John Blackwell, Ceinion Alun, 1851, and wrote a history of the parishes of Llangadfan, Garthbeibio, and Llanerfyl. He died 29 January 1893.
EDWARDS, GWILYM ARTHUR (1881 - 1963), minister (Presb.), principal of the Theological College, Aberystwyth, and author appointed professor at Bala College, and worked there with Principal David Phillips until 1939. From 1939 to 1949 he was principal of the Theological College at Aberystwyth. He was awarded an honorary D.D. degree by the University of Edinburgh. In 1917 he married Mary Nesta, daughter of Richard Hughes, a veterinary surgeon in Oswestry; they had a son and two daughters. After retiring he returned to
EDWARDS, HUMPHREY (1730 - 1788), physician and apothecary Johnson's Lives of the Poets by John Ellis, rector of Llan-rug from 1777 to 1792 (Bangor MS. 575). He is noteworthy chiefly because he sailed round the world as ship's surgeon of the frigate Tamer, one of two small warships sent out to explore the South Seas under the command of Commodore Byron, grandfather of the poet (21 June 1764 - 9 May 1766). Those who claim that he sailed under Anson are wrong
EDWARDS, HUW THOMAS (1892 - 1970), trade unionist and politician itself to establish a secretary of state for Wales. During this time, and especially after his move to Sychdyn, Edwards became friendly with many Welsh nationalists who greatly influenced him. He wrote Welsh poetry under the tutelage of the prominent poets Gwilym R. Jones and Mathonwy Hughes. Both of these worked for the old and highly-respected Welsh language newspaper Y Faner which had run into
EDWARDS, HUW THOMAS (1892 - 1970), trade union leader and politician privilege (1962) and Hewn from the rock (1967). He also edited Ar y cyd: cerddi gan Huw T. Edwards, Mathonwy Hughes, Gwilym R. Jones a Rhydwen Williams (1962). He was honoured by Gorsedd y Beirdd and the University of Wales (LL.D., honoris causa, 1957), but he refused to accept the M.B.E. and declined an invitation to be knighted at the Investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon castle in July 1969
EDWARDS, JOHN (Siôn Treredyn; 1606? - c. 1660?), cleric and translator He himself says that he was born on the banks of the Severn in Gwent; if he is the John Edwards who matriculated at Oxford, from Jesus College, 30 April 1624, at the age of 18, then he was from Caldicott; he graduated B.A. in 1626 and proceeded M.A. in 1629. According to Alumni Oxonienses he was appointed rector of Llanmartin in 1626 and received three other livings - Wilcrick in 1631-2
EDWARDS, Sir JOHN (1770 - 1850), baronet and M.P. Born 15 January 1770, son of John Edwards (died 1789) of Greenfields, Machynlleth (now Plas Machynlleth). He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford, 8 December 1787, was lieutenant-colonel in the Montgomeryshire Militia, high sheriff of Merioneth, 1805, and of Montgomeryshire, 1818. Between 1832 and 1841 he fought four elections as a Whig in an attempt to win and keep the Montgomery boroughs
EDWARDS, JOHN (Siôn y Potiau; 1699? - 1776), translator and poet seven years in London as a bookseller's assistant - this is supported by the controversy between him and Jonathan Hughes. Cain Jones, the almanac-maker, was his son and, according to Charles Ashton and others, John Edwards too was an almanac-maker. He was one of the poets who took part in the eisteddfodau of the 18th century - Bala 1738, Glyn Ceiriog 1743, Selattyn 1748, etc. - and many of his poems
EDWARDS, JOHN (Siôn Ceiriog; 1747 - 1792), bard and orator Born in Glynceiriog, Denbighshire. He went as a young man to London and, after getting to know Owen Jones (Owain Myfyr) and Robert Hughes (Robin Ddu o Fôn) he joined the Society of Gwyneddigion. From then on until his death in September 1792 he was one of the most prominent members of the society: he was secretary in 1779, president in 1783, and he was regarded as the bard of the society. When
EDWARDS, JOHN (Eos Glan Twrch; 1806 - 1887), poet and prose-writer

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