Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HODGES, JOHN (1700? - 1777), cleric was ordained deacon on 20 November 1724, by the bishop of Oxford, and priest on 11 July 1825, by the bishop of Bristol; on 1 July 1725, Sir Edmond Thomas, Bt., presented him to the rectory of Wenvoe, to which he was admitted on 16 July following. From at least 1740 on, Hodges also held the donative of S. Andrews Minor. The Methodist Revival evoked a sympathetic response in Hodges, who invited both
HOLLAND family Berw, daughter Elinor. The marriage is believed to have taken place between 1470 and 1480. John Holland was succeeded by his son OWEN HOLLAND, who was appointed sheriff of Anglesey for life, March 1504/5. He married Ethelrede, daughter of Richard Hampdene of Kimble, Berks. Between 1520 and 1522, Owen succeeded in persuading his cousin, Sir John Owen, to convey to him a large part of the Berw estate, which had
HOLLAND family that he was a Calvinist - an Anglican Puritan, as indeed his connection with Essex suggests. The third son, Robert Holland (separately noticed), moved to Pembrokeshire in 1591 and there founded the family of (2) the Hollands of WALWYN'S CASTLE, to which belonged William Holland. In later years, these Pembrokeshire Hollands migrated to England. One of the family was Sir THOMAS ERSKINE HOLLAND (1835
HOLLAND, HUGH (1569 - 1633), poet and traveller Tudyr and the Queene, long since intended to her Maiden Majestie and now dedicated to the Invincible James, 1603; A Cypres Garland. For the Sacred Forehead of our late Soveraigne King James, 1625; commendatory verses to Farnaby's Canzonets, 1598; Ben Jonson's Sejanus, 1605; Bolton's Elements of Armory, 1610; Coryate's The Od-combian Banquet, 1611; Parthenia, 1611; Sir Thomas Hawkin's translation of
HOMFRAY family, iron-masters Penydarren financial difficulties. In 1813, Sir Jeremiah Homfray, then cited as of Cwm Rhondda, coal-merchant, dealer, and chapman, was declared a bankrupt. In November 1813, his dwelling-house at Cwm Rhondda was sold together with its contents. He then left for Boulogne to avoid paying all his creditors and to live on his reduced income, and it was there that his wife (1830) and he (1833) died and were buried. His
HOOSON, HUGH EMLYN (1925 - 2012), Liberal politician and public figure , the daughter of Sir George Hamer, CBE, of Llanidloes, a prominent and influential figure in the locality and a powerful Liberal in the politics of Montgomeryshire where he served as its Lord Lieutenant. There were to be two daughters of the marriage, Sioned and Lowri, both educated at the Welsh School at London, where their father became the chairman of the Governing Body. He had served in the Royal
HORSFALL TURNER, ERNEST RICHMOND (1870 - 1936), schoolmaster and local historian Born 13 January 1870 at Brighouse, Yorkshire, son of Joseph Horsfall Turner, who was also a schoolmaster and local historian. He was educated at his father's school and commenced his career as a teacher at that school. Later he graduated at London University. He taught at Blaenau Ffestiniog and Colwyn Bay before being appointed headmaster at Llanidloes County School in 1895. He learnt Welsh and
HOWELL, JOHN (Ioan ab Hywel, Ioan Glandyfroedd; 1774 - 1830), weaver, schoolmaster, poet, editor, and musician of his life. His greatest service to music was rendered by visiting local churches to instruct the choristers in psalmody. He competed against Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain) at the Carmarthen eisteddfod of 1819; his ode celebrating the prowess of Thomas Picton on the battle fields in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo, 'On the death of the outstanding military officer, Sir Thomas Picton' was
HOWELL, JOHN HENRY (1869 - 1944), pioneer of technical education in New Zealand school. In 1905 he was appointed organiser of a scheme of night classes under the Christchurch Technical Association. He joined the Society of Friends in 1906. He took a special interest in the education of women and in 1911 he established a hostel to train girls in domestic science and child welfare. Sir Ernest Shackleton contributed half the proceeds of a public lecture to create the nucleus of a
HUGHES GRIFFITHS, ANNIE JANE (1873 - 1942), peace campaigner Annie Jane Davies was born on 5 April 1873, at Cwrt Mawr, Llangeitho, Ceredigion, the sixth of ten children of Robert Joseph Davies (1839-1892) and his wife Frances (née Humphreys, 1836-1918). She had three sisters, Sara Maria (1864-1939), Mary (1869-1918) ac Eliza ('Lily', 1876-1939), and six brothers, Robert Brian ('Bertie', 1865-1879), David Charles (1866-1928), Edward (1867-1869), John
HUGHES, CHARLES (1823 - 1886), publisher and county magistrate, moderator of his presbytery, president of the Wrexham Liberal association, and prominent in several other associations and companies. He married Catherine Lewis (1830 - 1867) [see Lewis, Sir J. H. ], of Penucha, Caerwys. His fine business acumen enabled him to enlarge the publishing business of Hughes & Son which his father had founded in 1820. He died at his home, Brynhyfryd
HUGHES, DAVID EDWARD (1829 - 1900), physicist and inventor least 200 yards from the source. Hughes was essentially an experimenter. He produced sensitive instruments from the most crude objects such as common nails, pill-boxes, and sealing-wax. It was said of him that 'he thought with his hands.' He died 22 January 1900 in London. His brother, Joseph Tudor Hughes, is separately noticed.

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