Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, WILLIAM JOHN (GARETH HUGHES; 1894 - 1965), actor Country House and Hospital at Woodland Hills, California. Having paid his dues while a film actor he was entitled to a place at this film industry retirement home. Brother David became the unofficial chaplin and baptized both Clara Kimball Young and Edmund Gwenn there before their deaths. In 1963 he flew to London to appear as the surprise guest on a This Is Your Life tribute to Bessie Love, with whom
HUGHES, MARGARET (Leila Megáne; 1891 - 1960), singer Choral Society, and in 1907 she made her first solo appearance singing ' Gwlad y delyn ' (John Henry). Soon afterwards she received her first contract to sing in a concert, in Abersoch, for which she received an acknowledgement of 15 shillings. One of those who heard her sing in that concert was Harry Evans, who prophesied that she would become a famous singer if she had a competent tutor. In the
HUMPHREYS, DAVID (1813 - 1866), minister (CM) Born 13 October 1813, son of Edward and Elizabeth Humphreys, Glyndu, Llangynog, Montgomeryshire. He began preaching with the Calvinistic Methodists in 1840, and was ordained 1848; he attended Bala College for a short while. He was a pleasant person and a commendable preacher. He married a sister of Humphrey Evans, an elder at Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, where he spent the rest of his life. A skilful
HUMPHREYS, EDWARD MORGAN (1882 - 1955), journalist, writer and broadcaster widely. He married Annie Evans, daughter of E.J. Evans, former minister of Walton Park Welsh Presbyterian church, Liverpool, but they had no children. He won the friendship of some of the leaders of the nation and D. Lloyd George thought highly of his opinion. R.T. Jenkins 'enjoyed a quarter century of pure friendship' with him. He was one of the pioneers of the detective novel in Welsh and had the
HUMPHREYS, HUGH (1817 - 1896), printer and publisher Born at Caernarvon, 17 September 1817, son of David Humphreys, hatter, a native of Tre'r Ddôl, Cardiganshire. Apprenticed when he was 12 years old with Peter Evans, printer, Castle Street, Caernarvon, Hugh Humphreys began business as a printer on his own account at Tan-y-bont in Caernarvon, in 1837. He had courage and enterprise, and the small printing business soon developed into a large concern
HUMPHREYS, RICHARD (1790 - 1863), Calvinistic Methodist minister Mrs. Evans, Gwerniago, Pennal, and went to Pennal to live. There, on 15 February 1863, he died; he was buried at Dyffryn. There was one daughter, Elizabeth, of the second marriage; she married the Rev. William Thomas, Llanrwst.
HUW MACHNO (fl. 1585-1637), poet sang much to them. The gardener at Gwydir is said to have depicted the bard on horseback in a topiary there. He also sang to other families in Gwynedd and Denbighshire, and as far south as Gogerddan, Cardiganshire. He was engaged in a poetic contention with archdeacon Edmund Prys, and Siôn Phylip tried to reconcile them. The latter emphasized Huw Machno's learning, his knowledge of Latin, and of the
HYWEL DDA (d. 950), king and legislator according to the classification of A. W. Wade-Evans) is the one which has preserved most accurately the contents and the arrangement of the original. This 'code' and some other manuscripts mention Blegywryd as the man chosen by the king with 'twelve of his wisest lieges to determine and expound to him and his kingdom the laws and customs in their perfection and as near as may be to truth and justice
JACOB, HENRY THOMAS (1864 - 1957), minister (Congl.), lecturer, writer and poet Born in Treorchy, Rhondda, Glamorganshire, 14 December 1864, second of the ten children of Thomas Jacob, blacksmith, and Ann (née Harries) his wife. He began preaching in Bethania church, and in 1885 went to Watcyn Wyn's school (W. Hezekiah Williams) in Ammanford before proceeding to Lancashire College, Manchester. He married, 20 August 1890, Margaret Ellen Evans of Llandeilo, and they had two
JAMES, DAVID EMRYS (Dewi Emrys; 1881 - 1952), minister (Congl.), writer and poet on The Carmarthen Journal. The editor, Henry Tobit Evans gave him every encouragement to continue to write and to recite on stage as he had done since he was young. He was made sub-editor and editor of the Welsh column of the Journal before he was 20 years old, and was released to attend the Old College School as a part-time student under Joseph Harry. During this period he began to preach. He went
JAMES, EDWARD (1569? - 1610?), cleric and translator Born in Glamorgan. He matriculated at Oxford from S. Edmund Hall, 11 March 1585/6, at the age of 16; B.A. from Jesus College, 16 June 1589; M.A., 8 July 1592. He was appointed vicar of Caerleon, 2 February 1595/6, rector of Shire-Newton, 8 August 1597, rector of Llangattock-juxta-Usk, 15 April 1598, vicar of Llangattock-feibion-Afel, 12 July 1599, vicar of Llangattock-juxta-Neath, 23 July 1603
JAMES, THOMAS DAVIES (Iago Erfyl; 1862 - 1927), clergyman, and popular preacher and lecturer Caereinion, 1918; he was elected member of Llanfyllin board of guardians, Llanfyllin district council, Montgomery county council and of the education committee. The Methodists saw him as following in the footsteps of John Evans, Eglwys-bach, and when he was curate of Llanfair Caereinion his sermons attracted large crowds to the church. His eloquence and his wit brought him fame as a preacher and lecturer

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