Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HOOSON, ISAAC DANIEL (1880 - 1948), solicitor and poet Born 2 May 1880, at Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, son of Edward and Harriet Hooson. His father's family originally came from Cornwall. I. D. Hooson was educated at the Rhos board school and Ruabon grammar school. In 1897 he entered the service of Messrs Morris and Jones in Liverpool, where he stayed until 1904 when his father died. He was afterwards articled to a Wrexham solicitor and he
HOOSON, JOHN (1883 - 1969), teacher, scholar the City of Westminster School for over thirty years. However his main interest was in the life and culture of Wales, particularly the social and economic life of Hiraethog and the Vale of Clwyd. He was an authority on the place-names of these areas and on their famous people - such as the Myddleton family, Galch Hill, Denbigh, the Salusbury family, Emrys ap Iwan, Thomas Jones, Thomas Gee of Denbigh
HOPKINS, BENJAMIN THOMAS (1897 - 1981), farmer and poet Ben T. Hopkins was born on 3 December 1897 at Waunhelyg, Lledrod, Ceredigion, the son of Ifan Hopkins (1851-1931), carpenter, and his wife Mary (née Jones, 1859-1897). His mother died a week after his birth and he was brought up by his mother's sister and brother, Margaretta Jones (1867-1944) and Dafydd Jones (1854-1929), at Triael, Blaenpennal, a smallholding which is now a ruin. His father
HOPKINS, GERARD MANLEY (1844 - 1889), poet and priest cartography', a manifestation of his Welsh identity and 'a rich example of Welsh writing in English'. Hopkins began learning Welsh, taking lessons from a local Catholic woman, Miss Susannah Jones, despite discouragement from his superiors unless he was to use it to convert local people. He mastered the language sufficiently to compose some poetry in it, although his compositions are stylistically awkward
HOWARD, JAMES HENRY (1876 - 1947), preacher, author and socialist gyfieithu gan y Parch J.H. Howard … ynghyd â rhagymadrodd gan y Parch. J. Phillips ac A. Murray (1906); Cristionogaeth a chymdeithas, gyda rhagair gan y Gwir Anrhydeddus D. Lloyd George (1914); Life beyond the veil (1918); Which Jesus? Young Britain's choice (1926); Perarogl Crist: cofiant a phregethau y Parch. William Jones, Treforis (1932); Jesus the agitator: foreword by the Rt. Hon. George Lansbury
HOWELL, JOHN (Ioan ab Hywel, Ioan Glandyfroedd; 1774 - 1830), weaver, schoolmaster, poet, editor, and musician (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion), James Davies (Iago ap Dewi), D. Rowland (Dewi Brefi) of Carmarthen, Edward Richard of Ystradmeurig, Evan Thomas of Llanarth, D. Lloyd of Llwynrhydowen, D. Jones of Llanwrda, John Jenkins (Ioan Siengcyn) of Cardigan, Francis Thomas ('y Crythwr Dall o Geredigion'), Ifan Gruffydd of Tŵr-gwyn, and others. Some of the material for his anthology was obtained by him from what is now
HOWELL, WILLIAM (1740 - 1822), Arian minister and Academy tutor the English church in Amsterdam. On his return he became minister of the church at Chelwood, near Bristol (1771-86), whence (1786) he was called to be minister of the Presbyterian church, Swansea, and senior tutor of the Academy there. He was in office for nine years until midsummer 1795 when a dispute arose between him and his fellow-tutor, John Jones, who is said to have had an ungovernable temper
HOWELLS, HOWELL (1750 - 1842), Methodist cleric Glyncorrwg but later went to S. Nicholas, Glamorganshire, where he associated with David Jones, Llan-gan and came into collision with his parish priest because of his Methodism. He obtained an appointment as curate of Llanddiddan Fach, near Tre-hyl, and the local Methodists flocked there to receive communion. In 1818 he was forced to relinquish this appointment, and from that time until his death, 19
HOWELLS, REES (1879 - 1950), missionary and founder of the Bible College, Swansea Brynaman in 1904 and worked as a miner but attended evangelical conferences at Llandrindod and Keswick. Soon after marrying Elizabeth Hannah Jones of Brynaman, 21 December 1910, he went to the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, intending to enter the Congl. ministry but these plans were put aside when he received an invitation to become a missionary. He and his wife received training in colleges in
HOWELLS, THOMAS (Hywel Cynon; 1839 - 1905), collier, printer, poet, preacher, and musician latter appears in Llyfr Tonau (Stephen and Jones). He published, in 1871, a Geirlyfr Cerddorol which proved very useful. He was a soloist in one of the concerts given by the Aberdare United Choral Union; he also conducted musical festivals and acted as adjudicator. He died 15 October 1905 and was buried in the Aberdare cemetery.
HOWELLS, WILLIAM (1818 - 1888), Calvinistic Methodist minister and second principal of Trevecka College (1857-65), where he was succeeded in turn by two other men who became college principals, David Charles Davies and Thomas Charles Edwards In September 1865 he was appointed principal and tutor in divinity at Trevecka, with John Harris Jones as tutor in classics. He was a successful teacher and an exceptionally acceptable preacher, although he confined his activities to the small English churches and
HOWELS, WILLIAM (1778 - 1832), Evangelical cleric Born September 1778 at Llwynhelyg, near Cowbridge, Glamorganshire, son of Samuel Howels. He was educated at ' Eagle School,' Cowbridge, and Wadham College, Oxford (but did not graduate). He came into contact with David Jones of Llan-gan whose curate he was for some time. On the death of David Jones, Howels went to London where he became curate of S. Ann's; he was also appointed lecturer at S

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