Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LLOYD, DAVID JOHN (1886 - 1951), headmaster Born 6 March 1886 son of Daniel and Jane Peregrine Lloyd, Swansea, Glamorganshire. He was educated at Swansea Grammar School, 1894-1904; University College, Cardiff, 1904-07, where he graduated in Classics; and Oriel College, Oxford, 1907-11, where he was an exhibitioner, gaining B.A. in 1911 and M.A. in 1914. From 1911-19 he was a teacher at Liverpool Collegiate School except for 1917-19 when he
LLOYD, EVAN (1764 - 1847), Unitarian Baptist minister Born 21 March 1764 at Nevern; member of Cardigan Baptist church and assistant there to William Williams (1732 - 1799). He served in the militia when the French landed at Fishguard, 1797. He does not seem to have been a General Baptist at the time of the 1799 schism, for in 1801 he was ordained at Ffynnonhenry (D. Jones, Hanes Bed. Deheubarth Cymru, 423, with Yr Ymofynydd, 1847, 93), but soon
LLOYD, EVAN (1734 - 1776), cleric and writer Born 15 April 1734, second son of John Lloyd and Bridget Bevan of Frondderw, Bala. He was educated at Ruthin and Jesus College, Oxford, where he matriculated on 22 March 1750/1, B.A. 1754, M.A. 1757. He was curate of S. Mary's, Redriff, until 1763, when he became the absentee vicar of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. He published several witty verse satires: The Powers of the Pen (London, 1766), The
LLOYD, GRIFFITH RICHARD MAETHLU (1902 - 1995), college principal and minsister (B) and history, and during ecumenical discussions in the 1960s he argued strongly in favour preserving Baptist identity and order. His publications are few - mostly addresses and the occasional essay in Seren Gomer - but all testify to a penetrating, analytical mind. He outlived his wife by two years and died on 6 March, 1995, and he was buried in the graveyard of Pencarneddi chapel in Anglesey.
LLOYD, HOWEL WILLIAM (1816 - 1893), antiquary the Parish of Llangurig. In 1850 he married Eliza Anne, daughter of George Wilson of Nutley and Brighton. They had two children - Mary, who died young, and a son, Edward H. Lloyd. His wife died 20 March 1887, and he died at his home, 56 Abingdon Villas, Kensington, 20 September 1893.
LLOYD, JOHN (1733 - 1793), cleric and antiquary Christened 26 March 1733 at Llanarmon-yn-Iâl, Denbighshire, son of John Lloyd (died 1756) of Bodidris and his wife Elizabeth (Jones) of Gerddi Duon, Mold. Lloyd was, however, not of the old Lloyds of Bodidris; his grandfather was Richard Lloyd of Cwmbychan in Ardudwy (on Evan Lloyd of that family, see Pennant, Tours of Wales, 1883 edn., ii, 268). According to Yorke (Royal Tribes of Wales, 1887
LLOYD, JOHN (1638 - 1687), principal of Jesus College, Oxford, and bishop of S. Davids the son of Morgan Lloyd of Pendine, he came of an ancient Carmarthenshire family. He matriculated at Merton College, Oxford, 10 March 1656-7, graduated B.A. 1659, M.A. 1662, B.D. on 15 March 1669/70, and D.D. in 1674. He became a Fellow of Jesus College soon after the Restoration, and was senior Fellow when, in 1673, he was elected principal to succeed Sir Leoline Jenkins. He was vice-chancellor
LLOYD, RICHARD (1834 - 1917), pastor of the Campbellite Church of the Disciples of Christ, Criccieth buried in the Criccieth public cemetery on 3 March.
LLOYD, THOMAS (1765 - 1789), Unitarian minister and Academy tutor Born at Coedlannaufawr, Llanwenog, in 1765. His father was John, brother of David Lloyd (1845 - 1863) of Brynllefrith. He was educated at Davis of Castell-hywel's school, at Carmarthen Academy (1782-6), and Hoxton academy (1784-5). In March 1786 he was appointed tutor in classics and mathematics at 'Carmarthen' Academy (which at that time was located at Swansea), where he remained until his death
LLUELYN, MARTIN (1616 - 1682), poet and physician mayor. He died 17 March 1681/2.
LLYWELYN ap GRUFFYDD (d. 1282), Prince of Wales almost unbroken military success: helped by the weakness of the crown and the disunity of the marcher lords, he reunited North Wales from the Dovey to the Dee, and annexed extensive territories in the middle march as far as the borders of Gwent, meanwhile protecting his conquests by a succession of merciless raids into South Wales. In 1258 the other native princes (except Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, who
LLYWELYN ap GRUFFYDD (d. 1317), nobleman, soldier and rebel martyr chronicler. He was in prison at Brecon on 22 March. From 27 July 1316 to 17 June 1317 he was held in the Tower of London. By that time Glamorgan was being exploited in the interests of the Despenser s and Llywelyn fell a victim to their greed; his estates were seized, and he was brought to Cardiff where he suffered a traitor's death. Among the charges later brought against the Despenser s was the murder of

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