Dictionary of Welsh Biography

CALLAGHAN, LEONARD JAMES (1912 - 2005), politician James Callaghan was born on 27 March 1912 at 38 Funtington Road, Copnor, Portsmouth, the second of two children of James Callaghan (1877-1921), a sailor, and his wife Charlotte (née Cundy, 1879-1961). His father was of Irish descent, and ran away from home as a boy to join the navy, changing his surname from Garogher to Callaghan so that he could not be traced. His mother came from a devout
CAMPBELL, FREDERICK ARCHIBALD VAUGHAN, viscount Emlyn (1847-1898), earl Cawdor (1898-1911) commissioner in lunacy, 1886-93; and chairman of the Great Western Railway, 1895-1905. He succeeded as 3rd earl Cawdor on the death of his father, 1898. In 1905 (March-November) he was First Lord of the Admiralty in the Balfour Government. He played a leading part in opposition to the 'Lloyd George budget' of 1909 and in 1910 was concerned in discussions for the reform of the House of Lords. His interests
CARPENTER, KATHLEEN EDITHE (1891 - 1970), ecologist Kathleen Zimmerman was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, on 24 March 1891, the daughter of German immigrant Francis Frederick Zimmerman and his English wife, Victoria (née Boor). She was educated at Lealholme School in Gainsborough. As an undergraduate student at The University College of Wales Aberystwyth, she lived in Alexandra Hall and was awarded a BSc degree in 1910 (by University of
CARTER family Kinmel, in Wales; in 1651 (confirmed by Cromwell in his governorship of Conway), and again in 1656, lord-lieutenant of Caernarvonshire. He was Member of Parliament for Denbighshire in 1654, 1656, and 1658-9; and Cromwell knighted him c. March 1657/8. But towards the end of the Protectorate, Carter was evidently 'trimming'; he was expelled from the Rump Parliament. After the Restoration he was knighted
CAYO-EVANS, WILLIAM EDWARD JULIAN (1937 - 1995), political activist died suddenly on 28 March 1995 as a result of heart failure. His funeral in Silian cemetery was attended by hundreds of people, including a number of plain-clothes police who had been informed that a gun would be fired over his coffin in the tradition of IRA funerals. Instead a young man walked over to the grave carrying an accordion, and played the notes of the 'Cuckoo Waltz', Cayo's favourite tune
CHAMBERS, WILLIAM (1774 - 1855), industrialist and public figure assumed that his son, WILLIAM CHAMBERS, junior (1809 - 1882), was illegitimate. He was born at Valenciennes in France, 24 May 1809, educated at Eton and S. John's College, Cambridge (admitted 1826, matric. Easter 1828; he does not seem to have graduated). He married Joanna Trant, daughter of Capt. Payne, R.N., on 20 July 1835. They had five children. He died 21 March 1882, aged 72. William Chambers
CHARLES, GEOFFREY (1909 - 2002), photographer sequence showing the re-lighting of the blast furnaces in Brymbo steelworks. Ironically an economic upturn spelled the end of the Wrexham Star as their sales force obtained regular employment. The paper amalgamated with the Wrexham Advertiser in March 1936. Geoff was now a competent photographer to the extent that Woodall's Managing Director Rowland Thomas offered him management of their photographic
CHARLES, JOHN ALWYN (1924 - 1977), minister (Cong.) and college lecturer whose wholesome laugh gladdened every company, and a man held in high esteem by his students and these to whom he ministered. On 31 March, 1977, he suffered a heart attack, and was taken to the Caernarfonshire and Anglesey Hospital, Bangor. It was there that he died on April 1. His funeral service was held on Tuesday, 5 April, with a public service at Pen-dref Chapel, Bangor, and a private service at
CHARLES, WILLIAM JOHN (1931 - 2004), footballer 1956. His influence was so great that some commentators referred to the Leeds team as 'John Charles United'. As far as his personal life was concerned, the day of his wedding was equally important. On 16 March 1953 he married Margaret Elsie (Peggy) White, the daughter of a train driver, who was a bank clerk in Leeds. At 21, Peggy was a year younger than her husband. They had four sons (Terry, Melvyn
CLARE family Morgan Gam; he died 25 October 1230. His heir was RICHARD III (1222 - 1262), born 4 August 1222. His wide lands in England and Ireland (here, his mother had possessions), and his semi-independence as a great lord in the March, caused him to be spoken of as 'the foremost baron in England' at his coming-of-age in 1243. But he was prodigal and vacillating, veering alternately between the king and the
CLARK family, printers and publishers ; History of Monmouthshire, 1869; Usk Past and Present, 1893; etc. - for further details see Ifano Jones, History of Printing and Printers in Wales and Monmouthshire, and the 'Monmouthshire Bibliography' of William Haines (in manuscript in NLW). The newspaper begun in 1855 continued, with change of name, to appear until 1907. J. H. Clark married, 15 March 1838, Sophia (died 1901), eldest daughter of
CLAY, JOHN CHARLES (1898 - 1973), cricketer Johnnie Clay was born at Bonvilston, Glamorgan, on 18 March 1898, the son of Charles L. Clay and his wife Margaret (née Press). A member of a prominent sporting family in the Chepstow area, his father's shipping business was based on Cardiff Docks. He was educated at Winchester School and married Gwenllian Mary, the daughter of Colonel Homfray of Penlline castle. A fast bowler in his youth, he

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