Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, HUGH (Cadfan; 1807? - 1870), printer and journalist to edit the paper until October 1850, when it was removed to London. Cadfan is next found in London holding the office of reader in the employ of the publisher John Cassell. He was friendly with John Jones (Talhaiarn) and William Jones (Gwrgant) and acted as secretary to the 'Talhaiarn Annuity Fund' during 1863-5. Papers relating to this fund as well as a holograph letter of Cadfan are contained in
WILLIAMS, HUGH DOUGLAS (Brithdir; 1917 - 1969), teacher and artist used in every National Eisteddfod until 1975. He also designed some of the chief trophies of the Eisteddfod and suggested that lectures on art and craft be held in the Literary Pavilion. He illustrated a number of children's books (e.g. Teulu'r cwpwrdd cornel by Alwyn Thomas) and designed dust jackets for several other books. He died 5 November 1969.
WILLIAMS, JAMES (1790 - 1872), cleric , 20-5. He had a brother JOHN WILLIAMS (1784 - 1876) Law He went to Eton and Jesus College, Oxford (he did not graduate); he was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1809, was receiver-general for North Wales, and for many years was chairman of the Anglesey quarter sessions.One of his grandsons was Sir RALPH CHAMPNEYS WILLIAMS (1848 - 1927) Politics, Government and Political Movements He was born
WILLIAMS, JAMES (1812 - 1893) Brittany, Calvinistic Methodist missionary Born at Laugharne 5 November 1812; a smith by trade. He joined the Calvinistic Methodists when Lewis Edwards was minister there; he began to preach about 1835, and in 1837 entered the new Calvinistic Methodist college at Bala, walking every inch of the way from Laugharne to Bala. In 1842 he was sent to Brittany to open up a mission there; he resigned in 1862, but re-visited Brittany in 1877 and
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1627 - 1673), Nonconformist preacher, and physician at Bryn Gro, Clynnog, in 1666, but she was christened at Llangian, and it is quite certain that he generally lived at Tyn-y-coed - the house which, on 5 September 1672, was registered as a meeting-house under the Indulgence of that year. At the end of August 1672 Henry Maurice visited Llŷn and called at Tyn-y-coed to look up his 'kinsman' to use his own expression - although the connection between
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1727 - 1798), Dissenting minister, scholar and author Born at Lampeter, Cardiganshire, 25 March 1727. After training for the ministry at Carmarthen Academy under Evan Davies and Samuel Thomas, he held pastorates at Stamford, Lincolnshire, 1752-5; Wokingham, Berks., 1755-67; and Sydenham, Kent, 1767-95. He was appointed librarian of Dr. Williams's Library in 1777. From the date of his retirement from that position, in 1782, until his death he was one
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Ioan Madog; 1812 - 1878), blacksmith and poet became skilled in the designing and making of certain implements for use in the ships that were then being built at Portmadoc. Early in life he interested himself in poetry, being 'installed' as a bard in an eisteddfod held at Bala in 1836. He became a successful competitor in eisteddfodau, e.g. Aberffraw, 1849, Rhuddlan, 1850, 'Eisteddfod Madog,' 1851, etc. He died 5 May 1878, and was buried in the
WILLIAMS, JOHN (1754 - 1828), Methodist cleric gloomy hills of darkness.' In 1794 he published his translation of a book by William Jones (Nayland), Yr Athrawiaeth Gatholig o Drindod (Trevecka). He died at Pantycelyn 5 June 1828, and was buried in the same grave as his father at Llanfair-ar-y-bryn.
WILLIAMS, JOHN (RUFUS) (Rufus; 1833 - 1877), Baptist minister and author Born at Merthyr Tydfil, 5 May 1833, son of William and Hannah Williams, members at Abercannaid, where he himself was baptized in 1848. He was employed as a youth at the Pentre-bach ironworks, but started to preach 24 April 1850, and in January 1855, after a two years' course of training at a school kept at Merthyr Tydfil by Thomas Davies (1812 - 1895), he was admitted to Pontypool College. In
WILLIAMS, PETER (Pedr Hir; 1847 - 1922), Baptist minister, author, and eisteddfodwr Moses in 1903 and 1907; but his most ambitious effort, Owain Glyndwr, was acted and published in 1915. He was deeply touched by the revival of 1904-5, and his Key and Guide to Welsh, published in 1911, was really an effort to rouse the young members of his church, many of them with insufficient knowledge of Welsh, to polish up their knowledge of it, examine its niceties, and at the same time open
WILLIAMS, ROBERT (Trebor Mai; 1830 - 1877), poet Church. He died 5 August 1877, and was buried at Llanrwst.
WILLIAMS, ROWLAND (Hwfa Môn; 1823 - 1905), Independent minister, and archdruid of Wales Born at Pen y Graig, Trefdraeth, Anglesey, in March 1823. When he was 5 years of age the family went to live at Rhos-tre-Hwfa, near Llangefni, where he was brought up as a Calvinistic Methodist until he was 14. He was apprenticed to John Evans, a Llangefni carpenter, and later worked at his trade at Bangor, Deiniolen, Port Dinorwic, and other places. In 1847 he returned to Anglesey and shortly

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