Dictionary of Welsh Biography

MORGAN, MORGAN PARRY (1876 - 1964), minister of religion (CM) and powerful preacher Born 8 July 1876, in Llanafan, Cardiganshire, the only son of David Morgan, Brynseir, Lledrod, Cardiganshire, and Catherine (née Parry) his wife, daughter of Morgan Parry, surveyor of the Trawscoed estate. When he was six years old the family moved to Pontycymer, Glamorganshire, where they became members at Bethel church (CM). He was educated at Pontycymer board school, but laid great stress on
MORGAN, REES (1764 - 1847), Calvinistic Methodist preacher . He worked in close association with Daniel Rowland, Williams of Pantycelyn, and other leaders of the Methodist revival. He died 6 April 1847 and was buried in Talley churchyard. He should not be confused with Rhys Morgan of Glancledan-fawr, Llanwrtyd, who was a Methodist exhorter in the earliest days of the revival.
MORGAN, RHYS (c. 1700 - c. 1775), poet , vicar of Cadoxton from 1718 to 1727, a man who knew Iaco ab Dewi and Moses Williams. It was thus that Rhys Morgan came into touch with the followers of Edward Lhuyd, and that provides one explanation for the poetic revival witnessed in the hill-country of Glamorgan during the first half of the 18th century. He also came into contact with Siôn Rhydderch, and this probably accounts for the fact that he
MORGAN, RICHARD (1743 - 1805), Independent minister English parts of Pembrokeshire - with the full concurrence of John Williams (1762 - 1802), the Evangelical vicar of Begelly ].
MORGAN, RICHARD WILLIAMS (Môr Meirion; c. 1815 - c. 1889), cleric and author Born at Llangynfelyn, Cardiganshire, about 1815, the nephew of John Williams, archdeacon of Cardigan. He was educated at S. Davids College, Lampeter. He was curate of Mochdre, Montgomeryshire, from 1842-53 and in 1842 he was appointed perpetual curate of Tregynon, Montgomeryshire, which he held until 1862, after which he held livings in England. He was a leading figure at eisteddfodau and
MORGAN, Sir THOMAS (c. 1542 - 1595), soldier colonel of the regiment of English volunteers and acted as governor of Flushing and Bergen-op-Zoom. His principal services were to accustom English soldiers to the use of the musket and to train a school of officers, which included Sir Roger Williams, to carry on his work. Morgan returned to England in 1593, and died at New Fulham on 22 December 1595.
MORGAN, THOMAS (1720 - 1799), Independent minister re-opening by Evan Davies and Samuel Thomas. His diaries give us a lively picture of the Academy, at work and at play. Morgan was a hard worker, and became a sound scholar; with Evan Davies he became very friendly, but never warmed to Thomas. He was still a Methodist, and would wander around to hear Harris and Rowland, Howel Davies, and Williams of Pantycelyn, when these happened to be in the
MORGAN, THOMAS (1543 - c. 1605), Roman Catholic conspirator months as an accomplice in the Ridolfi Plot. On release he went to Paris, where as secretary to Mary's ambassador, James Beaton, archbishop of Glasgow, he continued to manage her correspondence till, in 1583, he was accused by Dr. William Parry of originating the assassination plot for which Parry was executed in 1585. In the preceding year (1584) had appeared the anonymous libel on Elizabeth's
MORGAN, THOMAS (1737 - 1813), Unitarian minister Born 2 November 1737 in Llan-nonn parish, Carmarthenshire. Extremely little is known about the first thirty years of his life, and what is said of him by William Williams (Carw Coch) in his Gweddillion Llenyddol, 68-86, is inconsistent and also counter to some known facts. At first, Morgan was a weaver [at Cwm Taf Fechan, Brecknock ] and a schoolmaster; he had also some repute as a herbalist and
MORGAN, THOMAS (Afanwyson; 1850 - 1939), Baptist minister, historian and littêrateur , A.S., 1910, and The Life and Work of the Rev. Thomas Thomas, D.D., 1925. He was married twice, on the second occasion, in 1888, to a daughter of D. Williams, minister at Salem, Mydrim, and two sons and three daughters were born to him.
MORGAN, THOMAS JOHN (1907 - 1986), Welsh scholar and writer well as his work on linguistics T. J. Morgan published extensively on literary topics, especially Daniel Owen, T. Gwynn Jones, T. H. Parry-Williams, and more analytically on literary stylistics, e.g.of the cywydd and awdl (1946-47), Welsh prose (1948) and the poets of the princes (1950); a number of his articles were collected in Ysgrifau Llenyddol (1951). His articles, reviews and adjudications are
MORGAN, THOMAS REES (1834 - 1897), mechanical engineer and manufacturer, and inventor Born 31 March 1834 at Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire. He worked in the mines until he had an accident, at the age of ten, which resulted in the loss of the left leg below the knee. After the accident he attended schools taught by John Thomas (Ieuan Ddu), Owen Evans, and Taliesin Williams (Taliesin ab Iolo). He developed, under the tuition of Taliesin Williams, a special fondness for

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