Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PROTHERO, CLIFFORD (1898 - 1990), organiser of the Labour Party in Wales , and by 1957 most of the Welsh heartland had Labour MPs. Labour won Caernarfon in 1945, Merionethshire in 1950; Conwy in 1950, Anglesey and Pembrokeshire in 1951 and Carmarthenshire in 1957. He was the agent for the by-election in Carmarthenshire in 1957 which was won by Megan Lloyd George, who had left the Liberal Party for Labour after her defeat in 1951 in Anglesey. But the most notable victory
PROTHERO, THOMAS (1780 - 1853), solicitor, colliery proprietor, and influential citizen antagonist, John Frost. His residence was, at first, ' The Friars ' and, later, ' Malpas Court,' which long remained in the possession of his family. He was high sheriff of the county in 1846. He died suddenly in London 24 April 1853, age 73. He had been twice married. Two of his grandsons, Sir GEORGE WALTER PROTHERO (1848 - 1922), historian, and ROWLAND EDMUND PROTHERO, baron Ernle (1851 - 1937
PRYS, EDMWND (1544 - 1623), archdeacon of Merioneth, and poet through the marriage of his eldest daughter, Lowry, who was his heiress, with Robert Evans of Tan-y-bwlch. By 1632, too, his widow, Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Meyrick of Ucheldre, Gwyddelwern) had married Griffith Lloyd. An Edmund Price got the living of Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire, 5 February 1637, and was transferred in June 1639 to the living of Llanfechell, Anglesey (by this time he is entered in
PRYSE family Gogerddan, This family traces its descent from Gwaeth-foed, lord of Ceredigion, etc. The first member to be associated with the northern part of the county of Cardigan, i.e., with Gogerddan, was probably RHYS AP DAVID LLOYD (Burke, Peerage, Baronetage …, 1936 ed.), to whom poems were written by various bards, e.g., Siôn Ceri, Huw Arwystli, Mathew Brwmffild, and Lewis Môn (Cwrtmawr MS. 12B). The bard Lewis
PUGH family Mathafarn, The first prominent member of the family was Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn, the poet who fl. c. 1480 and who was the author of a number of vaticinatory poems about Henry Tudor (Henry VII). He apparently possessed an extensive estate on both sides of the river Dyfi above Machynlleth. The line was continued by EVAN AP DAVID LLOYD and by HUGH AB EVAN, whose son, JOHN AP HUGH, served as a county
PUGH, ELLIS (1656 - 1718), Quaker London in 1782 and 1801. A translation into English was also published in 1727. This also was printed at Philadelphia, but by S. Keimer for W. Davies, bookbinder. The English translation was entitled A Salutation to the Britains … Translated from the British Language by Rowland Ellis, Revis'd and corrected by David Lloyd. (There were London editions in 1732, 1739, and 1793).
PUGH, HUGH (1779 - 1809), Independent minister Born 22 November 1779 at Ty-nant Bach, Brithdir, near Dolgelley. He was brought up in better circumstances than usual. His father had no religious beliefs but his mother was a member at Rhyd-y-main and possibly went as far as Llanuwchllyn for communion. The family moved to Perthi Llwydion, and he was educated at Dolgelley and High Ercall, Salop. At the age of 16 he was admitted by Dr. George
PULESTON family Emral, Plas-ym-mers, Hafod-y-wern, Llwynycnotiau, indulged in corrupt practices at the time of the election. Roger Puleston married Susannah, daughter of Sir George Bromley, chief justice of Chester; he was knighted 28 August 1617, and died 17 December 1618. John Puleston (c. 1583 - 1659), judge of the Common Pleas (son of Richard Puleston of Worthy Abbots, Hants (Reg. of Admissions to the Middle Temple, i, 86)), who inherited the Emral estate on the
PULESTON, JOHN (c. 1583 - 1659), judge ), of his uncle George Puleston, brother and heir to Sir Roger (1566 - 1618). His wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Woolrych, of Dudmaston, Salop, and an earnest Presbyterian, was installed there with her infant children by the beginning of the Civil War, when they were forced to leave owing to the occupation and garrisoning of the house for the king (c. September 1642) by Sir John Hanmer; it was
PULESTON, Sir JOHN HENRY (1829 - 1908), banker and Member of Parliament Wilson in the Civil War. After returning to England he became Member of Parliament for Devonport, 1874-92; in 1892 he unsuccessfully opposed David Lloyd George in the Caernarvonshire election. He was knighted in 1887, and was at one time lord-lieutenant of the city of London and constable of Caernarvon castle. Sir John was a leading Churchman, a conscientious Conservative, and, an ardent Welshman, who
RANDLES, EDWARD (1763 - 1820), blind harpist and organist Born 1763 at Wrexham, the son of Edward Randles, butcher. He was taught the harp by John Parry, Ruabon. In 1788 he was appointed organist of Wrexham parish church. George Thomson, Edinburgh, in the introduction to his Alawon Cymreig, refers to him as a very proficient harpist. He and his daughter, Elizabeth Randles, played before George III and queen Charlotte. He died 23 August 1820 at Wrexham.
RANDLES, ELIZABETH (1801? - 1829), harpist and pianist Born 24 May 1801, the daughter of Edward Randles, Wrexham. While very young she became prominent by reason of her ability to play the harp and the piano. She went on a concert tour through parts of England; she also played, with her father, before George III and queen Charlotte. She and two sisters moved to Liverpool, and it was there that she died in June 1829.

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