Dictionary of Welsh Biography

REES, WILLIAM (1808 - 1873), printer and publisher that Alun's (John Blackwell) Cylchgrawn was published in 1834. The connection between the Reeses and Brutus (David Owen) is also interesting. The latter had been editing Lleuad yr Oes, which was printed by Jeffrey Jones. When Jones died in 1830, the Reeses took over his press - and Brutus with it - and Yr Efangylydd (1831-May 1835) was started. Brutus changed his political and ecclesiastical opinions
REES, WILLIAM THOMAS (Alaw Ddu; 1838 - 1904), musician , Carmarthenshire, where he was made precentor at Trinity C.M. chapel. He founded a Philharmonic Society at Llanelly; he also conducted singing festivals and adjudicated at eisteddfodau in many parts of Wales. He edited Y Gerddorfa, 1872-9, Yr Ysgol Gerddorol, 1878-9, Cyfaill yr Aelwyd, 1880-1 (with J. Ossian Davies), Cerddor y Cymry, 1883-94, wrote (with J. Owen, Criccieth) a biography of John Roberts (Ieuan
RHISIART OWEN (ap RHISIART) (fl. c. 1622) Y Lasynys,, poet
RHIWALLON ap CYNFYN (d. 1070), king of Powys Second son of Cynfyn ap Gwerstan by Angharad, daughter of Maredudd ap Owen, and brother of Bleddyn. Co-ruler of Powys from 1063, he was killed at the battle of Mechain. His son Meilyr died in 1081, and his daughter, Gwladus, married Rhys ap Tewdwr.
RHYS NANMOR (fl. 1480-1513), poet His genealogy is found in Peniarth MS 268 (585), and Dwnn, ii, 284; there he is described as a 'penkerdd,' i.e. a member of the highest order of bards, and 'ab Maredudd ab Ieuan ab Dafydd Tudur,' etc. Rhys's mother was Nest, daughter of Owen ap Ierwerth. He is said to have been a pupil of Dafydd Nanmor, but there is no evidence that they were related. He was primarily a 'family poet' to Sir Rhys
RICE, OWEN (1719 - 1788)
RICHARD(S), JOHN (1720 - 1764), Calvinistic Methodist exhorter, and poet Born in 1720 at Bryniog Uchaf, Llanrwst, came under the influence of Methodism c. 1740, began to exhort c. 1749, and died in 1764. For his work, see Y Traethodydd, 1886 (278) and 1887 (122), and Owen Williams, Llyfryddiaeth Sir Ddinbych, 146; but the hymns attributed to him in Llyfryddiaeth y Cymry, 411, and in Owen Williams's list (above) are not his; they belong to John Richard(s) of Llansamlet
RICHARDS, ROBERT (1884 - 1954), historian and politician staunch patriot, loyal to Wales, its history, literature and music; he was a fluent speaker, especially in Welsh. He married in 1918 Mary Myfanwy Owen (died 1950) of Llangynog; they made their home in their native parish and stayed there all their lives. They had no children. He died 22 December 1954 and was buried in Peniel (CM) cemetery, Llangynog.
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1710 - 1790), cleric and lexicographer Richard Morris, and his dictionary was mentioned quite often by the three Morris brothers and by Goronwy Owen, although the latter was rather critical of the work. Nevertheless, Richards performed useful service. At long last, Welsh literary men who did not understand Latin were given the opportunity to study Dr. John Davies's grammar, whilst Richards's dictionary gave them the means of understanding
RICHARDSON, EVAN (1759 - 1824), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and schoolmaster John Elias and Sir Hugh Owen, Richardson gave up the school when in 1817 his health began to fail, and was succeeded by William Lloyd (1771 - 1841). Evan Richardson was also practically the founder of the Calvinistic Methodist cause at Caernarvon; the first Calvinistic Methodist sermon there had been delivered in 1786 by David Jones of Llangan, and in 1787 (while still living at Llangybi) Richardson
ROBERT, GRUFFYDD (c.1522 - c.1610), priest, grammarian, and poet a divinity canon in the cathedral. There are references to him in the cardinal's biography and details are given in letters written by his friend, Owen Lewis, now in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, of the duties which he performed. About November 1582 Borromeo wanted him to relinquish his position as divinity canon because he could not speak Italian sufficiently fluently. We do not know what
ROBERTS, CARADOG (1878 - 1935), musician on the piano and the organ by Dan C. Owen, Rhosllanerchrugog, Norton Bailey, Dr. J. C. Bridge (organist of Chester cathedral), and Herr Johannes Weingartner. In 1894 he was appointed organist of Mynydd Seion Congregational church, Ponciau, near Wrexham, a post which he held for nine years. He became A.R.C.O. in 1899, F.R.C.O. in 1900, A.R.C.M. in 1901, L.R.A.M. in 1902, and Mus. Bac. (Oxon.) in

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