Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, THOMAS MCKENNY (1832 - 1917), geologist both junior and senior members of the university. He married, 1882, Mary Caroline, daughter of canon G. F. Weston. He died at Cambridge, 9 June 1917.
HUGHES, THOMAS ROWLAND (1903 - 1949), poet and novelist summer of 1934 he was appointed principal of the Mary Ward Settlement, London, and in 1935 organiser of feature programmes for the B.B.C. in Cardiff. He won the chair at the Machynlleth national eisteddfod in 1937 for an ode ' Y Ffin ' and that of the radio national eisteddfod (which was to have been held at Mountain Ash) in 1940, on an ode 'Pererinion'. About this time he composed his drama, Y Ffordd
HUGHES, WILLIAM (1838 - 1921), printer and publisher , in 1868, with Samuel Roberts ('S.R.') as its editor, and Richard Davies (Mynyddog) assisting him. He issued Y Dysgedydd for fifty-six years; he also published Dysgedydd y Plant, and Cronicl Bach J.R. for a period. He took an interest in public and religious affairs; he was an ardent Liberal, an alderman of the Merioneth county council, a justice of the peace, and was a deacon for fifty-five years
HUGHES, WILLIAM (1849 - 1920), cleric and author Born 11 February 1849 at Bangor, son of David Hughes, master mariner, and Elizabeth his wife. Educated at S. David's College, Lampeter, he was curate of Glasinfryn 1872-5, chaplain of the Welsh church at Chester 1875-80, and vicar of Llanuwchllyn from 1880 till his death there on 29 March 1920; he married Mary Thomas, and had several children. He was a most diligent historical writer; of his
HUMPHREYS, HUGH (1817 - 1896), printer and publisher . He took a prominent part in the life of the town and was mayor in 1876-7. He was a local preacher among the Wesleyans. Politically he was a Conservative. He married 5 June 1845, a Cornishwoman, Mary Crane Davy, daughter of captain Davy, Llandudno, an engineer; died 2 May 1896, and was buried at Llanbeblig.
HUMPHREYS, Sir SALUSBURY PRYCE (1778 - 1845), rear-admiral Born in November 1778, son of Evan Humphreys, rector of Montgomery and of Clungunford; his mother (Mary) was daughter of Salusbury Pryce, for fifty-three years rector of Meifod. He is recorded here because as captain of the Leopard in 1807, he seized the American warship Chesapeake, an act which provoked a grave crisis in the U.S. attitude towards Britain, and also led to his own temporary
HUW ap RHISIART ap DAFYDD (fl. second half of 16th century) Cefn Llanfair, Llŷn, bard father of the more famous bard Richard Hughes (died 1618). In NLW MS 16B (239) are six englynion composed by the bard when he was imprisoned in London (with other men from Llŷn) in the time of trouble with the earl of Leicester over Forest of Snowdon lands, whilst in N.L.W. Glyn Davies MS. 2 (15) and NLW MS 3048D (203) is an elegy on John Smith, Caernarvon. Other examples (or copies) of his poems
HUW ap RHYS WYN (fl. c. 1550), poet , called Bwrdi. A bardic controversy between him and Rhydderch ap Rhisiart is also found. His poems are found in the following manuscripts - Bodewryd MS 2B; Glyn Davies MS. 1; Llanstephan MS 118, Llanstephan MS 125; NLW MS 3056D; NLW MS 832E, NLW MS 9166B. A cywydd of praise to him, composed by Dafydd Alaw, is found in Peniarth MS 63 (132).
HUW PENNANT (fl. c. 1565-1619), poet , Brynkir, Cefnamwlch, Cefnllanfair, Clenennau, Corsygedol, Glynllifon, Llyweni, Madryn, Myfyrian, Mysoglen, Penrhyn, Plas Du in Eifionydd, Plas Newydd in Anglesey, Porthamel, Rhiwedog, Rhiwlas and Ystumcegid. The following are some of the manuscripts containing his poetry: Brogyntyn MSS. 3, 6; Cwrtmawr MS 454B; Glyn Davies MS. 2 (N.L.W.); Llanstephan MS 123, Llanstephan MS 124, Llanstephan MS 125; NLW MS
HUWS, ALUN 'SBARDUN' (1948 - 2014), musician and composer Alun Huws was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, on 26 September 1948, the eldest son of Richard Wynne Hughes (1921-1989) and Catherine Anne Hughes (née Davies, 1920-1972). The family home was in Penrhyndeudraeth. His father worked at Cookes Explosives Ltd., part of the ICI Group, while his mother was a teacher. The couple had one other son, John Wyn Hughes. Alun changed the spelling of his surname to the
HYWEL ap 'Syr' MATHEW (d. 1581), poet, genealogist, and soldier A native of the Teme valley in Radnorshire. His poetry includes cywyddau written to bishop Richard Davies, William Herbert, earl of Pembroke, Mathew ap Morus of Ceri, Siencyn ap Dafydd of Llanarthney, and an awdl to Lewys Gwyn of Glyn Nedd (Neath) (Llanstephan MS 133 (71, 712), Llanstephan MS 30 (384); Hafod MS. 13 (197); Brogyntyn MS. 2 (529)). We learn from the late 16th century copy of his
HYWEL SWRDWAL (fl. 1430-1460), poet , and a laudatory awdl to William, lord Herbert. In one of the manuscripts there is found at the end of that awdl the Welsh equivalent of ' Hywel Sowrdwal his poem 1450.' If that date is correct it agrees with the other dates, and Dr. John Davies was near the mark when he gave it as his opinion that Hywel flourished between 1430 and 1460. It is said in Y Brython, iii, 137, on the authority of a

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