Dictionary of Welsh Biography

SAMUEL, HOWEL WALTER (1881 - 1953), judge and politician recommenced work in Garn-goch pit 3, where David Rhys Grenfell (later a Member of Parliament for Gower) was one of his workmates. He took an interest in socialist activities and was one of the secretaries of Swansea Labour Society. In a Socialist holiday school in Caister-on-sea he met Harriott Sawyer Polkinghorne, a London schoolmistress. They were married in 1911 and she strongly urged him to devote
SANDBROOK, JOHN ARTHUR (1876 - 1942), journalist Born at Swansea, 3 May 1876, second son of Thomas Sandbrook and his wife Harriet Sarah (née Lotherington). He was educated at Swansea grammar school and became an outstanding personality in British journalism. He began his journalistic career at Swansea in 1892, becoming chief assistant editor of The Western Mail after serving in the Boer War (1899-1902) when he was awarded the Queen's Medal with
SAUNDERS, WILLIAM (1871 - 1950), minister (B) and educationalist Born 24 May 1871 son of Thomas Saunders and Ann (née Thomas), 5 John St., Aberdare, but the family soon moved to Abercwmboi where his maternal grandfather was a leading member with the Baptists, and he was baptized there in 1883. The family moved yet again in 1887 to Ynysybŵl where William Saunders preached his first sermon in 1890. He was educated in Pontypridd Academy, and in 1892 he entered
SAUNDERSON, ROBERT (1780 - 1863), printer and publisher cholera at New Orleans, 24 October 1832 (Seren Gomer, 1833, 94), in his twenty-third year. His literary remains, Gweddillion o Waith Barddonol Charles Saunderson, were published by his father in 1845 (extracts in Beirdd y Bala, ed. O. M. Edwards); there is an elegy upon him by Tegidon (John Phillips, 1810 - 1877) who had been one of his father's apprentices. Another son was ROBERT SAUNDERSON (1814
SCOURFIELD, Sir JOHN HENRY (1808 - 1876), author sons. In 1862 on succeeding to the estates of his maternal uncle William Henry Scourfield, of Moat and Robeston Hall, he assumed the name and arms of Scourfield. He was cr. a baronet by Disraeli on 18 February 1876 but he died on 3 June of the same year. The titles of five publications by Scourfield, all of which are scarce, are given in Journal of the Welsh Bibliographical Society, iii, 37-8. The
SEYLER, CLARENCE ARTHUR (1866 - 1959), chemist and public analyst F.R.I.C. He married Ellen Andrews in 1895 and they had 2 daughters. Athène Seyler, C.B.E., the actress who died in 1990 aged 101, was his sister. C.A. Seyler died at his home, Gaywood, Chine Walk, Ferndown, Dorset, 24 July, 1959.
SHADRACH, AZARIAH (1774 - 1844), schoolmaster, Independent minister, and author Born 24 June 1774 at Garndeifo-fach in the parish of Llanfair Nant y Gôf, Pembrokeshire, the fifth son of Henry and Ann Shadrach. When he was 7 years old the family migrated to Burton in the English part of the county. He was there for only three years, returning to an aunt at Moylgrove, where under the influence of the Rev. John Phillips he became a member of the Independent church. He received
SHEPPARD, ARNOLD ALONZO (1908 - 1979), boxer detail, a punishing and brutal career. With a total of 338 official contests, he is one of two or three men that are thought to have the greatest number of official bouts ever. Over the whole of his career, this works out at approximately 24 fights a year or 2 a month. News reports speak of him fighting with injuries still bandaged up from a previous bout. He won 110 fights, lost 181 and drew 47. Sadly
SION CENT (1367? - 1430?), poet . John Kent of Caerleon, who was educated at Cambridge and, towards the end of the 15th century, became famous for his wide learning; Dr. John Gwent, an erudite Grey Friar buried at Hereford in 1348; John Kemp, bishop, archbishop (York 1426, Canterbury 1452), and cardinal, who died in 1454; and one John a Kent, a mischievous raider who harassed the Marches in 1482-3 and whose exploits were celebrated
SION CERI (fl. 1500?-1530?), poet His full name was Siôn ap y Bedo ap Dafydd ap Hywel ap Tudur. (Bodl. Welsh, c.4, 27b). Poems attributed to him are found in Bodewryd MS 1D; Esgair MS. 2; Brogyntyn MSS. 1, 2, 3; Cwrtmawr MS 204B, Cwrtmawr MS 244B, Cwrtmawr MS 448A; Peniarth MS 69, Peniarth MS 77, Peniarth MS 82, Peniarth MS 84, Peniarth MS 86, Peniarth MS 87, Peniarth MS 98, Peniarth MS 100, Peniarth MS 103, Peniarth MS 112
SION CLYWEDOG (fl. c. 1610-1630), poet Poems attributed to him are found in Swansea MS. 1; Wynnstay MS. 3; Cwrtmawr MS 21B, Cwrtmawr MS 27E, Cwrtmawr MS 448A; Peniarth MS 87, Peniarth MS 91, Peniarth MS 92, Peniarth MS 114, Peniarth MS 144, Peniarth MS 151, Peniarth MS 327; Llanstephan MS 133, Llanstephan MS 145, Llanstephan MS 155, Llanstephan MS 156; NLW MS 3061D; Wrexham MS. 3; NLW MS 5269B, NLW MS 8330B, NLW MS 11993A; Cardiff MSS
SION TUDUR (d. 1602), poet Siôn Tudur died on the eve of Easter Sunday, 3 April 1602, and was buried in S. Asaph church the following Monday, 5 April. In view of the fact that, towards the end of his life, he claimed to be the oldest of all the bards, and that some time before 1580 he had complained to Rhys Gruffudd of Penrhyn that he was growing old, it is suggested that he was born before 1530. His home was at Wigfair, S

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