Dictionary of Welsh Biography

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OWEN, ANEURIN (1792 - 1851), Welsh historical scholar and editor of the Laws of Hywel Dda Born 23 July 1792 in London, son of William Owen Pughe by his wife (Sarah) Elizabeth. The family moved, whilst Aneurin Owen was still a child of about 8, to the parish of Nantglyn, Denbighshire, where the father had recently been left a small estate (together with property in Merioneth) by a relative, the Rev. Rice Pughe. Though Aneurin Owen was sent to Friars School, Bangor, he received most of
OWEN, Sir ARTHUR DAVID KEMP (1904 - 1970), international administrator of Wales from 1892 to 1894, after which he moved to become principal of the Merthyr Tydfil Teacher's Training Centre). The family moved from Wales in 1908 when the father was inducted as minister of Hope church, Hebden, near Leeds. David Kemp, as he was generally known, was educated at Leeds grammar school and the University. He graduated in economics and commercial studies, taking the M.Com
OWEN, ATHELSTAN (1676 - 1731) Rhiwsaeson, He was born in 1676 (christened 26 November); on his family, see Mont. Coll., xxii, 35-43. He went up to Christ Church, Oxford, in 1693, but did not graduate; was sheriff of Merioneth in 1726; died 14 August 1731, and was buried at Towyn, Merioneth. U.C.N.W. Library Bangor MS. 7056 (1-75) contains English verse written by him, headed 'the second part,' and belonging to the years 1711- c. 1729
OWEN, DANIEL (1836 - 1895), novelist Born 20 October 1836 at 53 Maes-y-dref, Mold, Flintshire, the youngest of six children. His father, a coal miner, lost his life, as did two of his sons, when the Argoed coal mine was flooded; Daniel Owen's mother belonged to the family of Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant). He received but little education in his childhood. When he was twelve he began a five years' apprenticeship to a tailor; later
OWEN, EDWARD HUMPHREY (1850 - 1904) Tŷ Coch,, book-collector and local historian Born 20 December 1850, son of John Owen, timber merchant, etc., and Elizabeth his wife. E. H. Owen's interest in local and family history led him to accumulate a large library, mainly (but not entirely) of Welsh interest; that library was acquired by the National Library of Wales in 1910 and is kept intact as a 'foundation collection.' A short description of the printed works appears in the
OWEN, GERALLT LLOYD (1944 - 2014), teacher, publisher, poet Gerallt Lloyd Owen was born at Tŷ Uchaf, a farm in the parish of Llandderfel, Meirionethshire, on 6 November 1944, the second son of Henry Lloyd Owen (1906-1982), farmer and Pest Officer for Merioneth and Gwynedd, and Jane Ellen (Jin, 1905-1989), a teacher who also kept the village shop and post office at her original home, Broncaereini in Sarnau after the family had moved there in 1945 following
OWEN, Sir GORONWY (1881 - 1963), politician George's family group of M.P.'s who opposed the formation of the national government in 1931. Between 1926 and 1931 he served as Liberal Party whip, and during September and October 1931 he held the position of Comptroller of the Household and acted as Liberal Party Chief Whip. He was defeated by Goronwy Roberts (Lab.) in the general election of 1945, and decided not to contest a parliamentary election
OWEN, HENRY (1716 - 1795), cleric, physician, and scholar Born in 1716 at Dyffrydan, about 3 miles from Dolgellau, son of William Owen (died 1767), a lawyer, and christened 29 January at Dolgelley. His mother's name was Jonet(te). According to Powys Fadog (vi, 463-72), he was of the family of baron Lewis Owen (died 1555). Henry was his father's second son; the eldest was Lewis Owen (died 1757), whose son was Henry Owen (1750 - 1827), a Dolgelley
OWEN, HUGH (1639 - 1700), Puritan minister, Independent 'apostle of Merioneth' He was of the same family as 'baron' Lewis Owen, the great divine Dr. John Owen (1616 - 1683), a distant relative, the chief people of Merioneth amongst his friends and acquaintances. He matriculated at Oxford (Jesus College, 1660), began to preach, but he was silenced (to use Calamy's word) by the Act of Uniformity, 1662. He joined the Puritan congregation of Wrexham, becoming a teaching elder
OWEN, HUGH (1880 - 1953), historian Born 8 May 1880 at Newborough, Anglesey, son of Hugh and Jane Owen. The family moved to Aigburth, Liverpool, in 1883. He was educated in St. Michael's Hamlet and Oulton schools, and the University of Liverpool. After gaining a teacher's certificate in 1901 he became a history teacher in London, Liverpool and Holywell schools before being appointed head of the history department at Llangefni
OWEN, HUGH (1575? - 1642) Gwenynog,, translator first quarter of the 17th century, he was for a time the Bodeon estate agent, and between 1614 and 1618 played a prominent part in the military affairs of the island as captain of the Talybolion commote train-band. It was about this time that he decided to turn to the Church of Rome, and about 1622 that he left his home and family and went to London where he became secretary to lord Herbert at

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