Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PULESTON family Emral, Plas-ym-mers, Hafod-y-wern, Llwynycnotiau, (1) The Puleston family derived their name from the vill or manor of Pilston or Puleston, near Newport, Salop, where they were settled in the reign of Henry III, and continued to hold land at least until 1433. Sir ROGER DE PULESTON (died 1294) is believed to have been the first to establish himself at Emral in Maelor Saesneg; he is described as ' de Embers-hall ' in 1283; and the following year
PULESTON, JOHN (c. 1583 - 1659), judge was the eldest son of the Rev. Richard Puleston (born at Allington, Denbighshire, 1548), who was the fourth son of Sir Roger Puleston of Emral (died 1587). He was born at Kingsworthy, Hants, where his father (who also held the sinecure rectories of Llaneugrad, Anglesey, 1592-6, and Hope, Flintshire, from 1597) had been rector since 1596, on resigning the rectory of Astbury, Cheshire, which he had
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
PUW family, prominent Roman Catholic family Penrhyn Creuddyn, Five of its members will be noticed: ROBERT PUW (died c. 1629), Roman Catholic recusant Religion Second son of Huw ap Reinallt ab Ieuan of Penrhyn Creuddyn, Caernarfonshire. He married Jane, daughter of Sir Richard Bulkeley. His grandson, Gwilym Puw (below), states that he was educated at Oxford. He entered the Middle Temple, 30 November 1567 (Register of Admissions to the Middle Temple, I, 32
RATHBONE, WILLIAM (1819 - 1902), philanthropist nationalism of his fellow-members for Wales. He took a leading part in the inception of the University College of North Wales (1884); it is true that he felt at first that Aberystwyth College should have been recognized as the college for North Wales, but as soon as Bangor was fixed upon, it was Rathbone who asked Sir Henry Jones to draft its charter (pp. 350-5 of the biography), and he contributed and
RAVENSCROFT family Ravenscroft, . Phillips, Civil War in Wales, i, 180, ii, 99). In May 1648 he was a member of the parliamentary committee which supervised Flintshire; but after 1660 was pardoned. He was succeeded by his son EDWARD RAVENSCROFT, who married Anne, daughter of Sir Richard Lloyd of Esclus, and died in 1678. Their son was the last male of the line, THOMAS RAVENSCROFT 'of Broadlane ' (1670 - 1698), sheriff in 1692, Member of
RECORDE, ROBERT (c. 1512 - 1558), mathematician and physician accounting. Chamberlain soon departed as ambassador to Denmark, leaving Recorde to become under treasurer in his stead. While in charge at Bristol Recorde was involved in an unpleasant altercation with Sir William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke (c.1501-1570). Pembroke demanded funds to provision the army he was marching to the West Country in order to suppress a peasant rebellion. Recorde refused to provide any
REES, BRINLEY RODERICK (1919 - 2004), classical scholar, educationist and university college principal (Trinity Term 1946). In 1947-8 Rees was assistant classics master, first at Christ College, Brecon, then at Cardiff High School for Boys, before appointment in 1948 to his first university post as assistant lecturer, subsequently lecturer, in Classics at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. In Aberystwyth he was much influenced by the eminent papyrologist Sir Harold Idris Bell, who had recently
REES, DAVID (1683? - 1748), Baptist minister and theological writer sermons entitled (5) The State of True Religion in all ages …, 1726, (6) A Modest Plea for the maintenance of the Christian Ministry …, 1729, and (7) A View of the Divine Conduct, in the Government of this Lower World …, 1730. His funeral sermon, by Joseph Stennett, appeared under the title of The Everlasting Covenant the best Support …, 1748.
REES, DOROTHY MARY (1898 - 1987), Labour politician and alderman Insurance. She was the first woman to represent a south Wales constituency in parliament. In the general election of 1951 she was narrowly defeated by the Conservative candidate Sir Raymond Gower. She was again re-adopted as the Labour candidate for Barry in 1952. She was appointed a Freeman of Barry in 1956. She was chairman of the Morgannwg Hospital Management Committee and of the Barry National
REES, Sir JAMES FREDERICK (1883 - 1967), Principal of the University College at Cardiff
REES, Sir JOHN MILSOM (1866 - 1952), surgeon and laryngologist

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