Dictionary of Welsh Biography

MORGAN, CHARLES LANGBRIDGE (Menander; 1894 - 1958), drama critic, novelist, playwright Born 22 January 1894, youngest child of Sir Charles Langbridge Morgan, engineer, and Mary (née Watkins) his wife. His grandparents had emigrated from Pembrokeshire to Australia where his parents were married. He was trained in the Royal Navy from 1907 and became a naval officer, but he resigned in 1913 to lead a literary life, though he returned to serve in the navy during both World Wars. He
MORGAN, CHARLES OCTAVIUS SWINNERTON (1803 - 1888), antiquary and local historian Born 15 September 1803, fourth son of Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd bart. of Ealing, Middlesex, and Tredegar Park, Monmouth, by Mary Margaret, daughter of capt. George Stoney, R.N.; he was, therefore, a brother of the first baron Tredegar. He entered Christ Church, Oxford, 26 June 1822 (B.A. 1825, M.A. 1832). He was a justice of the peace and deputy-lieutenant of Monmouthshire, and he represented that
MORGAN, CLIFFORD (Cliff) ISAAC (1930 - 2013), rugby player, sports writer and broadcaster, media executive captain of Ireland), Jack Matthews and Bleddyn Williams. He left school in 1949 to study Botany, Zoology and Chemistry at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire in Cardiff with the intention of becoming a doctor. Whilst studying he joined Cardiff RFC, but unfortunately never found the balance between his university studies and his rugby commitments which led to him failing Botany in his
MORGAN, DAVID (1779 - 1858), Independent minister and historian Dolau, Tal-y-bont, near Aberystwyth (whither, in the meantime, the family had moved), with the intention of becoming a farmer. He married Mary Hughes (1782 - 1826), daughter of the Llwyn-glas household and the two young people went to live at Cerrig-cyrannau where, contrary to the wishes of their respective families, they joined the Independents. He began to preach at Tal-y-bont, which was then under
MORGAN, DAVID EIRWYN (1918 - 1982), college principal and minister (B) began to preach. He received his early education in Pen-y-groes Primary School before going to the local Grammar School in Ammanford. There, his interest in literature was aroused by his friendship with D. R. Griffiths, 'Amanwy', the school caretaker. He won the Mary Towyn Jones Scholarship and was admitted to the University College of Swansea where he was gained an honours degree in Welsh in 1938. He
MORGAN, DAVID JENKINS (1884 - 1949), teacher and agricultural officer Born at Blaendewi, Llanddewibrefi, Cardiganshire, 23 September 1884, the second child and eldest son of Rhys Morgan, minister of Bethesda church (CM) in the village, and Mary his wife (née Jenkins). On the last day of August 1887 he entered the local board school, six days after his sister who was fourteen months his senior; he remained there until 14 May 1897. Tregaron county school was opened
MORGAN, DAVID THOMAS (c. 1695 - 1746), Jacobite described as of Pen-y-graig (near Quakers' Yard) in the parish of Merthyr Tydfil, a property which he probably inherited from his mother. The place and date of his birth are not known. (At his trial in 1746 he was said to be 'about-fifty-one'). He apparently lived in London, was married, and had a daughter, Mary. He owned property in Shoreditch, which, possibly, he had acquired on marriage. He wrote a
MORGAN, DEWI (Dewi Teifi; 1877 - 1971), poet and journalist encouraging and guiding young poets and prose writers as an adjudicator in local and national eisteddfodau and editor of the poetry column of Y Faner. Among those indebted to him include D. Gwenallt Jones, T. Ifor Rees, Caradog Prichard, T. Glynne Davies, J. M. Edwards, Iorwerth C. Peate and Alun Llywelyn-Williams. Dewi Morgan died aged 93 at Bronglais hospital Aberystwyth 1 April 1971 and he was buried in
MORGAN, DYFNALLT (1917 - 1994), poet, literary critic and translator School every day between 1928 and 1935. A number of his fellow pupils died from tuberculosis. His literary abilities came to the fore in the sixth form under the guidance of his Welsh teacher, Miss Hettie Morris. She introduced him to the works of T. H. Parry Williams and Gwenallt, two personal heroes whom he came to know as a student at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth from 1935. He won a
MORGAN, EDWARD (1783 - 1869), Evangelical cleric and author large measure based on that by Thomas Jones of Denbigh; in 1836 he published Charles's Essays and Letters. In 1841 he published Ministerial Record … of the Rev. David Jones. The title 'Ministerial Record' had already been used by him for a biography of Daniel Rowland (1840; 2nd ed., 1866), and he used it again for a biography (1847) of Williams of Pantycelyn. In 1859 he published Hosannah to the Son
MORGAN, ELENA PUW (1900 - 1973), novelist, author of fiction and short stories for children , she stopped writing owing to familial caring responsibilities. Angel y Llongau Hedd (The Angel of the Peace Ships), published in 1931, was her first book. This is a moral tale for children about the life and exploits of the missionary, John Williams, which was written at the behest of the British Missionary Society. She wrote two other short novels for children, both of which won prizes in the
MORGAN, EVAN (1809 - 1853), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Born in 1809, son of Evan Morgan, an elder in the old Zion chapel at Cardiff. He and his brother, Thomas Morgan (1816-1858), were monumental masons. He began to preach in 1830, at the same time as Edward Matthews who was a great friend of the family. In 1841 he was ordained at the Llangeitho association; he had already, in 1836, married Mary Morgan of Clun-hir, Pontardulais. He spent the whole of

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