Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, WILLIAM (1838 - 1921), printer and publisher Born 27 January 1838 at Mold, Flintshire. He served his apprenticeship in the printing works of Thomas Gee, Denbigh, and moved to Dolgelley in 1864 to be in charge of the office of Y Dysgedydd, whose proprietress he afterwards married. His printing establishment came to be one of the best-known in Wales as is proved by a catalogue of important works produced by it. Welsh music, particularly
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
HUGHES, WILLIAM (1798 - 1866), harpist Born in the parish of Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Montgomeryshire. Considered an excellent player of the triple harp, he won the silver harp and the prize of ten guineas offered at the Caernarvon eisteddfod of 1821. He was family harpist at Powis castle for a period, possibly as the successor of Thomas Blayney. He died at Liverpool in 1866.
HUGHES, WILLIAM BULKELEY (1797 - 1882), Member of Parliament Born 26 July 1797, eldest son of Sir William Bulkeley Hughes of Plas Coch, Llanidan, Anglesey, and Brynddu, Llanfechell, and Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Rice Thomas of Coed Alun, Caernarvon. His family, which claimed descent from Llywarch ap Bran, lord of Menai, had since the middle of the 15th century played a leading part in the local administration of Anglesey. Hugh Hughes (died 1609
HUGHES, WILLIAM ROBERT (1798? - 1879), healer of cancer and cancerous warts Born at Tanyrallt, in the parish of Abererch, Caernarfonshire, of a family reputed to have an exceptional ability to cure cancerous warts, etc. After marriage he moved to live at Mur Crysto, Llangybi, in 1821. He was a friend of David Owen ('Dewi Wyn o Eifion'), Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd'), and Robert Williams ('Robert ap Gwilym Ddu'). So great was his power that he became known as ' Dewin y
HUGHES, MARGARET (Leila Megáne; 1891 - 1960), singer Anglesey eisteddfod at Beaumaris in 1910 she entered a competition for the first time and won first prize for singing ' Gwraig y pysgotwr ' (Eurgain), with Thomas Price (1857 - 1925) and T. Osborne Roberts adjudicating. Also that year (against more than 50 competitors) she won the open contralto solo in the national eisteddfod at Colwyn Bay, and was highly praised by the adjudicator, David Evans (1874
HUMPHREYS, DAVID (1813 - 1866), minister (CM) Born 13 October 1813, son of Edward and Elizabeth Humphreys, Glyndu, Llangynog, Montgomeryshire. He began preaching with the Calvinistic Methodists in 1840, and was ordained 1848; he attended Bala College for a short while. He was a pleasant person and a commendable preacher. He married a sister of Humphrey Evans, an elder at Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, where he spent the rest of his life. A skilful
HUMPHREYS, EDWARD MORGAN (1882 - 1955), journalist, writer and broadcaster widely. He married Annie Evans, daughter of E.J. Evans, former minister of Walton Park Welsh Presbyterian church, Liverpool, but they had no children. He won the friendship of some of the leaders of the nation and D. Lloyd George thought highly of his opinion. R.T. Jenkins 'enjoyed a quarter century of pure friendship' with him. He was one of the pioneers of the detective novel in Welsh and had the
HUMPHREYS, GEORGE (1747? - 1813), sexton, poet and friend of Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant). Harri Myllin writing in Cymru (O.M.E.), 1893, says that he was born at Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and spent his entire life there. The entry of his christening has not been found, but he was certainly buried there, 10 June 1813, at the age of sixty-six. Cynddelw (Robert Ellis) had a high opinion of him as a poet. We have, in the handwriting of his son
HUMPHREYS, HUGH (1817 - 1896), printer and publisher Born at Caernarvon, 17 September 1817, son of David Humphreys, hatter, a native of Tre'r Ddôl, Cardiganshire. Apprenticed when he was 12 years old with Peter Evans, printer, Castle Street, Caernarvon, Hugh Humphreys began business as a printer on his own account at Tan-y-bont in Caernarvon, in 1837. He had courage and enterprise, and the small printing business soon developed into a large concern
HUMPHREYS, HUMPHREY (1648 - 1712), bishop, antiquary, historian, and genealogist Wales, and in a letter to the clergy he exhorts them to hold monthly meetings and to make themselves ' wholesome examples and patterns to the flock of Christ.' An ardent Welshman, he merited Thomas Hearne's tribute that 'he was reckon'd next to Mr. Edw. Lluyd for knowledge in the British language; but Mr. Lluyd used to say he was a greater master of it.' The bards, Edward Morris (died 1689) and Owen
HUMPHREYS, JOHN (1767 - 1829), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author (Wrexham, 1813) Samuel Clarke's Biblical Commentary, republished (1802) Cole's Sovereignty of God in Welsh, and was jointly responsible for the first memoir of Thomas Jones, 1820. He was a member of the committee which drew up the Calvinistic Methodist ' Confession of Faith,' and wrote the sketch of the history of Welsh Methodism which is prefixed to it (see Cylchgrawn Cymdeithas Hanes y Methodistiaid

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