Dictionary of Welsh Biography

RENDEL, STUART (1st baron Rendel), (1834 - 1913), industrialist, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist Born at Plymouth, 2 July 1834, third son of James Meadows Rendel and Catherine his wife. Educated at Eton and Oriel College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1856, he was called to the Bar, and later interested himself in engineering and ultimately became London manager of the Armstrong gunnery company. In 1880 he entered Parliament as Liberal member for Montgomeryshire, breaking the Conservative
RHISIERDYN (fl. latter half of the 14th century) Gwynedd, poet His canon has not been fixed, and there are textual confusions. In the Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies, vol. i, part 2, 123-33, Dr. Henry Lewis published a study of the poems attributed to him in the R. B. H. Poetry and in The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales Rhisierdyn sang panegyric awdlau to Gronwy (Fychan) ap Tudur (died 1382; see Ednyfed Fychan) and to Myfanwy his wife, and an elegiac
RHYDDERCH HAEL (or HEN), king of Alclyde (Dumbarton, near Glasgow) Black Book of Carmarthen, 64. 8-9, he was buried at Aber-erch; but this must be a late saga tradition.
RHYS ap MAREDUDD (d. 1292), lord of Dryslwyn in Ystrad Tywi Leader of a revolt in 1287-8 against Edward I, was the son of Maredudd, son of Rhys Gryg. In 1277 he had submitted to Edward, surrendering the castle of Dinefwr, but being allowed to retain Dryslwyn. In 1282 prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd put forward 'grievances' on Rhys's behalf against the royal officers in west Wales, but Rhys himself not only abstained from revolt but gave assistance to Edward
RHYS ap THOMAS Sir (1449 - 1525), chief Welsh supporter of Henry VII , daughter of Henri ap Gwilym of Cwrt Henri, and (2) Janet, daughter of Thomas Mathew of Radyr, who was widow of Thomas Stradling of S. Donats. He died in 1525 and was buried in Greyfriars church, Carmarthen. His body was later removed to S. Peters church; the tomb there was restored in 1865. His widow died at Picton castle in 1535 and was also buried in Greyfriars church. His estates, though not his
RHYS, HYWEL (1715? - 1799), poet and Catherine Morgan recorded in Vaynor parish register on 1 January 1741/2. Four poems - ' Cân y Daear Fochyn,' ' Can yn cynnwys achwyniad y bardd am gydmares,' ' Can yr Hwsmon,' ' Can a gyfansoddwyd yn amser yr hynod ormeswr Morgan Siencyn Dafydd,' are attributed to him. The date of his death is given variously as June 1799 and July 1802. Vaynor parish register records the burial of a Howel Rees
RHYS, MORGAN JOHN (Morgan ab Ioan Rhus; 1760 - 1804), Baptist minister, author, and American settler Born 8 December 1760, fourth son of John and Elizabeth Rees, ' Graddfa ' (a farm-house), near Llanbradach, Glamorganshire. He went to a school kept by D. Williams (1709 - 1784) and to Carmarthen, returning to keep a local school between 1780 and 1786. Joining the Baptist church of Hengoed, he was persuaded to prepare himself for the ministry, and having studied for a year at the Baptist Academy
RHYS, WALTER FITZURYAN (1873 - 1956), nobleman and politician with Sir Cyril Fox regarding Newton House (Dynevor Castle) and he was concerned about preserving the park's ancient herd of wild white cattle. He died 8 June 1956 and was buried at Llandyfeisant Church in Dynevor Park. RHYS, CHARLES ARTHUR URYAN, the eldest son and 8th Baron Dynevor (1899 - 1962) Business and IndustryLand OwnershipMilitaryNature and AgriculturePolitics, Government and Political
RHYS, WILLIAM JOSEPH (1880 - 1967), minister (B) and author last one which he wrote, namely the history of Noddfa, Treorchy, where he was a member. He married (1), in 1910, Bessie Gwen Morris (died 6 March 1960), Treorchy; and (2), 1961, Annie Lydia Williams, the widow of David Pryse Williams, minister (B), Treherbert. He died 22 October 1967 at his home, Y Wenallt, 14 Bute St., Treherbert.
RICHARD, EDWARD (1714 - 1777), schoolmaster, scholar, and poet . Eddowes, Bugeilgerdd, Yr Ail yn y Iaith Gymraeg gan Edward Richard. Awdur y Guntaf. Bound up with this in a copy in the National Library is a manuscript copy (though not in the author's handwriting) of the 'first' pastoral; Ieuan Brydydd Hir's translation of this pastoral into English will be found in Panton MS. 2 (193-200). Morris Williams (Nicander), in his edition of Gwaith Dafydd Ionawr, has
RICHARD, TIMOTHY (1845 - 1919), missionary in China , the name of 'Li T'i-motai' was a household word throughout China. His Chinese honours were singularly distinguished, e.g. a mandarin of the highest grade and a member of the Order of the Double Dragon. The University of Wales gave him its LL.D. (1916); he was also D.D. and D.Litt. Dr. Richard married (1) 1878, Mary Martin, who died in 1903, and by whom he had four daughters; (2) 1914, Dr. Ethel
RICHARDS family Coed, Caerynwch, Temple in the same year. Their sister, Jane, married the Rev. Temple Frere, chaplain to the House of Commons (Burke's Peerage, sub Frere). RICHARD MEREDYTH RICHARDS (1821 - 1873), son of Richard Richards, M.P., was called to the Bar in 1845, and became chairman of Merioneth quarter sessions in 1857. He married (1) Elizabeth Emma, daughter of William Bennett, of Farringdon House, Berks., and (2) Louisa

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