Dictionary of Welsh Biography

MORGAN, ELUNED (1870 - 1938), writer and Patagonian colonist Born on board the Myfanwy in the Bay of Biscay, daughter of Lewis Jones (1836 - 1904), and given the surname 'Morgan' at her christening. She was brought up in the Welsh colony in Patagonia, where she was educated at the Welsh school kept by R. J. Berwyn and 'Glan Tywi.' She came to Wales in 1885, and again in 1888 when she entered Dr. Williams's school at Dolgelley, where she spent the next two
MORGAN, EVAN EDWARD (1855 - 1927), antiquary cared for at Trevecka, and thus he laid the foundation upon which M. H. Jones afterwards built. He died 21 April 1927, aged 72, and was buried at Brwynllys.
MORGAN, GWENLLIAN ELIZABETH FANNY (1852 - 1939), antiquary Born at Devynnock 9 April 1852, daughter of Philip Morgan (family pedigree in Theophilus Jones, History of the County of Brecknock, 3rd ed., iv, 134-6 - and see the article on Thomas Morgan, 1769 - 1851), who was perpetual curate of Pen-pont (1841-64) and of Battle, near Brecon (1859-64), and afterwards, from 1864 till his death in 1868, rector of Llanhamlach. ' Miss Philip Morgan,' as she was
MORGAN, HYWEL RHODRI (1939 - 2017), politician retirement would come sooner than anticipated. Labour lost four seats, opening the door to a so-called 'Rainbow Coalition' between Plaid Cymru, the Conservatives, and the Welsh Liberal Democrats. The Times even published an article on the supposedly imminent installation of Plaid's leader, Ieuan Wyn Jones, as the new First Minister. However, following a fraught internal debate the Welsh Liberal Democrats
MORGAN, JENKIN (d. 1762), Independent minister , Glamorganshire, in June 1746 - Thomas Morgan (1720 - 1799) was there and Edmund Jones and Lewis Rees preached. Morgan received grants from the Presbyterian Fund Board from 1757 till 1751 and from the Congregational Fund Board from 1747 till 1762. He figures in 1747-50 in Wesley's Journals as having acted as interpreter for Wesley. Soon after 1745 he bought a holding named Tynyraethnen in Cerrig Ceinwen, where
MORGAN, JOHN (1743 - 1801), cleric grâs, etc., published at Shrewsbury, 1773 (a sermon upon the earthquake of 22 April 1773), and Y Testamentwr, published by David Jones at Trefriw, 1783.
MORGAN, JOHN (1688? - 1734?) Matchin, cleric, scholar, and author English charity-schools in Welsh -speaking Wales. The letters to Moses Williams came later into the hands of William Jones (1675? - 1749); thus it came about that Richard Morris came to see and to copy them (Morris Letters, i, 97, 106) - today they form Add. MS. 17 at N.L.W. Richard also got hold of John Morgan's annotated copy of Davies's Dictionarium (Morris Letters, i, 180). John Morgan in all
MORGAN, JOHN (1827 - 1903), cleric and author published volumes of English poetry entitled My Welsh Home, written in the metre of ' In Memoriam,' 1870, and A Trip to Fairyland or Happy Wedlock, with other poetical pieces and translations of Welsh hymns, 1896. In 1892 he published Four Biographical Sketches, being studies of bishops Ollivant and Thirlwall, Griffith Jones, Llanddowror, and Sir Thomas Phillips. He was a frequent contributor to Welsh
MORGAN, JOHN JENKYN (Glanberach; 1875 - 1961), local historian and essayist Born at Bodist Isaf, Glanaman, Carmarthenshire, 10 August 1875, son of Jenkin and Angharad Morgan. He was educated at Brynlloi British school, Glanaman, but began working in Mynydd pit, Cwmaman, when he was 12. He later worked in the Raven tinplate works Glanaman until his retirement in 1930. He married Harriet, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Jones, Brynlloi shop, Glanaman, 5 October 1901. She died
MORGAN, JOHN RHYS (Lleurwg; 1822 - 1900), Baptist minister, lecturer, poet, and littérateur contributions to John Jones (Mathetes), Geiriadur Beiblaidd, 1864-83. He married (1), c. 1846, Maria Jones, S. Mellons, who died at Caerphilly 11 November 1847, aged 28, as the result of an accident at Bangor; and (2), Martha Roberts, daughter of David Roberts, Aberavan, 26 December 1849, at Neath. Twelve children were born of the second marriage.
MORGAN, MORGAN PARRY (1876 - 1964), minister of religion (CM) and powerful preacher . Preaching, however, was his great passion in life. He delivered the Dr. John Williams Memorial Lecture in 1947; the subject of that lecture was ' Preaching '. He was moderator of the General Assembly in 1949. He died 27 December 1964 and was buried in front of the chapel in Blaenannerch. He married, 17 December 1901, Elizabeth Frances Jones, daughter of Samuel and Judith (née Hughes) Jones; they had one
MORGAN, RICHARD (1743 - 1805), Independent minister branches, and died there 10 February 1805, aged 62. He was a diligent, even an excessive, reader, reading the Bible in the original languages daily; in theology he was an uncompromising Calvinist, and would have no truck with the 'reasonableness' of his fellow- Independent John Roberts (1767 - 1834) of Llanbryn-mair. With Morgan Jones (1768 - 1835) of Tre-lech, he conducted energetic missions in the

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