Dictionary of Welsh Biography

MICHAEL, GLYNDWR ('Major William Martin, RN'; 1909 - 1943), 'the man who never was' son of John Glyndwyr [sic] Martin and Antonia Martin of Cardiff, Wales' was buried in Huelva cemetery, Spain. His true identity was not revealed until 1997 when a postscript was added to the grave epitaph, 'Glyndwr Michael served as Major William Martin RN.'
MICHAEL, JOHN HUGH (1878 - 1959), minister (Meth.), Professor in Methodist colleges in England and Canada, Biblical exegetist
MILES, JOHN (1621 - 1683), Particular Baptist leader and American settler Metacom's War ('King Philip's War') in 1675, with Swansey having become a flashpoint in the conflict between settlers and the Indigenous Wampanoag. Eventually he returned to Swansey, and died there on 3 February 1682/3. His son JOHN MILES was the first town-clerk of Swansey; his son SAMUEL MILES turned Anglican, graduated at Harvard in 1684, at Oxford (by diploma) in 1693, and was for nearly forty years
MILLINGCHAMP, BENJAMIN (1756 - 1829), naval chaplain and collector of Oriental manuscripts chaplain on board the ' Superbe,' the flagship of admiral Sir Edward Hughes, which sailed for India early in 1779. Then followed eighteen years in foreign service, Millingchamp leaving the fleet in July 1782 to become chaplain at Fort S. George, Madras. At Madras he started to learn Persian, becoming proficient in the language and collecting Persian and other oriental books and manuscripts (in N.L.W
MILLS, HENRY (1757 - 1820), a pioneer in Welsh congregational singing obstacles in the eyes of elders of the severer sort. Mills did much to improve the congregational singing in the district. He was twice married. Of his first marriage were born (1) Edward, father of John Mills, and of Edward Mills; (2) James (below). Of the second was born Richard Mills. He died on 28 August 1820. His work was carried on by his son JAMES MILLS (1790 - 1844), whose abilities as a conductor
MILLS, JOHN (Ieuan Glan Alarch; 1812 - 1873), Calvinistic Methodist minister, writer and musician
MILLS, RICHARD (Rhydderch Hael; 1809 - 1844), musician married John Pryse. His son, RICHARD MILLS (1840 - 1903), carried the family musical tradition into east Denbighshire. On his father's death the boy had been sent to his maternal grandfather at Newtown, but later he returned to Llanidloes as a staff-notation compositor in his stepfather John Pryse's printing office. He studied music diligently, won an eisteddfod prize for his hymn-tune ' Pen-dref,' and
MILLS-ROBERTS, ROBERT HERBERT (1862 - 1935), surgeon, and association football player Born 5 August 1862 at Ffestiniog, son of Robert Roberts, Plas-meini, manager of the Oakeley quarries. From the University College at Aberystwyth, he went up to S. Thomas's Hospital and qualified in 1887, becoming F.R.C.S. (Edin.) in 1893. When the South African War broke out, Mills-Roberts, then surgeon to the Llanberis quarry hospital, joined A. W. Hughes at the Welsh Hospital in South Africa
MOND family Netherlands, moving to England to join John Hutchinson & Co. in Widnes in 1862. He then gained experience in Utrecht (1864-1867) before returning to Widnes. In 1866 he married his cousin Frida Löwenthal (1847-1923). They had two sons, Robert Ludwig (1867-1938) and Alfred Moritz (1868-1930). In 1873 he moved to Winnington, Cheshire and there founded the chemical company Brunner, Mond & Co. with his partner
MORGAN family Tredegar Park, , late lord of Gwynllwg, thus proving that he was of full age and in full possession of his estates. PHILIP, the second son of Morgan ap Llywelyn, became the ancestor of the branch of Morgan of Langstone of which family the Morgan family of Llantarnam are an offshoot. Llywelyn ap Morgan was succeeded by his son, JEVAN, who was in turn succeeded by his son, Sir JOHN MORGAN, known as 'Y Marchog Tew.' Sir
MORGAN, JOHN (d. 1504), clerk of parliament, and bishop , who was the son of Morgan ap Jenkin ap Philip, grandson of Llywelyn ap Morgan of Tredegar (Dwnn, Heraldic Visitations, I, 21; H. T. Evans, Wales and Wars of Roses, 216-8). He was sometimes called 'Young' to distinguish him from another brother called John (Catal. MSS. in B.M. 248). If John Morgan the bishop was indeed the son of Morgan ap Jenkin he was linked through his mother, Joan, daughter of
MORGAN ap HUW LEWYS (fl. c. 1550-1600), poet entered in the list of jurors for 1586. Information remains concerning only one child of the poet - Elin, who married John Griffith of Madryn Isaf. His poetry, which remains in MSS., includes several religious and moral poems (cywyddau) and elegiac englynion to Huw ap Rhisiart of Cefn Llanfair in Llŷn (NLW MS 16B).

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