Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HARTSHORN, VERNON (1872 - 1931), Labour leader, M.P., and Cabinet Minister facts of the situation. For this purpose he had an uncommon background of knowledge, practical knowledge of the miners ' lot, and the larger knowledge that came from intimate study of live issues of policy, whether it was of the meticulous details of the 'sliding scale,' or of the evidence of Blue Books and White Papers, or of the reports of royal commissions - he knew the reports of the Samuel and
JENKINS, KATHRYN (1961 - 2009), scholar and hymnologist church in 1986 and she was a lay preacher. She was invested with the White Robe of the Gorsedd of Bards in 1993. She was an effective college lecturer and a popular guest speaker at many societies up and down the country. She was a member of the University of Wales Court from 1998 onwards and also of the University Board of Celtic Studies; she served as chair of the Presbyterian Church Education Board
EVANS, GERAINT LLEWELLYN (1922 - 1992), singer ability to give constructive criticism on his performances. He was invested CBE in 1959 and knighted ten years later. He also received the white robe of Gorsedd Cymru. Geraint Evans claims a special place among Welsh singers, especially as a pioneer in the world of opera. Geraint Evans died of a heart attack at Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth on 19 September 1992, and his ashes were buried in the
EAMES, WILLIAM (1874 - 1958), journalist the sons of C.P. Scott, he founded in 1920 the Manchester Guardian Commercial Supplement, a commercial weekly, which first appeared in June 1920 and became very popular, especially for its supplements, in the commercial world. This publication was issued up to 1939 and it gave publicity to Charles Tonge's suggestion that white lines should be painted on roads in order to control traffic. Eames
HUGHES, CLEDWYN (BARON CLEDWYN OF PENRHOS), (1916 - 2001), politician the Commonwealth Relations Office had earned him a place in the Cabinet. Following the election in 1964, Hughes had hoped for a post in the Welsh Office and he was delighted to succeed Griffiths. He held the post of Secretary of State for Wales for two years, from 6 April 1966 to 6 April 1968; his first Minister of State was George Thomas, who was followed in 1967 by Eirene White who spoke warmly of
JONES family Llwyn-rhys, is based on a misunderstanding of David Jones's title-page and preface to the Secret History of White Hall. What he says is that the author of the letters which he claimed to have arranged for publication, a kind of secret agent in the employment of an English nobleman, secured a position as English interpreter to Belou, clerk of dispatches to Louvois. Little reliance can be placed on the
JONES, JOHN DAVID RHEINALLT (1884 - 1953), philanthropist, founder and Director of the South African Institute of Race Relations towards improving relations between the coloured and white populations was truly remarkable. His wife, Edith Beatrice (née Barton) whom he married in 1910, died in 1944. He married (2) Helen Clare Norfolk Francis (née Verley) in 1947. He died 30 January 1953 and his remains were buried in Braamfontein crematorium.
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
RICHARDS, WILLIAM LESLIE (1916 - 1989), Scholar, teacher, poet and author adjudication of the crown competition at Cardigan National Eisteddfod in 1976. He was a member of numerous national societies, including The Honourable Society of the Cymmrodorion and the Union of Welsh Authors. He was honoured by the Gorsedd of Bards with the white robe at the Pembrokeshire National Eisteddfod in 1972. Two years earlier he had been Chairman of the Literature Committee at Ammanford National
CAYO-EVANS, WILLIAM EDWARD JULIAN (1937 - 1995), political activist green uniform and Cayo designed a badge based on the White Eagle of Snowdonia. They would parade in rallies and hold training camps in remote places, often in the presence of press and media. The FWA was contemporary with MAC (Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru / Movement for the Defence of Wales). Independently of one another, the FWA's propaganda drew the attention of the authorities away from MAC's activities
LANGFORD family Allington, and Culture John Griffith of Cae Cyriog states that he was lieutenant of Bromfield and Yale under William Herbert, earl of Pembroke. Richard Langford took a keen interest in Welsh literature, and copied manuscripts, e.g. 'The White Book of Rhydderch,' in 1573, including portions of that important manuscript which were afterwards lost from it. Little of his work has survived. Parts of Peniarth MS 283
YSTUMLLYN, JOHN (d. 1786), gardener and land steward , possibly Ellis Wynn, senior, who brought John home to Ystumllyn, aged eight years (or thirteen according to other reports), having kidnapped him in Africa. This is supported by John's own recollection of being with his mother on the banks of a stream, shaded by trees, when white men accosted them, taking him with them in spite of his mother's protests. Recent commentators lean towards the view that John

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