Dictionary of Welsh Biography

CHARLES, THOMAS (1755 - 1814), Methodist cleric before that], in The Welsh Methodists Vindicated, 1802, Charles had undertaken the rebuttal of charges of 'Jacobinism' brought against the Methodists [by such men as T. E. Owen and Hugh Davies of Aber ], and he had been commissioned by the Association to promulgate its revision in 1801 of the connexion's official rules. A strictly orthodox though moderate Calvinist, he had taken a leading part (1791
CLARE family sister MARGARET, Clare and Usk to another, ELIZABETH (the foundress of Clare College, Cambridge), and the lordship of Glamorgan to the third, ELEANOR. She married HUGH DESPENSER, whose family retained the lordship till 1411; it passed afterwards to the NEVILLE family, earls of Warwick; on the death of the ' Kingmaker ' (1471) it came into the hands of the house of York, was taken over by Henry VII
CLOUGH family Plas Clough, Glan-y-wern, Bathafarn, Hafodunos, , and the Lloyds of Hafodunos, and so to provide for a succession of enormous families, several members in each generation going up to the universities and achieving some local eminence in clerical, legal, or military circles. Of the thirteen children of HUGH CLOUGH (1709 - 1760), three followed him to Oxford and one, HUGH CLOUGH (born 1746) went to Cambridge and became Fellow of King's, a friend of
CONWAY family Botryddan, Bodrhyddan, The Conways were of English origin, descended from Sir William Coniers, ' Knight of War ', high constable of England under William the Conqueror. Sir HENRY CONWAY, son of Sir Hugh Conway, who married Ellen (or Angharad), daughter of Sir Hugh Crevecoer, lord of Prestatyn, was the first known to have settled in Wales, and his son, Richard, succeeded as lord of Prestatyn. In contrast to his
CRAWSHAY, Sir GEOFFREY CARTLAND HUGH (1892 - 1954), soldier and social benefactor
CUDLIPP, PERCY (1905 - 1962), journalist Born 1905, son of William Cudlipp, a well known commercial traveller in south Wales, and Bessie his wife, of Lisvane Street, Cardiff. He was one of three eminent Welsh journalist brothers (Reginald became editor of The News of the World, 1953-59; and Hugh, editor of The Sunday Pictorial, 1937-40 and 1946-49, and chairman of Odhams Press, 1960). Percy was educated, as were the others, at Gladstone
CYNWRIG HIR (fl. 1093) Edeirnion The History of Gruffydd ap Cynan relates how Cynwrig came to Chester, where Gruffydd had been a prisoner of earl Hugh for twelve years, how he saw the prince lying in chains, bore him away while the burgesses were having a meal, sheltered him secretly under his roof, and then took him to Anglesey. If the story is true, it was an event of great consequence to Welsh history in view of the
DALTON, EDWARD HUGH JOHN NEALE (BARON DALTON), (1887 - 1962), economist and politician Born at Neath, Glamorganshire, the son of Canon John Neale and Catherine Alicia Dalton, on 26 August 1887. His father had been tutor to King George V when Prince of Wales and he was a Canon of St. George's Chapel, Windsor from 1885 until his death in 1931. His mother was the daughter of Charles Evans-Thomas of Gnoll House, Neath. Hugh Dalton was educated at Summer Fields, Oxford, and Eton before
DAVIES, THOMAS (1512? - 1573), bishop of St Asaph Catherine (wife of William Holland of Abergele - see Holland families, 10), her children (Piers, William, and Edward), and his brothers Hugh, Griffith, and Owen. He died immediately after completing his will, on 16 October 1573, and was buried at Abergele.
DAVIES, GETHIN (1846 - 1896), Baptist minister and college principal strengthening the position of the Baptist denomination in North Wales; he was particularly active in assisting weak churches. He was also in great demand as a preacher, conductor of musical festivals, and adjudicator at eisteddfodau. He succeeded Hugh Jones (1831 - 1883) as principal of the college in 1883. The foundation of the University College of North Wales at Bangor in 1884 raised the question whether
DAVIES, GRIFFITH (1788 - 1855), actuary medal in 1820 for carving a sundial skilfully from a piece of slate. He was invited to become the first president of the Institute of Actuaries but declined. He was described as 'The father of the present race of actuaries'. He had now attained to a position of influence and power, and was able to recommend some of his countrymen for responsible posts, e.g. Hugh Owen (1804 - 1881) to become secretary
DAVIES, GWENDOLINE ELIZABETH (1882 - 1951), art collector and benefactress binding, eight were in Welsh and a good number of others had a Welsh connection. (The sisters themselves were not Welsh -speaking.) They began to buy paintings seriously in 1908 and, in the following fifteen years, built up notable collections, eventually given or bequeathed to the National Museum of Wales almost in their entirety. In their early purchases they were advised by Hugh Blaker (1873 - 1936

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