Dictionary of Welsh Biography

CECIL-WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN LIAS CECIL (1892 - 1964), solicitor, secretary Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion and driving force behind the publishing of the Dictionary of Welsh Biography 1960. He rapidly became known in London-Welsh circles as a man of great energy, for his enthusiasm for all things Welsh and as a first-class organiser. In 1934 he was elected honorary secretary of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, following Sir E. Vincent Evans. He held the post for nearly thirty years and made it his life work. Having a private income he was not wholly dependent on his
CHANCE, THOMAS WILLIAMS (1872 - 1954), minister (B) and principal of the Baptist College, Cardiff Erwood and later in the neighbourhood of Cathedin. He was baptised 17 April 1887 in Hephzibah church, Erwood, and at the urging of his pastor, John Morgan, he began to preach. He resumed his education, spending 2 years at a grammar school held by Daniel Christmas Lloyd (Congl. minister), in his home, Hampton House, Glasbury, and then at the Baptist College and University College, Cardiff, where he
CLAUGHTON, Baron EVANS of - see EVANS, DAVID THOMAS GRUFFYDD
CLEMENTS, CHARLES HENRY (1898 - 1983), musician Charles Clements was born at 12 Little Darkgate street, Aberystwyth on 18 August 1898, the son of a Devon man, Frederick William Clements, and his wife Annie Maria (died 1946), who hailed from Bala. He displayed musical promise at an early age, and had organ lessons from G. Stephen Evans and A. C. Edwards, and piano lessons from Charles Panchen. His immense talent brought him the Royal College of
CORBETT, JOHN STUART (1845 - 1921), solicitor and antiquary Born 16 May 1845, eldest son of John Stuart Corbett and Elizabeth, daughter of James Evans of Gortha (Radnorshire); the father had come to Cardiff in 1841 as agent to his relative, the 2nd marquis of Bute. He was educated at Cheltenham, admitted a solicitor in 1867, and practised in partnership in Cardiff; he held the office of clerk to the Llandaff bench of magistrates. In 1872 he married
COSLET, EDWARD (1750 - 1828), Calvinistic Methodist preacher Born at Machen, Monmouthshire, in 1750. He was converted under the ministry of William Edwards (1719 - 1789), joined the church in Groeswen in 1769, and began to preach. He moved to Castleton, Monmouth, about 1776, where he came into touch with Blanche Evans of S. Mellons, who brought him to the notice of David Jones of Llan-gan and the Methodist society established in that place. He founded
COX, JOHN (1800 - 1870), printer, bookseller, and postmaster G. Eyre Evans, Aberystwyth and its Court Leet (1902), provides a fairly complete list of the publications from the John Cox press. Among them were two newspapers - The Demetian Mirror; or Aberystwyth Reporter and Visitants' Informant …, which appeared once a week from 15 August 1840 till 31 October 1840, and The Aberystwyth Chronicle and Illustrated Times, a weekly paper published between 9 June
CROWTHER, JOHN NEWTON (Glanceri; 1847 - 1928), schoolmaster periodicals and newspapers, and also a musician of merit who contributed several musical compositions and Christmas carols to Cymru (O.M.E.). He took a lively interest in the politics of Cardiganshire and championed the Liberal cause with his pen, his election songs being very popular. He retired in 1924 and resided for a time at Cardiff, removing to Solva, Pembrokeshire, a few months before his death on 14
CYNIDR (fl. 6th century), saint Few biographical details are known concerning this saint. In both the ' De Situ Brecheniauc ' (Wade-Evans, Vitae Sanctorum Britanniae et Genealogiae, 313-5) and the ' Cognacio Brychan ' (op. cit., 315-8), Cynidr is described as the son of Ceingair, daughter of Brychan; but his father's name is not mentioned. The ' Generatio Sancti Egweni ' (op. cit., 319), however, makes Cynidr the son of
DAFYDD ap BLEDDYN (d. 1346), bishop the temporal claims of the see; there was no attack upon his character ('Flintshire Ministers Accounts,' ed. D. L. Evans in Flintshire Record Series No. 2, xxix-xxxiii). Earlier writers were uncertain as to the year of Dafydd's death and thought that there was no new bishop until 1352. But the papal records show that (after a false start in April 1344) the news of his death in 1346 reached Avignon
DAFYDD BENWYN (fl. second half of the 16th century), bards of Glamorgan published by J. Kyrle Fletcher in 1909 - The Gwentian Poems of Dafydd Benwyn. Other poems by the bard were published by T. C. Evans (Cadrawd) in Cyfaill yr Aelwyd.
DAFYDD, PHILIP (1732 - 1814), Methodist exhorter of Newcastle Emlyn dissenting ministers were accused of 'collaboration' with the French; a scurrilous 'ballad' of his against these dissenters provoked the wrath of William Richards of Lynn (1749 - 1818) in his pamphlet The Triumphs of Innocency, 1798 - see on this matter J. J. Evans, Dylanwad y Chwyldro Ffrengig ar Gymru, 174-9, and Trafodion Cymdeithas Hanes Bedyddwyr Cymru, 1930, 30-2. According to Methodistiaeth Cymru

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