Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ROBERTS, SAMUEL (S.R.; 1800 - 1885), Independent minister, editor, Radical reformer rigorous Independent, and he viewed with alarm the projected Union of Welsh Independents in 1872. On the same plea, that the freedom of the individual was imperilled, he was opposed to trade unionism in industry. In 1843 he commenced Y Cronicl, a 1½d. monthly periodical which proved immediately popular. He himself claimed that over a million copies were sold in twelve years. With this organ, 'S.R
ROBERTS, IEUAN WYN PRITCHARD (1930 - 2013), journalist and politician on programmes such as Camau Cyntaf and Croeso Christine. TWW, however, lost its license to Harlech (HTV) in 1968, and Roberts's distaste for the switch led him to pursue an alternative career in politics. He married Enid Grace Williams in 1956, and they had three sons, Geraint, Rhys (d. 2004) and Huw. In 1970 Roberts was elected MP for the seat of Conwy under the Conservative Party, a choice which
ROBERTS, THOMAS (Scorpion; 1816 - 1887), Independent minister when he was only 12 years of age. He was, for a time, a blacksmith's apprentice. In 1837 Gwilym Hiraethog (William Rees) became minister of the church at Swan Lane, Denbigh, and discovered that Scorpion had the necessary qualifications for the ministry. That summer Scorpion began to preach. In 1839 he went to the Rev. D. W. Jones of Holywell to be coached before entering college. In December 1841, as
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (fl. 1745), poet and writer of interludes Born in the parish of Llannor, Caernarfonshire. He acted as sexton at Llannor and was on very friendly terms with the vicar, John Owen (1698 - 1755). One of his poems, ' I Ofyn Pen Rhaw,' was published in D. Jones, Blodeu-Gerdd Cymry, and englynion by him are found in Cwrtmawr MS 226B and Cwrtmawr MS 771B in N.L.W. He also composed an interlude attacking the Methodists, Interlude Morgan y Gogrwr
ROBERTS, WILLIAM JOHN (1904 - 1967), Methodist minister and ecumenist the following year. 'Heavy attack on Manchester area. Carried on Kearsley service until it became impossible'. The diaries also show his leisure interests, stamp collecting (briefly), and particularly walking (he never learned to drive a car) and there are references to his strong friendships with some of the giants of Welsh Methodism, such as E. Tegla Davies and D. Tecwyn Evans (neither of whom
ROBERTS, WILLIAM MORGAN (1853 - 1923), musician D. Emlyn Evans, and he became responsible for the music pieces that were issued with that journal. He acted as secretary of the eisteddfodau held at Liverpool, 1884, and Wrexham, 1888. He contributed articles to Y Cerddor and produced Welsh versions of some of the works of the masters. He edited the second supplement to Llyfr Tonau Cynulleidfaol (Ieuan Gwyllt). Hymn-tunes composed by him appeared
ROBINSON family Conway, Monachdy, Gwersyllt, , Tours, iii, 286, and Palmer, Gresford, 60. Contemporary miniatures of colonel Robinson and of his father are preserved at Nantlys, Tremeirchion, in the possession of Mr. A. D. H. Pennant.His son: WILLIAM ROBINSON (1668 - 1717) served Denbighshire both as sheriff (1690) and in Parliament (1705-7), but the line ended with the drowning, off Skerries in 1739, of William's grandson and namesake, when the
ROBINSON, THEODORE HENRY (1881 - 1964), professor, scholar and author Aberdeen and Wales and D. Theol. of the University of Halle-Wittemberg, and receiving the British Academy's Burkitt medal for Biblical Studies. He made his name as the author of a number of standard books which were greatly needed in the field of Old Testament studies; among them were Prophecy and the prophets in the Old Testament (1923), The decline and fall of the Hebrew kingdoms (1926), Hebrew
ROGERS, ROLAND (1847 - 1927), musician organist of Bangor cathedral (1871). He graduated Mus. Bac. in 1870 and qualified as Mus. Doc. (Oxon), five years later. By now one of the best-known organists, he was called upon to superintend the settling up of organs in numerous churches and chapels and to give recitals on them at meetings of inauguration. He did excellent work, also, as a teacher, among his pupils being D. Ffrancon Davies, William
ROWLANDS, CEINWEN (1905 - 1983), singer generation, whose services in concerts and broadcasts were in great demand. She sang many times in national eisteddfod concerts, including the first performance of Mendelssohn's 'Hymn of Praise' in Welsh at the Bangor national eisteddfod in 1943. She recorded several Welsh items for Decca, including songs by Meirion Williams, D. Vaughan Thomas, and Mansel Thomas. In 1946 she married Arthur Walter, of Welsh
ROWLANDS, DAVID (Dewi Môn; 1836 - 1907), Congregational minister and college principal was a member of the Brecknock Education Committee for many years and was a strong supporter of the University of Wales. He was chairman of the Union of Welsh Independents in 1902. His literary work was varied. He was joint-editor of Y Dysgedydd for a period, collaborated with D. E. Jenkins, Liverpool, to edit a volume of sermons [wrote the English words for 'Blodwen,' an opera by Dr. Joseph Parry
ROWLANDS, WILLIAM (Gwilym Lleyn; 1802 - 1865), Wesleyan minister, and bibliographer Geiriadur Bywgraffiadol o Enwogion Cymru (Liverpool, 1870), and referred to it there as the ' Lleyn MSS. ' A memoir of Rowlands, by his son-in-law, R. Morgan, appeared in the twelve issues of Yr Eurgrawn Wesleaidd for 1868; see also D. Silvan Evans's preface to Llyfryddiaeth y Cymry.

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