Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, RICHARD LEWIS (1934 - 2009), poet and farmer (1911-1957) and settled in the area. It was there at Tan-yr-eglwys, the family farm in the south of the county, that Dic Jones was brought up. He had an elder brother, David Goronwy (1932-2002) and later three girls arrived to complete the family, Rhiannon Maud Sanders (1935-), Margaret Elizabeth Daniel (1941-) and Eleanor Mary Isaac Jones (1942-). Dic received his formal education at Blaen-porth
ANIAN (d. 1293), bishop of St Asaph career. At the time of his elevation, the diocese was, as the outcome of the treaty of Montgomery, entirely dominated by Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. Prince and bishop were, at first, on amicable terms. On 1 May 1269, agreement was reached between them at Mold as to the maintenance of the ancient privileges of the see in the Middle Country. Anian was a party to the settlement between Llywelyn and David
REES, MERLYN (1920 - 2006), politician , attending the London School of Economics, where he studied history and economics under Prof. Harold Laski, before returning to Harrow Weald School to run the sixth form from 1949 to 1960. He also completed a master's degree in 1955. In 1949 he married Colleen Cleveley (b. 1927). They had three sons, Patrick Merlyn (b. 1954), Gareth David (b. 1956) and Glyn Robert (b. 1960). During the 1950s, Rees became
ROBERTS, GWILYM OWEN (1909 - 1987), author, lecturer, minister and psychologist to study Philosophy and Theology. After graduating BA at Aberystwyth, he followed BD courses at the United Theological College and trained as a Calvinistic Methodist minister at Bala College where he came under the influence of Professor David Phillips, an early admirer of Freudian ideas who made practical use of psychoanalysis on Roberts amongst others (See his article on Phillips 'Yr Athro
WILLIAMS, Sir IFOR (1881 - 1965), Welsh scholar caused him severe back injuries and left him bedridden for some years. On regaining health he went in 1901 to the preparatory school maintained at Clynnog by the Calvinistic Methodist Connexion for candidates for the ministry, where J.H. Lloyd Williams was the master. From there in 1902 he gained a scholarship to the University College of North Wales, Bangor. He graduated with honours in Greek in 1905
BACON family, iron-masters and colliery proprietors annum.' He was also to supply Homfray with the necessary metal made at his blast furnaces at Cyfarthfa, Plymouth, and Hirwaun. After some two years Homfray complained that he was not receiving sufficient metal and tapped Bacon's furnace at Cyfarthfa. A quarrel ensued, and, in October 1784, Homfray assigned his lease to David Tanner of Monmouth, and soon afterwards established his three sons in a new
BODVEL family Bodvel, Caerfryn, . John Salusbury in 1622, and was called the college of St. Xaverius. Fr. John Salusbury, died in 1625 and Bodvel succeeded him as rector. He procured from his uncle ' Hugh Morgan of Hilton ' - whom Mr. J. M. Cleary plausibly identifies with Hugh Owen - funds for maintaining a Welsh scholar at Rome, by means of which David Lewis (died 1679), nephew of Fr. Augustine Baker (1575 - 1641), was enabled to
DAVIES, NOËLLE (1899 - 1983), littérateur, educationist, and political activist , where she met David James (Dai) Davies (1893-1956). They rapidly developed a deep and loving relationship and symbiotic intellectual partnership. In Dublin from August 1924, with Margaret Cunningham, warden of Trinity Hall, she organised an influential campaign to establish an Irish Folk High-School, intending to marry Dai and both teach there. Frustrated by State support for denominational education
DAVIES, JAMES KITCHENER (1902 - 1952), poet, dramatist and nationalist the creative upsurge brought about by such students as Idwal Jones. It was also the period of ex-servicemen and conscientious objectors (his friend Gwenallt (David James Jones) was there about the same time), and Kitchener 's, interest in the turmoil of politics and peace in Europe grew. He became secretary of the debating society and a member of the Students' Council, and led movements assisting
BRAOSE family during the campaign in Kerry, but was released on payment of a ransom. He further agreed to the marriage of his daughter, Isabel, with David, son of Llywelyn. Later, on a visit to Llywelyn's court, he was involved in an intrigue with Llywelyn's wife and was hanged (3 May 1230). With his death the male line of this, the main, branch of the family ceased, and the inheritance was divided between his four
LLYWELYN-WILLIAMS, ALUN (1913 - 1988), poet and literary critic Alun Llywelyn-Williams was born on 27 August 1913 in Cardiff, and brought up at 39 Penylan Road, Roath, and 33 Ninian Road, Roath Park where his family moved to live when he was eighteen months old. He was the youngest of three children of Dr David Llewelyn Williams (1870-1949), a Welsh Board of Health Medical Officer originally from Bwlchgwyn, Caerhun, Talybont, in the Conwy Valley, and his wife
EDWARDS, Sir JOHN GORONWY (1891 - 1976), historian joined the University of Wales's Board of Celtic Studies which had been established to advance Welsh scholarship. J. E. Lloyd was chairman of the Board's History and Law Committee and Edwards, though not a member of the university, served the committee for four decades. The Board sponsored publication of his two editions of texts which were central to his own researches and have underpinned the study

Search results

1789 - 1800 of 1924 for "david lloyd george"