Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BATCHELOR, JOHN (1820 - 1883), businessman and politician lost heavily in the commercial panic of 1866, so was not in a robust position. He applied to the Bute trustees for various permissions at the graving dock he felt would see him through but the application was refused. He had no option. The graving dock was sold at auction for a knock-down price and was eventually re-sold with the full permissions he sought for £100,000. When Batchelor was declared
BATTRICK, GERALD (1947 - 1998), tennis player county tennis player with whom he had one son James 'Jamie' Edward (1974) and a daughter Amanda Jane (1979). In 1972 Battrick was caught up in the amateur / professional controversy that split the tennis world after he had turned professional and joined the circuit of Texan millionaire and sports promoter Lamar Hunt. But once that dispute was finally resolved Battrick returned to play at Wimbledon and
BAXTER, WILLIAM (1650 - 1723), antiquary Archaeologia and Philosophical Transactions, and among his unpublished works there is a study of Juvenal. Baxter was in close touch with contemporary antiquaries and philologists, and he corresponded with Edward Lhuyd. Lhuyd thought that he was 'a person of learning and integrity, tho, I fear me, too apt to indulge fancy.' He died 31 May 1723; he had two sons and three daughters.
BAYLY, LEWIS (d. 1631), bishop and devotional writer , as specified in the apologia to king Charles I subscribed 7 April 1630, and as exemplified in his order, 1625, to put an end to the violent quarrels over pew-seats that had disgraced church life at Llanfairfechan. He died 26 October 1631. His second wife was Ann, daughter of Sir Henry Bagenal of Castle Newry in Ireland and Plas Newydd in Anglesey; his grandson EDWARD BAYLY succeeded to the Plas
BEAUMONT, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. RALPH EDWARD BLACKETT (1901 - 1977), Member of Parliament and public figure
BEBB, WILLIAM AMBROSE (1894 - 1955), historian, prose writer and politician Born 4 July 1894 at Blaendyffryn, Goginan, Cardiganshire, son of Edward and Ann Bebb. The family moved to Camer Fawr, near Tregaron, and Bebb attended Tregaron grammar school. He graduated in Welsh and History from U.C.W., Aberystwyth in 1918, and spent two years working for his M.A. In 1920 he went to Rennes University, but not finding there the facilities he had expected, he left after a few
BECK, THOMAS (d. 1293), bishop of S. Davids The second son of Walter Bek, baron of Eresby, Lincs. In the University of Oxford he attained the degree of master, and in 1269 was elected chancellor. Upon the return of Edward I to England in August 1274, he entered, with his younger brother Antony, afterwards bishop of Durham, the service of the Crown, and by his ability and fidelity won the warm approval of the king. The post which he held
BENNETT, RICHARD (1860 - 1937), Calvinistic Methodist historian Born 21 September 1860, at Hendre, Cwm Pennant, Llanbrynmair, son of Edward Bennett, farmer, and his wife Jane (Richards), who was of the same stock as Richard Lumley. He had only a primary education, and lived on his native farm till 1914, when he retired (owing to deafness) to Bangor, and afterwards to Caersws, where he died 13 August 1937, unmarried. Bennett had early shown a taste for
BERRY family, industrialists and newspaper proprietors Edward Lloyd, Ltd., one of the largest paper mills in the world, and also their first 'heavy' London daily newspaper, Daily Telegraph, with W.E. Berry becoming editor-in-chief. They now controlled 25 newspapers, and about 70 periodicals. Competition was fierce in the 1930 s but instead of trying to attract readers with gifts, as other newspapers did, they decided to change the format of the Daily
BEVAN, EDWARD LATHAM (1861 - 1934), bishop - see BEVAN, WILLIAM LATHAM
BEVAN, THOMAS (Caradawc, Caradawc y Fenni; 1802 - 1882), antiquary contributions to Seren Gomer of Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) and David Owen (Brutus) in their discussion on the poverty of the Welsh language and literature (1824). He married Catherine Anthony, daughter of Benjamin Anthony, Llanwenarth, 17 July 1826, and joined his father-in-law as a carrier by canal and waggon. He was appointed secretary of the Abergavenny Cymreigyddion Society in 1833. He resigned his office
BEVAN, WILLIAM LATHAM (1821 - 1908), archdeacon , of Whitney Court, near Hay, and died 24 August 1908. He was buried at Hay. Among his writings were the Diocesan History of S. David's, 1888, and various pamphlets on Church defence, besides contributions to Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, geographical manuals, and a joint account (with Canon H. W. Phillott) of the Hereford ' Mappa Mundi.' EDWARD LATHAM BEVAN (1861 - 1934), bishop Religion Fourth

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