Dictionary of Welsh Biography

CADWGAN (d. 1241), bishop of Bangor He succeeded after the death of Robert in 1212. Llywelyn ap Iorwerth was at this time dominant in North Wales, and it was, no doubt, through his influence that Cadwgan obtained the see. King John, moreover, who, in the early months of 1215, was angling for the support of the Welsh against the barons, put no obstacles in his way. On 13 March the chapter was allowed to elect the abbot of Whitland
CARTER family Kinmel, afresh (June 1660) by the king, was, for a short time, Member of Parliament for Denbigh, was steward of the manor of Denbigh (July 1660), governor of Holyhead (November 1660), and sheriff of Denbighshire in 1665. He died 28 November 1676 (being then '57' - a very dubious statement), and was buried in the (now ruined) chancel of the old church of S. George (in Welsh, Cegidiog or Llansantsiôr). His
CASSON, LEWIS (1875 - 1969), actor and theatrical producer , and also resumed his association with the Old Vic, directing Laurence Olivier in Coriolanus, and John Gielgud in King Lear (1940). That year he and his wife toured Wales in Macbeth, and subsequently by King John, Candida, Medea and St. Joan. They collaborated after the war, not only in London, where Lewis Casson came into his own as the leading man in J.B. Priestley's The linden tree, but also at
CHALONER, THOMAS (d. 1598), Ulster King of Arms Some particulars of this painter, poet, antiquary, and actor are given by W. J. Hemp in ' Two Welsh Heraldic Pedigrees, with notes on Thomas Chaloner, Ulster King of Arms,' in Y Cymm., xl. He was the fourth son of Robert Chaloner of Denbigh by his wife Dowce, daughter of Richard Mathew of Lleweni Green, Denbighshire. As Hemp points out, several members of the family were students of heraldry and
CHARLES, WILLIAM JOHN (1931 - 2004), footballer inside forward from Argentina, he scored 28 goals in his first season. Juventus won the championship in 1958 and John was voted player of the year in Italy. The club went from strength to strength, winning the Italian Cup in 1959 and 1960, and the championship in 1960 and 1961. Over five seasons John scored 93 goals in 155 games, and Il Re John (King John) became a national idol. Unlike many other
CLARE family Morgan Gam; he died 25 October 1230. His heir was RICHARD III (1222 - 1262), born 4 August 1222. His wide lands in England and Ireland (here, his mother had possessions), and his semi-independence as a great lord in the March, caused him to be spoken of as 'the foremost baron in England' at his coming-of-age in 1243. But he was prodigal and vacillating, veering alternately between the king and the
CLYDOG (fl. 500?), saint and martyr murderer, that she would marry none other than the king. After vain attempts to move the body from the spot, such as pointed to a divine over-ruling purpose, Clydog was buried where he fell. His tomb was marked by an oratory, and a cult came into being; later a church was erected, on the site of the modern Clodock, which became the ecclesiastical centre of Ewias. Territory was attached to it, which in
CORY family , including John Cory and Sons, Ltd., Cory's Trading Co., Engineering and Dry Docks Cos., M.P. for Cardiff, 1915, and for Cardiff South 1918-23; sheriff of Glamorgan 1913; Conservative and Churchman. With his brother he founded a scholarship at the Cardiff Technical College; he devoted his salary as M.P. to the funds of the King Edward VII Hospital and the Hamadryad Seamen's Hospital, Cardiff. He lived at
CRADOCK, Sir MATHEW (1468? - 1531), royal official in South Wales chancellor of the same, and steward of ' Gower and Kilvei.' He is believed to have been steward of Gower in 1491 and 1497. A Matthew Cradok was appointed constable for life of the castle of Kayre Filli and Kenfike in South Wales, 6 March 1485-6 (Cal. Pat. Rolls, 1 H. VII), and in July 1491 a Matthew Cradok or Cradoke, with others, is granted a commission to seek assistance for the king for his French wars
CRAWSHAY family, industrialists Cyfarthfa August 1834 at Stoke Newington, Middlesex. Probate of his will was granted at £700,000. He left three sons and two daughters. WILLIAM CRAWSHAY II 1788 - 1867), Business and Industry was the actual manager of the Cyfarthfa and Hirwaun works, and bought other iron-works at Treforest and in the Forest of Dean. It is he who is generally called the 'Iron King' and who built Cyfarthfa castle and the
CYFEILIOG (d. 927), bishop of Llandaff . Of these, five appear to be of lands in Gwent or its border, at Monmouth, Roggiet, Pool Meyrick, Bishton, and Caldicot, and are the gift of Brochwel ap Meurig, king of Gwent in the age of Asser; another donor is Hywel ap Rhys, king of Glewysing (now Glamorgan) at the same period, while the third is Hywel's son Arthfael.
CYFFIN, ROGER (fl. c. 1587-1609), a poet . Davids (Cwrtmawr MS 222D (28)), and Dafydd Llwyd of Dolobran (Aberdare MS. 1 (578)). He also wrote poetry on topical themes, e.g. a cywydd written in judgment on the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and in praise of king James I (Peniarth MS 112: Llyfr cywyddau Siôn ap William ap Siôn (189)), and an englyn giving advice to William Cyffin on his departure for Ireland with the earl of Essex in 1599 (Jes. Coll. MS

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