Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRIDLEY, JOHN CRANDON (1904 - 1968), industrialist John Gridley was born on 28 May 1904 in Cardiff, the only son of William Joseph Gridley and his wife Mary Ellen (née Michell). He was educated at Cardiff and at Queen's College Taunton, Somerset. He played rugby for Glamorgan Wanderers. His early commercial training was in a Cardiff coal and shipping office that became a subsidiary of Powell Duffryn, the largest coal producers and distributors in
GRIFFITH, GWILYM WYNNE (1914 - 1989), physician and Medical Officer of Health rugby fan. During his time at the Ministry of Health, he could be seen in the Oval on the occasional afternoon. He was a regular supporter of the National Eisteddfod and was admitted to the white robe of the Gorsedd of Bards in 1979. He also turned to writing in his retirement (he had published a short comedy for young actors, Brown y detectif, in 1935) and published The day before yesterday in 1988
GRIFFITHS, JAMES (JEREMIAH) (1890 - 1975), Labour politician and cabinet minister Wales division where the potentially strong, attractive Plaid Cymru candidate was to be the rugby international Carwyn James. But in May 1967 Griffiths announced that he would not stand for re-election to parliament at the next general election. Griffiths married on 19 October 1918 Winifred (' Winnie ') Rutley (1895-1982), daughter of William Rutley of Overton in Hampshire. She penned a slim volume of
HALL, GEORGE HENRY (first Viscount Hall of Cynon Valley), (1881 - 1965), politician sons of this marriage, one succeeded to the title and the other was killed on active service when serving as a First Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, 11 May 1942, and (2) Alice Martha Walker, daughter of Ben Walker of Brinklow, Rugby, in 1964. She was a member of the Leicestershire County Council. He died in Leicester Hospital, 8 November 1965.
HAVARD, WILLIAM THOMAS (1889 - 1956), bishop of Baker Street (Congl.) church, Aberystwyth, from 1908 to 1911, and after graduating in the University College he was confirmed in the Church in Wales. He was a powerful preacher in Welsh and English and was often invited to preach at the services broadcast on the Sundays previous to the national eisteddfod. He gained fame as a rugby player at Aberystwyth, and won his cap for Wales against New
HEYCOCK, LLEWELLYN (LORD HEYCOCK OF TAIBACH), (1905 - 1990), prominent leader in local government in Glamorganshire Park was bought and adapted, and in the purchase of a new rugby ground for Aberavon Rugby Club. Rugby was important to him. He was chairman of the Aberavon RFC as well as being President of the Taibach RFC; he used to travel to France and Ireland to support Wales. He received the freedom of the borough in 1962, along with the former Town Clerk, William King-Davies, both products of the Eastern School
HODGES, JEHOIADA (1877? - 1930), Wales and Newport Rugby forward Born 1877? at Newport, he was regarded as one of the most dashing forwards of his day with a capacity for rising to a great occasion. He was noted for doing everything well, whether scrummaging, dribbling, tackling, or passing. Hodges played regularly for the Newport Rugby club and between 1899 and 1906 he played in twenty-three international matches for Wales. The most remarkable experience in
HUGHES, ROYSTON JOHN (BARON ISLWYN), (1925 - 2003), politician , Abergavenny, on 19 December 2003; his parish church, St Teilo, was small and the funeral was held at St Mary's Priory Church, Abergavenny on 5 January 2004, followed by cremation at Croesyceiliog. Many in the congregation wore Newport Rugby Football Club ties to mark his great support for that club and his passion for the game. He left an estate of £665,787.
JACKSON, Sir CHARLES JAMES (1849 - 1923), businessman and collector Wales playing rugby on television. Sir Charles Jackson left two important legacies on trust for his children: the shares in the News of the World and the silver collection. While guardian to the Jackson children, Lord Riddell persuaded a judge to allow the sale of a portion of the Jackson shares in the News of the World, presumably on the grounds that it was unwise for the trust to hold all its shares
JAMES, CARWYN REES (1929 - 1983), teacher, rugby player and coach to the Carmarthenshire coalfield at the beginning of the 1920s. The family continued to live in Rhydlewis until 1927 when Dewi was born and the family moved to live in Rose Villa, Cefneithin. Carwyn, therefore, was the only one born south of the river Teifi. He attended the village primary school fifty yards from his home, and went on to secondary school at Ysgol y Gwendraeth two miles away. Rugby
JAMES, DAVID (1863 - 1929), Rugby football players brothers who were the most brilliant pair of half-backs of their day and rendered invaluable service to Welsh Rugby football. They were the great initiators of the half-back tactics which were developed and improved by R. M. Owen, Richard Jones, and W. J. Trew. In 1892 they went North and became professionals. They later returned to Wales, were reinstated, and subsequently figured in the Swansea
JAMES, HERBERT ARMITAGE (1844 - 1931), cleric and headmaster D.D. in 1895, Elected to a Fellowship at S. John's College, he was an assistant master at Marlborough, 1872-5, and then for eleven years headmaster of Rossall. After three years (1886-9) as dean of St Asaph, he became successively headmaster of Cheltenham (till 1895) and Rugby (1895-1909) before returning to S. John's as president, which office he held for twenty-two years. He was for forty years

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