Dictionary of Welsh Biography

YARDLEY, EDWARD (1698 - 1769), archdeacon Although not a Welshman, Yardley deserves a note because of his study of the records of the cathedral of S. Davids, and as the author of the manuscript called ' Menevia Sacra ' (now in N.L.W. in three vols.), which resulted from that study. Details concerning his career as given by himself in the manuscript are reprinted on pp. 230-32 of Menevia Sacra … ed. by Francis Green in 1927. Born in
OWEN, JOHN (1854 - 1926), bishop of B.A. in 1876 and M.A. in 1879. After three years' teaching at Appleby grammar school he returned to Wales, in 1879, as Welsh professor and classical lecturer at S. David's College, Lampeter. In the same year he was ordained deacon by bishop Basil Jones, and received priest's orders in 1880. He spent six years at Lampeter before succeeding A. G. Edwards as warden of Llandovery College. When his
THOMAS, EVAN LORIMER (1872 - 1953), priest and scholar , Oxfordshire, 1901-02, and Colwyn Bay, 1902-03. He married Mary Rice-Williams, Holyhead in 1903 and they had a son. In 1903 he became Professor of Welsh at St. David's College, Lampeter. There he made every effort to ensure the position of the Welsh language in the curriculum and in the life of the college. He revived the honours course in Welsh, established a Welsh Library which included the Cenarth
HAVARD, WILLIAM THOMAS (1889 - 1956), bishop of St. Davids in 1913, and a priest in 1914. He was curate of Llanelli, 1913-15. Between 1915 and 1919 he was chaplain to the armed forces. He was mentioned in despatches, 1916, and awarded the Military Cross, 1917. He was chaplain of Jesus College, Oxford, 1919-21, curate of Brecon, 1921-22, vicar of St. Paul-at-Hook, 1922-24, vicar of St. Luke, Battersea, 1924-28, vicar of St. Mary's, Swansea
TOUT, THOMAS FREDERICK (1855 - 1929), historian who is fully treated by V. H. Galbraith in D.N.B., 1922-30 and by Sir Maurice Powicke in Proceedings of the British Academy, 1929. Although Tout did most of his work in Manchester he is noted here since much of his work dealt with Wales and it was in Wales that it was begun. He was professor of history at St. David's College, 1881-90. In the words of Galbraith, ' his years at Lampeter were the
GLYN, WILLIAM (1504 - 1558), bishop of Heneglwys, Anglesey, 1552. On the accession of Mary, he was instituted to the livings of Cilrhedyn and Lampeter Velfrey (S. Davids). He was elected president of Queens' College in December 1553 and was one of the Cambridge delegates sent to Oxford to dispute with Latimer and Ridley in April, 1554. In 1554 he was made vice-chancellor, and in 1555 went on a diplomatic mission to Rome with Thirlby
MOSES-EVANS, DAVID LEWIS (1822 - 1893), poet and schoolmaster , Canu'r pwll a'r pulpud, 94-103. Gwydderig (Richard Williams, 1842 - 1917) bequeathed his manuscripts to T. Moy Evans, one of D.L. Moses-Evans's sons, headmaster of St. David's College school Lampeter before becoming a solicitor in Ammanford : he edited a volume of stories, Hirnos Gaeaf. Another son, John M(oy) Evans, was a prominent solicitor in Swansea, a town council member and chairman of the
THOMAS, LAWRENCE (1889 - 1960), archdeacon Born 19 August 1889, son of David and Elizabeth Thomas, Gelli-gaer, Glamorganshire. He was educated at Lewis' School, Pengam, St. David's College, Lampeter, where he gained B.A. (2nd-class honours) Divinity 1911; St. Michael's College, Llandaff, and was ordained in 1912 and served as curate of St. John's, Canton. He was ordained priest in 1913. In 1914 he served as curate of Headington Quarry
FISHER, JOHN (1862 - 1930), Welsh scholar Born on 5 January 1862, at Cilcoll, Llandebïe, being the eldest son of Edward and Mary Fisher. He was educated at the national school, Llandeilo-Talybont (Pontardulais), Llandovery school, and S. David's College, Lampeter, where he graduated B.A., in 1884, and B.D. in 1891, having been scholar and prizeman. Ordained deacon in 1885, and priest in 1886, he held curacies at Pontbleiddyn
JONES, WATCYN SAMUEL (1877 - 1964), agricultural administrator and principal of a theological college early education at home in Ogmore House, a house that the family built in the same year as the son's birth. He was educated thereafter at Lampeter school (1890-92), Rev. David Evans's school at Cribyn (1892-94), and for a short time at Llanybydder grammar school, before he was accepted into the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen at the end of 1894. He displayed early scientific tendencies and it is said
SULIEN (1011 - 1091), teacher and Bishop of St David's Born at Llanbadarn-fawr of a good (and probably clerical) family. After lengthy instruction in Welsh, Scottish (for five years), and Irish (for thirteen years) schools, he returned to his native Ceredigion and won great fame for his teaching and learning (see below for the Latin manuscripts written under his inspiration). In later life he was chosen bishop of S. Davids from 1072/3 to 1078, and
WADE, GEORGE WOOSUNG (1858 - 1941), cleric, professor, and author of Latin at St. David's College, Lampeter, and remained there for forty-four years, retiring from his chair and from the Senior Tutorship in 1932. He married Rachel Elinor, daughter of the Rev. F.H. Joyce, and sister of Gilbert Cunningham Joyce, Bishop of Monmouth. In 1934 he received the degree of D.D. (honoris causa) of the University of Wales, and he was also a canon of St Asaph Cathedral. He

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