Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRIFFITH, DAVID (1792 or 1794 - 1873), Independent minister chairman of the union of Welsh Independents (1890). He published a stout volume, Hanes yr Eglwys Gristionogol drwy y Byd, but for all his labour and care failed to establish a reputation as a historian. He also published a memoir of David Roberts (1818 - 1897) of Wrexham. His youngest brother, ROBERT WILLIAM GRIFFITH (1835 - 1894), was joint minister with him at Bethel, Seilo and Moriah from 1866 to 1873
GRIFFITH, THOMAS TAYLOR (1795 - 1876), surgeon and antiquary Born at Wrexham, 11 December 1795, he was one of the eleven children (and the eldest son) of Thomas Griffith (1753 - 1846, surgeon), and great-grandson of John Griffith (1654 - 1698) or Siôn Gruffydd of Cae Cyriog, genealogist and herald, who died 31 October 1698. The family of Cae Cyriog in the Hafod township, Ruabon, was there at least as early as the mid 15th century (P. Fadog, ii, 184). His
GRIFFITHS, DAVID (1792 - 1863), missionary Born 20 December 1792, at Glanmeilwch, Gwynfe, Carmarthenshire. He began to preach in 1812, in 1814 he went to Neuadd-lwyd Academy, but in the same year was admitted to Wrexham Academy. In 1817 he went to the Missionary College, Gosport. He was nominated for the Madagascar missionary field; he was ordained on 27 July 1820, sailed with his wife in October of the same year and arrived in the spring
GRIFFITHS, JOHN POWELL (1875 - 1944), minister (Baptist) and schoolmaster Hebrew. A year after graduating Powell Griffiths was ordained minister of Painscastle and Llandeilo, Radnorshire, both English-language Baptist churches. He moved to become minister in Mount Pleasant English Baptist church, Ponciau, Wrexham, in 1913, remaining there until his death in 1944. Lilian Jones, the wife he married in 1917, died after only two years of marriage. He never remarried but
GRIFFITHS, WILLIAM (1777 - 1825), Independent minister and teacher Born at Glandŵr, Pembrokeshire, the second son of John Griffiths (1731 - 1811). He was educated at the school of 'one Mr. Foyle,' at his father's school, and at Haverfordwest. He was admitted to the Wrexham Academy, 2 February 1795, and was an assistant there in his last year. He was ordained as joint minister with his father, 23 May 1803(?). He achieved some degree of prominence as a preacher in
GWYN, RICHARD (c. 1537 - 1584), Roman Catholic martyr Born at Llanidloes c. 1537. He was brought up as a Protestant and went first of all to Oxford and thence to S. John's College, Cambridge. In 1562 he left Cambridge and returned to Wales He kept school in various places in the Wrexham district and while he was at Overton was converted to Roman Catholicism. It appears that he had to move from place to place to evade the authorities; he was captured
HENRY, THOMAS (1734 - 1816), apothecary, physician, and chemist Born at Wrexham 26 October 1734, son of a schoolmaster there who hailed from Antrim. He was apprenticed to a Wrexham apothecary, became assistant to an apothecary at Oxford, and finally set up as apothecary and physician at Manchester. He published several papers on chemistry and medicine, and in 1775 was elected F.R.S.; he died 18 June 1816.He was the father of the famous chemist WILLIAM HENRY
HIMBURY, DAVID MERVYN (1922 - 2008), minister (Bapt) and college principal he was awarded a B.Litt. for a thesis entitled, The Christian Magistrate in Dissenting Thought to 1660. On completing his college courses he was ordained in the summer of 1950 as the minister of Chester Street English Baptist church in Wrexham, but barely six months later he responded to the summons of the Baptist College in Cardiff to return as professor of Church History. He took up his new post
HOOSON, ISAAC DANIEL (1880 - 1948), solicitor and poet Born 2 May 1880, at Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, son of Edward and Harriet Hooson. His father's family originally came from Cornwall. I. D. Hooson was educated at the Rhos board school and Ruabon grammar school. In 1897 he entered the service of Messrs Morris and Jones in Liverpool, where he stayed until 1904 when his father died. He was afterwards articled to a Wrexham solicitor and he
HOWELL, DAVID (Llawdden; 1831 - 1903), dean , and priest in 1856. From 1855 to 1859 he was a curate at Neath under his patron, by that time archdeacon Griffiths, and from 1857 to 1861 was secretary of the Church Pastoral Aid Society. He was appointed successively vicar of Pwllheli (1861), vicar of S. John's, Cardiff (1864), vicar of Wrexham (1875), and vicar of Gresford (1891). In 1877 he was given the degree of B.D. by the archbishop of
HUGHES, CHARLES (1823 - 1886), publisher Born 3 March 1823, the son of Richard Hughes (1794 - 1871), Wrexham and his wife, Anne. He was educated at Fairfield (Moravian) and Bridgnorth grammar schools. He served four years as publisher's apprentice with Simpkin & Marshall, London (1844-8), and returned to his father's publishing house in Church Street, Wrexham. He attended the Frankfurt-on-Main Peace Conference in 1848. He was borough
HUGHES, EDWARD (1856 - 1925), general secretary and agent of the North Wales Miners Association secretary of the North Wales Miners' Association. On 15 August 1898 he was elected permanent agent and secretary of the North Wales Miners Association. In 1899 he removed to Wrexham; during the twenty-seven years he was in office as miners' agent, the members of the North Wales Association grew from 2,732 to 15,229; and he was elected a member of the Executive of the Miners Federation of Great Britain

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