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HENRY RICHARD a.s. ganwyd ebrill 3, 1812 bu farw awst 28, 1888

Henry Richard M.P. Born 3 April 1812 Died 28 August 1888

ganwyd yma yn nhregaron addysgwyd ef i'r weinidogaeth gristnogol ac yn 1835 ordeiniwyd ef yn llundain yn 1848 apwyntiwyd ef yn ysgrifennydd i'r gymdeithas heddwch ac enillodd fri rhyngwladol fel "apostol heddwch." yn 1868 daeth yn a.s dros etholaeth merthyr. ac oherwydd ei sel dros faterion cymreig fe'i adwaenwyd fel "yr aelod dros gymru." roedd hefyd yn arloeswr blaenllaw ym myd addysg. gwasanaethodd ar amryw gomisiwn ymholi ac yn 1883 daeth yn is-lywydd cyntaf coleg prifysgol caerdydd. "cedwais dri pheth mewn cof yn barhaus: peidio anghofio iaith fy ngwlad: a phobl ac achos fy ngwlad a pheidio esgeuluso unrhyw gyfle i amddiffyn cymeriad a hyrwyddo buddiannau fy ngwlad." "gorwedd fy ngobeithion am ddifodiant y gyfundrefn ryfel yn argyhoeddiad barhaus y bobl yn hytrach nag ym mholisiau cabinet a thrafodaethau senedd."

born here in tregaron, he was educated for the christian ministry, and in 1835 he was ordained in london. in 1848 he was appointed secretary to the peace society. gaining an international reputation as "the apostle of peace." in 1868 he became m.p. for the merthyr constituency: and such was his concern for welsh affairs that he became known as "the member for wales." he was also a prominent pioneer in education: he served on several commissions of enquiry, and in 1883 he became the first vice-president of cardiff university college. "i have always been mindful of three things: not to forget the language of my country: and the people and cause of my country: and to neglect no opportunity of defending the character and promoting the interests of my country." "my hope for the abatement of the war system lies in permanent conviction of the people, rather than the policies of cabinets or the discussions of parliaments."