Humphreys, Morris Llewelyn (d.1965)
Of Carno. The son of Humphreys Y Castell he emigrated with his father to America in the early 1890s. He grew up in the streets of Chicago and became involved in organized crime. He eventually became Al Capone's right hand man and was known as "Murray the Humph". He died, a rich man, in 1965.
[The Powys Montgomeryshire Village Book]
[The Powys Montgomeryshire Village Book]
Humphreys-Owen, Arthur Charles (1836-1905)
M.P. Born Garthmyl, Montgomeryshire and educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was called to the bar 1863 and practised as an equity draughtsman and conveyancer. He came into possession of Glansevern estates in 1876 and became prominent locally. he was particularly active in the development of education in Welsh serving as junior deputy-chancellor at the Welsh University and the first chairman of the Central Welsh Board. He became an M.P. as the Liberal member for Montgomeryshire in 1894.
[DEW, p.199]
[DEW, p.199]
Hundred House: Air Crash
On 13 May 1943 the towrope of a Hotspur from RAF Shobdon broke, casting off the glider it was towing. The glider hit a tree making a forced landing near Hundred House. The two pilots survived, though injured.
[Doylerush pp28, 91]
[Doylerush pp28, 91]
Hunt, Rowland (fl.1647)
Appointed Sheriff of Montgomeryshire in 1647 by the Commonwealth after a gap of three years with no-one in office. He was probably the Rowland Hunt who was son of the prominent Parliamentarian Colonel, Thomas Hunt, who was MP for Shrewsbury and Sheriff of Shropshire in 1656. Rowland Hunt was said to be a friend to the early Nonconformists in the area.
[MC 27]
[MC 27]
Hussey, Edward (fl.1598)
Of the ancient Hussey family of the manor of Albrighton Hussey in Shropshire. By 1575 the family had acquired the lordship of Nethergorther and thus a property qualification for public office in the county of Montgomeryshire. He served as sheriff for the county in 1598 as his son Sir Richard Hussey (see below) was to do in 1607.
[W.V. Lloyd - the Sheriffs of Montgomeryshire]
[W.V. Lloyd - the Sheriffs of Montgomeryshire]
Hussey, Sir Richard (fl.1607)
Of Criggion in the parish of Alberbury. Son of Edward Hussey (above) he inherited the lordship of Nethergorther on the death of his father. He and served as Sheriff of Montgomeryshire in 1607 and was a magistrate from 1609.
[W.V. Lloyd - the Sheriffs of Montgomeryshire]
[W.V. Lloyd - the Sheriffs of Montgomeryshire]
Hyssington: Parish church of St. Etheldreda
The only church in Wales to be dedicated to the 7th century East Anglian saint. The church is recorded in records of 1291 but was so extensively restored in 1875 it is very difficult to see how much - if any - of the fabric of the church has a medieval origin.
[Haslam; CPAT Historic Churches Survey]
[Haslam; CPAT Historic Churches Survey]