Hugh Vincent was born in 1862 to Rev. James Crawley Vincent and Grace Johnson. His paternal grandfather, the
Very Reverend James Vincent Vincent was the Dean of
Bangor Cathedral. Vincent was one of seven children, but in 1869, Vincent's father died during a
cholera epidemic. Vincent was initially educated at the local public school,
Friars School but later switched to
Sherborne School in England. He graduated to
Trinity College, Dublin and after obtaining his degree, moved to
Caernarfon where he became
articled to solicitor Charles Jones. Once Vincent had qualified as a solicitor, he went into partnership with a Mr H. Loyd Carter. A keen local politician, Vincent served on the Bangor City Council, and during his time with the council served as the mayor of Bangor on three occasions. In 1910 he stood for the political seat of
Caernarfon against Liberal politician, and then
Chancellor of the Exchequer,
David Lloyd George, but did not win the election. Vincent was knighted in the
1924 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours. He married Bronwen Adelaide Trevor and they had six children, five daughters and a son. His son died in France during World War I, while serving with the
Welsh Regiment. Vincent's younger brother,
William Henry Hoare Vincent, was a civil servant who represented India at the
League of Nations, and was himself knighted, in 1913. ==Rugby career==