THOMAS, THOMAS EMLYN (Taliesin Craig-y-felin; 1822 - 1846), Unitarian minister, poet, and schoolmaster

Born November 1822 at Pen-y-graig (Pengraigwnda), in the parish of Penbryn, Cardiganshire, son of David and Elizabeth Thomas. He was educated at a school which the rector maintained at his own expense at Troedyraur, at Ffrwd-y-fâl, and at Carmarthen Academy (1839-43). In 1843 he was ordained minister of the Unitarian churches at Cribin and Ciliau Aeron (see Seren Gomer, 1843, 275) and while he was there kept a school at Cribin. Some time before 1842 he edited a hand-written magazine called ' Goleuni Glan Ceri ' (Gen., 1901, 71, 159). He contributed poems and articles of various kinds to Seren Gomer, 1842-6; some of his more important essays were ' Awen,' ' Orgraph y Gymraeg,' ' Cofiant Mr. Rees Jones (Amnon),' ' Ofergoeledd Cenedl y Cymry.' In ' Ein Hiawnderau ' he called for the appointment of judges who could understand Welsh to try cases in the Welsh courts. He won the prize for the best englyn in the Abergavenny eisteddfod, 1845. He died 21 April 1846, and was buried at Troedyraur.

Author

• Reverend David Jacob Davies, (1916 - 1974)

Sources

• Yr Ymofynnydd, December 1901
• The Unitarian Students at the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen … 1796–1901 (1901)
• David Evans, Welsh Unitarians as Schoolmasters (Llandysul 1904)

Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q28361459

Published date: 1959

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