Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LEWIS, DAVID VIVIAN PENROSE (1st Baron Brecon), (1905 - 1976), politician was made against the background of the controversy over the Secretary of State, which led to a number of resignations from the Council for Wales and Monmouthshire and the ensuing emasculation of that body, and of the very bitter controversy over Tryweryn. In view of this, it is surprising that he did not anticipate the controversy that would arise over the appointment of Mrs Rachel Jones as the
LEWIS, EVAN (1818 - 1901), dean of Bangor company of men like Morris Williams (Nicander), Griffith Arthur Jones, and Philip Constable Ellis (all three separately noticed), he strove vigorously and successfully to propagate the principles and practices of the Oxford Movement in his diocese. At Llanllechid, he swept away the old custom of substituting contemporary hymns for the ' Te Deum ' and the ' Magnificat '; he insisted on chants and upon
LEWIS, EVAN (1788? - 1864), Dissenting minister to provide a suitable student. The ordination was conducted by David Lewis Jones, supported by ministers who were openly Arian or inclined in that direction. The Cilgwyn church accepted Wesleyan doctrine, but rejected the circuit organization. Consequently, Lewis was recognized neither by Wesleyan Methodists nor by Unitarians, and the chapel (removed to a new site in 1840) and congregation were not
LEWIS, GEORGE (1763 - 1822), theologian and Independent minister LEWIS (1836 - 1891), classical scholar Scholarship and Languages was his grandson, son of his youngest son, WILLIAM JONES LEWIS, a medical practitioner (see D.N.B.)
LEWIS, Sir HENRY (1847 - 1923) North Wales, Calvinistic Methodist elder The son of THOMAS LEWIS (1821 - 1897), of Llanwenllwyfo, Anglesey (J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 257), founder (1840) of a flourishing corn and flour business at Bangor, who was M.P. for Anglesey 1886-94, following Richard Davies (1818 - 1896), and lectured so frequently on his travels in Palestine and elsewhere that he was universally known as 'Thomas Palestina Lewis' - he died 2 December 1897
LEWIS, HENRY (1889 - 1968), Welsh and Celtic scholar, university professor translations. He also edited and commentated upon the works of medieval Welsh poets, most importantly on Iolo Goch in Cywyddau Iolo Goch ac Eraill (1925, 1937) and Hen gerddi crefyddol (1931), a pioneering study of an important aspect of the poetry of the Gogynfeirdd. He edited some renaissance prose, e.g. Hen gyflwyniadau (1948) as well as some later texts, e.g. Glanffrwd, Llanwynno (1949), Hugh Jones
LEWIS, HOWELL ELVET (ELFED; 1860 - 1953), Independent minister, hymn-writer, poet known as the 'boy-preacher'. Whilst there he met E. Keri Evans who introduced him to the Welsh strict metres, cynghanedd, and E. Griffith Jones who introduced him to English literature. He took interest also in the local publication Y Byd Cymreig which was in the care of the Rev. John Williams. He started to compete under the pen-name of 'Coromandel'. Two years later he passed the entrance examination
LEWIS, HUGH (1562 - 1634), cleric, author, poet His forbears were bondsmen of the township of Bodellog near Caernarvon. His great-grandfather was known as William of Bodellog whose son William ap William married Margaret Bennett and had three sons - Ieuan, Rhys, and Lewis. This Lewis married Agnes, daughter of William Foxwist of Prysgol, a member of the lower gentry. Of this marriage four sons were born - Hugh, Griffith, Richard and John. Hugh
LEWIS, HYWEL DAVID (1910 - 1992), university professor and philosopher stubborn at times and would not in any way compromise his beliefs. He was a forceful and effective public speaker captivating an audience despite his lees than robust personality and slight frame. He married Megan Jones 17 August 1943 but she died in 1962. He married for the second time Megan Pritchard 17 July 1965. He died on 6 April, 1992 and his funeral service was held at Bangor Crematorium before
LEWIS, IDRIS (1889 - 1952), musician for that company (1931-35) he was responsible for arranging music for a number of well-known films, Blossom Time ' being among them, with Richard Tauber as soloist. One of those impressed by that film was Sam Jones, who was at the time producer of Welsh programmes with the B.B.C., and after realising that Idris Lewis was a Welshman he succeeded in persuading him to join the B.B.C. in Cardiff, where
LEWIS, JAMES (1674 - 1747), Independent minister William Evans (died 1718) and became a prominent Independent leader in that area. He was very Calvinistic in his views and strenuously opposed Arminianism. He and Christmas Samuel were the joint authors of Y Cyfrif Cywiraf o'r Pechod Gwreiddiol, 1730, in answer to a book entitled Y Cyfrif Cywir o'r Pechod Gwreiddiol, 1729, which is attributed to Jenkin Jones of Llwynrhydowen (1700? - 1742), whom he had
LEWIS, JOHN DANIEL VERNON (1879 - 1970), scholar, Independent minister, author, tutor and theological college principal Born at Pentre Estyll, Swansea, 13 June, 1879, son of Thomas Jones Lewis and Ann Daniel his wife, originally of Glascoed Fach, Llanarthne. His parents emigrated to the U.S.A. when he was a young boy and his father soon afterwards undertook a course in Bangor theological college, Maine. He spent most of his subsequent life in the ministry in America, at Green's Landing, Mount Vernon and East

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