Dictionary of Welsh Biography

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, JANET ELLEN (1900 - 1979), novelist, poet and journalist Eiluned Lewis was born on 1 November 1900, in a house called Glan Hafren ('Bank of the Severn') in Penstrowed, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, the daughter of Hugh Lewis (1860-1921) and his wife Eveline (née Griffiths, 1871-1958). She was christened Janet Ellen, and adopted the name Eiluned for her creative work. She had two sisters, Medina and May, and a brother, Peter. Her father was a landowner and
LEWIS, JOHN (GOMER) (1844? - 1914), Baptist minister and orator Born June 1843 (1844?) at Pensarn, Llangeler, Carmarthenshire, son of John Lewis, a tradesman and Baptist deacon. He was baptized at the age of 14, grew to maturity under the ministry of Benjamin Thomas (Myfyr Emlyn), and began to preach in 1862. In 1864 he left the Newcastle Emlyn grammar school and went to Haverfordwest Baptist College. In 1867 he was ordained minister of Salem chapel, Maes-teg
LEWIS, JOHN (fl. 1728-1755), printer and publisher He was a native of Radnor and is said to have been a brother of Thomas Lewis (fl. 1731-49), the Methodist exhorter. He was in London in 1728 and came into prominence c. 1740 as publisher to the religious societies. He found his spiritual home either in the Tabernacle, Moorfields, or in the society at Fetter Lane. It was from his office in Bartholomew Close that he began to publish The Christian's
LEWIS, JOHN (d. 1616?) Llynwene, Llanfihangel Nant Melan, barrister, and author of The History of Britain Short Account of the Kings, Dukes, and Earls of Bretagne, 'till that Dukedom was united to the Crown of France … By John Lewis, Esq.; Barrester at Law. Now first published from his Original Manuscript To which is added, The Breviary of Britayne, written in Latin by Humfrey Lhuyd, of Denbigh … and lately Englished by Thomas Twine. … The book was no doubt written to defend the traditional history of
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
LEWIS, JOHN DAVID (1859 - 1914), bookseller, local historian, and founder of a printing press He was born 22 January 1859 at Llandysul, where he lived all his life, the only son of David and Hannah Lewis, Market Stores. He was educated at the following schools at Llandysul : the British school, a private school kept by Herbert Jones in a house called Penwalcau, and the grammar school kept by Gwilym Marles - ' the memory of which is dear to me,' to quote J. D. Lewis's own words. On his
LEWIS, Sir JOHN HERBERT (1858 - 1933), lawyer and politician Born 27 December 1858 at Mostyn Quay, Flintshire, only son of Enoch Lewis (great-nephew of Thomas Jones (1756 - 1820) of Denbigh) and of Catherine Roberts, Plas Llangwyfan, Denbighshire. He was educated at Denbigh, Montreal (McGill University), and Exeter College Oxford [ B.A. 1879, M.A. 1884 ], and travelled widely. A lawyer by profession, he became in 1889 first chairman of the Flintshire
LEWIS, JOHN SAUNDERS (1893 - 1985), politician, critic and dramatist Saunders Lewis was born at 61 Falkland Road, Poulton-cum-Seacombe, Wallasey, Cheshire, on 15 October 1893, the second of three sons of Lodwig Lewis (1859-1933), a Calvinistic Methodist minister, and his wife Mary Margaret (née Thomas, 1862-1900). He was educated at Liscard High School for Boys from the age of six, and went on to study English at Liverpool University in 1911. His academic career
LEWIS, JOSHUA (1816 - 1879), Independent minister Born at Neuadd-fach, Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire, son of Timothy Lewis, a tailor who was a Baptist of Aberduar church - Joshua Lewis was thus uncle to Timothy Richard. He went to a school kept at Rhyd-y-bont chapel by William Jones (later of Swansea), and there became attached to the Independents. At 16 he opened a school at Gwernogle, but soon became assistant in a school at Tre-lech, kept by
LEWIS, MORGAN JOHN (c. 1711 - 1771), Methodist exhorter and hymn-writer 'Morgan Jones o Flauneu gwent' will be found in Llwybur Hyffordd ir Cymru (Shrewsbury, 1740). He and Edmund Williams, of Cwm Tyleri, were the joint publishers of Hymnau Duwiol o Gasgliad Gwyr Eglwysig M.J. ac E.W. (Pontypool, 1741). Another hymn written by him will be found in Sail, Dibenion, a Rheolau'r Societies (Bristol), a booklet published by the Methodist Association in 1742. He began to preach to
LEWIS, MOSES (fl. 1748-1800), Methodist exhorter, afterwards an Antinomian the Clwyd valley and in Caernarvonshire. He is named with Thomas Sheen, Thomas Meredith, and other prominent Antinomians, and in 1763 was referred to as one who preached the doctrines of the Relly brothers. Towards the end of his life he abandoned religion altogether; he died an 'old man' c. 1800.

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