Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LEWIS, OWEN (1533 - 1594), bishop of Cassano, signaturae ' - an appointment which made him a man of considerable influence in the papal court. It is certain that Owen Lewis was one of those who induced Gregory to support Thomas Stukeley's raids on Ireland in 1578; he also played an important part in the establishment of the English College at Rome, and it was at his suggestion that Morys Clynnog was appointed warden. The troubles of that college's
LEWIS, RICHARD (1817 - 1865), pharmacist and author Born 21 June 1817 at a homestead called Yr Ysgol in the parish of Llandegfan, Anglesey, the son of Thomas and Rebecca Lewis. In 1831 he was apprenticed as a draper and grocer at Bangor. After spending some time in various cities, including four years (1840-4) in London, he settled at Bodedern, Anglesey, in 1844, as a druggist. He contributed many articles to Y Traethodydd on the antiquities of
LEWIS, Lady RUTH (1871 - 1946), a pioneering collector of Welsh folk-songs, and advocate of educational, religious, temperance and philanthropic bodies , Cambridge. She completed a degree course at Cambridge but, as the university did not award degrees to women, she received an M.A. from the University of Dublin. She worked for a few years, after she graduated, at the Caine Mission Hall in Vauxhall where she took an interest in temperance and in working with young women. She married John Herbert Lewis in 1897 at Clapham; Thomas Gee officiated at the
LEWIS, THOMAS (fl. 18th century), hymn-writer
LEWIS, THOMAS (1859 - 1929) Cameroons, Congo, Baptist missionary ' labour and was published by the British and Foreign Bible Society. Thomas Lewis was thrice married; he died in London 5 December 1929, and was buried at New Southgate.
LEWIS, THOMAS (1671? - 1735), Baptist minister east Radnorshire into a church at Glascwm and New Radnor. He was very active among them and is said in Dr. John Evans's 'Return' (1715) to have had a congregation of 400. In 1728, in company with Thomas Evans, brother of Caleb Evans, minister at Pentre, Radnorshire, he was appointed distributor for Wales of the Baptist Fund. He died in 1735, and was buried in a burial-ground at Glascwm which his
LEWIS, Sir THOMAS (1881 - 1945), physician
LEWIS, THOMAS (fl. 1731-1749), translator and Methodist exhorter assume that he was the Thos. Lewis appointed as private exhorter at Pentruch and Newhouse. It is also doubtful whether it was he or Thomas Lewis, curate of Merthyr Cynog (vicar of Llanddew, 1741-83), who was regarded as chief supervisor of the Brecknock societies. Later, in 1743, he was appointed to supervise the societies between the 'Passage' (across the Severn) and the river Wye and, when necessary
LEWIS, THOMAS (1868 - 1953), Principal of Brecon Memorial College Born 14 December 1868 at Pant-y-waun, Blaen-y-coed, Carmarthenshire, the fifth child of James and Anna Lewis, one of twelve children (although two died when young), including Howell ('Elfed'), the eldest. There were talented and gifted musicians on the mother's side of the family and this influenced Howell, the hymn-writer, and Thomas who had a good baritone voice and who, for a period, used to
LEWIS, THOMAS (1823 - 1900), Baptist minister, and historical writer
LEWIS, THOMAS (1759 - 1842), hymn-writer
LEWIS, THOMAS (1837 - 1892), Independent minister and tutor outstanding success. In 1874 he was appointed an assistant tutor at Bala Independent college during the absence of the principal, M. D. Jones, who had gone to the U.S.A. to collect money for the college. In the 'battle of the constitutions' - see under Michael D. Jones - he sided with the reformers, but was of too gentle a disposition to play a prominent part in the dispute. He was appointed principal of

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