Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LEVI, THOMAS ARTHUR (1874 - 1954), professor of law morning with his driver, immaculate in his well-pressed navy blue suit, his hearing aid clipped to his head. He wore the barrister's gown, never academic robes. A bachelor, alleged to like and be liked by members of the other sex, there was, however, never a whiff of scandal. A staunch Liberal all his life, modestly boasting that no General Election was fought adequately without his intensive
LEWIS, BENJAMIN WALDO (1877 - 1953), Baptist minister president of the Carmarthen and Cardigan Baptist Association in 1946-47 and the subject of his address was, ' Yr hyn a erys '. Politically, he was at first a Liberal, but at the general election of December 1923, he turned publicly to the Labour Party, becoming a pioneer of the movement in the town and thereafter a close friend of Daniel Hopkin (1886 - 1951) who in May 1929 was elected as Member of
LEWIS, Sir JOHN HERBERT (1858 - 1933), lawyer and politician County Council : he was one of the founders of the Intermediate school system in Wales. He entered Parliament in 1892 as a Liberal, representing the Flint boroughs until 1906, the county until 1918, and the University of Wales, a seat secured for Wales by his efforts, until his retirement in 1922. A close friend of David Lloyd George and Thomas E. Ellis, and with an intense love of Wales, he took every
LEWIS, JOHN SAUNDERS (1893 - 1985), politician, critic and dramatist in the University of Wales by-election. For weeks he was the only candidate in the field, but eventually the Liberal Party managed to persuade W. J. Gruffydd to stand as an independent candidate. The election turned into a bitter contest between the supporters of the two candidates. Lewis was accused by Gwilym Davies in the journal Y Traethodydd of representing 'the fascist Party in Wales' and of
LEWIS, THOMAS (1868 - 1953), Principal of Brecon Memorial College liberal modernism. He married Flora (Augusta Flora Williams), daughter of Jacob Williams, Whalley Range, Manchester, in 1898 and they had three sons and three daughters. In 1907 he succeeded David Rowlands, ' Dewi Môn ' as the principal of the Memorial College and governed there in a kindly fashion until his retirement in 1943. He was the second to become dean of the Faculty of Theology of the
LEWIS, THOMAS ARNOLD (1893 - 1952), insurance manager, treasurer of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion and received the freedom of the city of London. He served on the economic committee of the Road Research Fund and was an active member of the National Liberal Club, being the vice-president and a trustee at the time of his death. As a prominent figure in London - Welsh life he maintained an interest in Welsh matters, being elected vice-chairman of the Welsh Advisory Council of the National Trust
LLEWELLYN, Sir DAVID RICHARD (1879 - 1940), coalowner their workers and they retained their personal and local links. While his home was in Aberdare (Goytre, Llewellyn St., then Fairfield House) he was an active member of the Town Council (chairman 1920), High Constable of Miskin and a prominent Liberal and Unitarian (at Hen-dy-cwrdd, Aberdare). He was treasurer of University College, Cardiff 1922, and president 1924. The baronetcy was created in 1922
LLEWELLYN, DAVID TREHARNE (1916 - 1992), Conservative politician , Llewellyn was considered an effective constituency MP. In many ways he was an old-fashioned Liberal or even radical politician who remained rather uneasy on the Conservative benches in the House of Commons. Yet he warmly embraced Macmillan's 'middle way' brand of corporatist Conservatism. He himself tended to deplore his lack of speaking skills on the floor of the House of Commons so that he seldom
LLEWELYN, WILLIAM CRAVEN (1892 - 1966), colliery owner, companies director, agriculturalist and specialist in forestry the immediate post World War I period he reverted to his coal interests and engaged in colliery and timber undertakings. He widened his business activities to take in brick manufacturing, and also agricultural pursuits, and on the political side took a more active part in local Liberal Party affairs. He fought in two Parliamentary elections as Liberal candidate, in Chester in 1923 and Crewe in 1929
LLOYD GEORGE family . MEGAN ARFON LLOYD GEORGE (1902 - 1966), M.P. Politics, Government and Political Movements The youngest daughter of David Lloyd George and Margaret, his wife; born 22 April 1902. She was educated at Garrett's Hall, Banstead, and in Paris. She was elected M.P. for Anglesey (as a Liberal), 1929-31, and as Ind. Lib. 1931-45. At the General Election of 1951 she was defeated by Cledwyn Hughes (L). Between
LLOYD GEORGE, DAVID (the first Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor), (1863 - 1945), statesman Liberal candidate for the Caern. Boroughs; he was returned by a majority of 18, at the general election, 1890 (10 April), taking his seat on 17 April and making his maiden speech on 13 June. During his first period in Parliament his interests were mainly Welsh, especially disestablishment and land reform, and in 1894 he led a revolt of four Welsh members (himself, D. A. Thomas, J. Herbert Lewis and
LLOYD, MORGAN (1820 - 1893), barrister and politician . In 1868 he contested, unsuccessfully, the Anglesey boroughs as an advanced Liberal. He stood again in 1874 and was returned, although opposed by a Conservative and a Liberal candidate. He held the seat until 1885, when it was merged in the county division, and in that year he contested Merioneth as an unofficial Liberal candidate, thus splitting the Liberal vote. The Conservative candidate was W. R

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