Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LEWIS, HYWEL DAVID (1910 - 1992), university professor and philosopher his ashes were laid in the family grave on the Great Orme in Llandudno. Two memorial services were held; one at Twrgwyn Chapel in Bangor when tributes were paid by the Rev. Principal Elfed ap Nefydd Roberts, Mr. Moses J. Jones and Dr. Meredydd Evans. The second service was held at the chapel of King's College in London with Professor Stewart R. Sutherland giving the tribute. A Festschrift Religion
LEWIS, JOHN (d. 1616?) Llynwene, Llanfihangel Nant Melan, barrister, and author of The History of Britain Born in the parish of Pencraig (Old Radnor), son of Hugh Lewis and Sibyl, daughter of Roger ap Watcyn Fychan, Hergest. W. Rowlands (Llyfryddiaeth, see under 1729) connects him, in error, with Maenor Owen, Pembrokeshire, and describes him as a great-grandfather of Richard Fenton, the Pembrokeshire historian. It is unlikely that he is the John Lewis who entered Lincoln's Inn, 28 February 1562-3
LEWIS, JOHN SAUNDERS (1893 - 1985), politician, critic and dramatist back to Britain but later rejoined his regiment and served until early 1919. In France he read Thomas Gwynn Jones's biography of Emrys ap Iwan and the work of Maurice Barrès. Emrys ap Iwan taught him the art of writing provocatively; in Barrès's trilogy of novels Les Déracinés he found the principles which formed the basis of his vision as an author and politician for the rest of his life: the
LEWIS, LEWIS WILLIAM (Llew Llwyfo; 1831 - 1901), poet, novelist, and journalist ; with 'Caradog' in the national eisteddfod held at Aberdare, 1861; with 'Llewelyn' in the Rhyl eisteddfod, 1863; with 'Dafydd' in the national eisteddfod held at Aberystwyth, 1865; with 'Arthur y Ford Gron' in the Chester national eisteddfod, 1866; with 'Elias y Thespiad' in Ruthin eisteddfod, 1868; with 'Gruffydd ap Cynan' in the Wrexham national eisteddfod, 1888; and with 'Ioan y Disgybl Anwyl' in
LEWIS, OWEN (1533 - 1594), bishop of Cassano, Borromeo. And in the archbishop's palace he enjoyed the company of his fellow-countryman, Gruffydd Robert, who was also one of Borromeo's 'family,' and acted as one of his confessors. Gruffydd Robert appears to have assisted him from time to time in his work as vicar general. In November 1584 Borromeo died, and two months afterwards Owen Lewis was back in Rome, where he spent the rest of his life
LEWIS, TIMOTHY (1877 - 1958), Welsh and Celtic scholar people wrote to him expressing their pleasure that he had defended ' Iolo Morganwg ' (Edward Williams, 1747 - 1826) and the Gorsedd and that he was neither ashamed nor afraid of disagreeing with J. Morris-Jones and W. J. Gruffydd. He corresponded regularly with many friends in the world of scholarship and particularly with Gwenogvryn Evans. The two families became close friends and in the 1920s Timothy
LEWYS ap HYWEL (fl. c. 1560-1600), poet
LEWYS ap RHYS ab OWAIN - see DWNN, LEWYS
LLYWELYN ap RHISIART (fl. 1520-1565), Chief Bard of the Three Provinces', and one of the most notable poets in the history of Glamorgan observe how the interests of the aristocracy were being tightly bound to the throne by the gift of appointments and monastic possessions. In an elegy written to Rhys ap Siôn of Glyn Neath we hear a murmur of opposition to the English influences which were gradually spreading over Glamorgan and Gwent.
LLAWDDEN (fl. 1450), cywyddwr His cywydd to Ieuan Gwyn ap Gwilym Fwyaf shows that he was a native of Loughor, but he was known as ' Llawdden of Machynlleth.' Most of his poems were written to the families of Thomas ap Rosier of Hergest, and Phylip ap Rhys and Maredudd Fychan of Maelienydd. In the Carmarthen Eisteddfod of 1451 he is known to have accused Gruffudd ap Nicolas of being bribed to give the chair to Dafydd ab Edmwnd
LLEISION ap MORGAN ap CARADOG ap IESTYN - see MORGAN ap CARADOG ap IESTYN
LLEISION ap THOMAS (fl. 1513-1541), last abbot of Neath

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