Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PHILLIPS, THOMAS BEVAN (1898 - 1991), minister, missionary and college principal Williams, Lewis Valentine and J. H. Griffiths. After the war T. B. Phillips returned to the colliery in Cwmdu where he was soon in charge of a heading that became known in the colliery as Tommy Phillips's District. He won the admiration of the colliery officials, some of whom tried to persuade him to accept a managerial position. But he turned down every offer. Eventually the request came from Rees Rees
PHILLIPS, Sir THOMAS WILLIAMS (1883 - 1966), permanent secretary to the Ministry of Labour and National Service Born 20 April 1883, second son of Thomas Phillips, a schoolmaster at Cemaes, Montgomeryshire, and Jane Ryder (née Whittington), his wife. In 1897 he entered Machynlleth county school where he gained numerous exhibitions and a B.A. degree of the University of London before leaving school in 1902 for Jesus College, Oxford, where he graduated with first-class hons. in classics (Lit. Hum.) and won
PHYLIP family, poets Ardudwy , poems in free metre 3; III, englynion. Of the elegies the best known are those on the death of Siôn Phylip, and of Richard Hughes of Cefn Llanfair, Llŷn. Not so well-known, but interesting because of its subject, is the elegy on John Williams, archbishop of York. Gruffydd also wrote elegies on the death of his patrons, William Vaughan of Corsygedol, and Owen Ellis, Ystumllyn. More than half of the
PICTON, Sir THOMAS (1758 - 1815), soldier, colonial governor and enslaver composed by John Howell, William Edwards, Thomas Williams (Gwilym Morgannwg), and David Saunders. In 1828, a monument to Picton was erected at Carmarthen by public subscription; in 1836, one of the first Welsh biographical dictionaries claimed that his 'meritorious life was distinguished for his zeal in the service of his country'; in 1846 the by then unsafe original Carmarthen monument was replaced by a
PIERCE, ELLIS (Elis o'r Nant; 1841 - 1912), author of historical romances and bookseller kept in Cyfyng chapel. The father died in 1851, and the widow and children removed to Tan-y-bwlch in the same parish. Even earlier Ellis had been obliged to take his share in the duties of two upland farms of 140 acres each, but during the winter following his father's death he was sent to a school kept by David Williams at Penmachno, which he attended for three years. In May 1854 he contracted a
PIERCE, THOMAS JONES (1905 - 1964), historian Cambrian Archaeological Association (1946-55), chairman of its general committee (1956-64), and its president (1964). He was High Sheriff of Cardiganshire 1960-61, and he was a keen Rotarian. He married Margaret (Megan) Williams in 1944 and they had one daughter and one son. They made their home at Brynhyfryd, Tal-y-bont, Cardiganshire. He died in Aberystwyth 9 October 1964 and was cremated at Anfield
POPKIN, JOHN (fl. 1759-1824), Methodist and Sandemanian exhorter exhorter who opposed the return of Howel Harris in the Associations. He came under the influence of the doctrines preached by J. Glass and R. Sandeman c. 1760, and caused turmoil in some of the societies. He went on a missionary tour of North and South Wales and founded Sandemanian societies at Swansea, Llangadock, and Carmarthen. Williams of Pantycelyn opposed his views in the Association, and Popkin
POWEL, JOHN (d. 1767), weaver-poet Of Rhyd-yr-Eirin, in the parish of Llansannan, Denbighshire. According to Owen Williams, Awduron Sir Ddinbych, he was born in 1731. It is said that he was a sexton also. One of the closest friends of Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) when the latter was curate of Llanfair Talhaiarn, he also regarded him as his bardic teacher. A number of his poems are found in Swansea MS. 1 ('Y Piser Hir'), now in N.L.W
POWEL, WATCYN (c. 1600 - 1655) Pen-y-fai, Tir Iarll, gentleman, bard, and genealogist son of Hopcyn Powel and nephew of Anthony Powel, Llwydarth. He was instructed in the bardic art; six cywyddau by him, in the hand of Tomas ab Ieuan, Tre'r-bryn, survive in N.L.W. Llanover MS. B 1. Very little is known of him but the elegies written in his memory by Edward Dafydd and David Williams (Dafydd o'r Nant) show that he, like his uncle, was a genealogist and skilled in the art of heraldry
POWELL, EVAN (1721 - 1785), carpenter who wrote verse Of Llanfrynach near Brecon, a carpenter who wrote verse. A poem of his, 'Fel ar y môr o wydr,' was included among the hymns contained in Williams of Pantycelyn's Ffarwel Weledig, 1766, p.50. It was separately reprinted (in ballad format) several times - two examples are noted on p. 34 of the Cardiff Catalogue. Powell died 5 June 1785, 'aged 64,' and was buried at Builth.
POWELL, LEWIS (1788 - 1869), Independent minister membership of the church by Peter Jenkins, a personal friend of Williams of Pantycelyn, who was also responsible for inducing him to begin preaching in 1808. In 1812 he obtained a post as tutor to the children of Evan Price of Cerrigbwbach, near Pentre-tŷ-gwyn, and other local children, the conditions of his employment being that this gentleman should give him board and lodging and teach him Latin and
POWELL, THOMAS, chartist (father of Arthur James Johnes), and Watson, a London bookseller. That the former was a magistrate was a fact which the Salopian Journal thought should be brought to the attention of the lord chancellor. Powell was tried before Mr. Justice Patteson at the Welshpool assizes, on 18 July, for having used seditious language at Newtown on 9 April. He was represented by W. Yardley, instructed by Hugh Williams

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