Dictionary of Welsh Biography

TALIESIN ab IOLO - see WILLIAMS, TALIESIN
THOMAS, DAVID (d. 1735), poet Edward Evan says that he was a native of Cardiganshire, and that he came to Glamorgan in 1727 when, according to Iolo Morganwg, he was between 12 and 15 years of age. He settled in Betws Tir Iarll, where he became a member of Rees Price of Tyn-ton's congregation. About 1730 he began to write poetry under the guidance of John Bradford, and in 1734 Bradford mentions him as one of the ' grammarians
THOMAS, OWEN (1812 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author on the Hebrews and Galatians were separately published in 1889 and 1892 respectively. He was a regular contributor to the Traethodydd from its inception, and for a time was its editor, jointly with Roger Edwards. He also wrote articles for the Gwyddoniadur and for a number of other publications. His biography was written by J. J. Roberts (Iolo Caernarfon). Besides Owen and John Thomas, there was a
TOMAS ap IEUAN ap RHYS (c. 1510 - 1617), writer of cwndidau (short religious songs or carols) writing religious poems but also when he praised the landed gentry and when composing elegies. He also wrote daroganau (prophetic poems) and thus was of some repute in Glamorgan as a prophet. It was probably this tradition which induced Iolo Morganwg to concoct so many strange tales concerning him. These fictions were repeated in books of the 19th century. His elegy was written by his friend Hopcyn
TRAHAEARN BRYDYDD MAWR (fl. first half of the 14th century), poet person as Casnodyn; Iolo Morganwg maintained that he was a native of Llangyfelach, and that he presided over the ' Chair of Morgannwg ' about 1300. But in the elegy to Trahaearn (R.B. Poetry, 1229/30, and The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales, 277), ascribed in the The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales to Gwilym Ddu o Arfon, he is associated with Merioneth. In this elegy, also, he is placed in the succession
TREVOR, JOHN (d. 1410), bishop of St Asaph with Owain as one of the king's arch-enemies. He died on 10 or 11 April 1410, while on a mission to Paris, and was buried there, in the infirmary chapel of the abbey of S. Victor. He had at least one admirer (as bishop of St Asaph during the years before the rebellion) for Iolo Goch composed a highly eulogistic poem (possibly two) in his honour. There are strong grounds for concluding that Trevor was
TUDUR ALED (fl. 1480-1526), poet Born in the parish of Llansannan, Denbighshire. There are many copies of his pedigree in the manuscripts which, however, do not always tally. It appears that his father's name was Robert and his grand-father's Ithel and that they were descendants of Llywelyn Chwith; Huw ap Dafydd, in his elegy on Tudur Aled, says, ' Ail Iolo, o Lywelyn, Ag o du'r Chwith, gwenith gwyn ' (G.T.A., II, 728). On his
WARING, ELIJAH (c. 1788 - 1857), merchant, author and publisher reform; it was he who wrote several of the leading articles on this subject published in the new Swansea newspaper, The Cambrian. It is not surprising, therefore, that he became fond of the company of Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg). After the death of Iolo in 1826 Waring wrote his reminiscences of him in a series of articles in The Cambrian. In 1850, he published his famous biography, Recollections
WARRINGTON, WILLIAM (1735 - 1824), historian and dramatist Devonshire (1748-1811). Subsequent reprints appeared in 1788, 1791, 1805 and 1823. The second edition contains two maps by William Owen (Pughe), one of the medieval divisions of Wales and the other of modern Wales; it appears that Warrington was introduced to Owen by Iolo Morganwg, with whom he is known to have corresponded (although no letters appear to have survived). Warrington's sympathy for his
WILLIAMS, EDWARD (Iolo Morganwg; 1747 - 1826), poet and antiquary Wales in 1802; he it was who drew up the Rheolau a Threfniadau of that body published in 1803. He was very little in touch with his London friends after about 1805. A little later on, another generation arose which was interested in the history and literature of Wales - the men of the ' Cymdeithasau Taleithiol ' (Provincial Societies) who regarded Iolo as one of the principal authorities on those
WILLIAMS, EDWARD (1826 - 1886), iron-master Born 10 February 1826 at Merthyr Tydfil, the eldest son of Taliesin Williams, the son of Iolo Morganwg. He was educated at his father's school, where he afterwards became an assistant master. In 1842 he forsook teaching for industry and obtained a post as clerk in the office of the Dowlais iron-works. He acquired a sound knowledge of iron-working and in 1864 he left Merthyr to take up an
WILLIAMS, GRIFFITH (Gutyn Peris; 1769 - 1838), poet Britain ' at the Dinorwig chair eisteddfod, 1799, by Iolo Morganwg. He wrote many cywyddau and other poems for the periodicals and published a book of his works in 181 under the title Ffrwyth Awen. He was considered the most outstanding of Bardd Du Eryri's 'chicks', but very little of what he wrote can be regarded as true poetry in spite of the fact that he won the Gwyneddigion prize for his awdlau on

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