Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THOMAS, MARGARET HAIG (1883 - 1958), suffragette, editor, author and businesswoman Margaret Haig Thomas was born on 12 June 1883 in Bayswater, London, the only child of the wealthy industrialist and Liberal politician, David Alfred Thomas (later Lord Rhondda), from Ysgubor-wen near Aberdare, and his wife Sybil Margaret (née Haig, 1857-1941) descended from an ancient Scots Border family, with parents living at Pen Ithon Hall, Radnorshire. The Thomases spent long holidays there
THOMAS, NATHANIEL (1818 - 1888), Baptist minister Born 13 April 1818 at Clydach, near Swansea. At 7 years of age he went to work in a colliery for a short time; later he assisted boatmen on the canal near his home. The family moved to Nant-y-glo in 1830, he was baptized there (at Hermon), began to preach in 1837, and went to Pontypool College in January 1842. He ministered at Cilfowyr, 1846-50, and at Penuel, Carmarthen, 1850-6; at the latter
THOMAS, OWEN (1812 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Born at Holyhead, 16 December 1812, son of Owen and Mary Thomas and brother of John Thomas (1821 - 1892) and Josiah Thomas. The father was a stone-mason and when, in 1827, the family went to live at Bangor he, too, followed the same trade. He began to preach in 1834 and immediately came into prominence as a preacher. He went to Bala College in 1838 and thence to Edinburgh University. In 1844 he
THOMAS, Sir PERCY EDWARD (1883 - 1969), architect and planning consultant Born in South Shields, 13 September 1883, the third son and fifth child of Christmas and Cecilia (née Thornton) Thomas. His father was a farmer's son from the Narberth district of Pembrokeshire who went to sea, and by the time Percy Edward was born he was captain of a sailing vessel. His mother came from Wedmore, Somerset. When the son was ten years old the family moved to Cardiff, attracted
THOMAS, RHYS (1720? - 1790), printer ), Cardiff. Other members of the Bird family were concerned in the Cardiff printing business begun by John Bird; it was Hugh Bird who disposed of it, in 1866, to William Lewis (died 1918), the founder of the firm which prints this biographical dictionary.
THOMAS, RICHARD (1753 - 1780), cleric, transcriber and collector of manuscripts, and genealogist therefore within easy reach of the library at Peniarth. By May 1779, if not earlier, he had become curate at Ruthin, where he died in 1780. As J. E. Griffith (op. cit.) shows there was a family connection between Richard Thomas and Dr. Griffith Roberts, Dolgelley, a collector of manuscripts who came to own some of Richard Thomas's manuscripts, e.g. Peniarth MS 201. What is more, Richard Thomas was a
THOMAS, ROBERT (1782 - 1860), printer and publisher three daughters (Helen, Mary, and Frances), Robert Thomas became a successful printer and publisher in Fleet Street, London, and later in Adelaide, South Australia. He published Thomas's Daily Register: Complete Remembrancer with an Almanack for the year of our Lord 1836 in London. The family emigrated to Australia, sailing on 28 June 1836, on board the Africaine. They were among the very first
THOMAS, ROBERT (Ap Vychan; 1809 - 1880), Independent minister and tutor, poet and man of letters appears in Cymru (O.M.E.), iv, and Ap Vychan published a memoir of him in 1863. As his circumstances did not permit him to send his children to school he himself instructed them and taught Ap Vychan to read, write, and count, and, in addition, initiated him into the mysteries of writing poetry. The family moved to a larger house, called Tan-y-castell, which was built by the father; and in his
THOMAS, Sir ROBERT JOHN (1873 - 1951), politician and shipowner Born 23 April 1873, the son of William and Catherine Thomas, Bootle. He was educated at Bootle College, Liverpool Institute and Tettenhall College. He began working as a ship and insurance broker in the family business at Liverpool, and later became an underwriter at Lloyds. Thomas served as M.P. (Coalition Lib.) for the Wrexham division, 1918-22, stood unsuccessfully in Anglesey in 1922 before
THOMAS, THOMAS (1776 - 1847), cleric and historian son of John Thomas (1721 - 1795), rector of Aberporth, curate of Llandygwydd, Blaenporth and Llechryd, and schoolmaster at Llechryd. He was born at Tre-wen, Blaenporth, in 1776, but the family moved to Henbant, Llandygwydd, about 1785. Educated by his father and at the Carmarthen grammar school under Barker, he was ordained curate, 21 September 1788, and priest, 10 October 1789. He served a cure
THOMAS, THOMAS GEORGE (Viscount Tonypandy), (1909 - 1997), Labour politician and Speaker of the House of Commons much of an establishment figure, his relations with Mrs Thatcher too cordial, even after she had become Prime Minister in May 1979. Passions reached their height at the time of the Falklands War in 1982. Further criticism stemmed from George Thomas's obvious regard for the trappings of royalty and individual members of the Royal Family, especially Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the Prince and
THOMAS, THOMAS LLEWELYN (1840 - 1897), scholar, teacher and linguist Born 14 November 1840 at the old vicarage, Caernarfon, the eldest son of a family of three daughters and five sons of Canon Thomas Thomas (1804 - 1877) and his wife. The father was appointed vicar of Caernarfon in 1835 and he threw himself into the religious and educational life of the town which suffered heavily at the time from poverty and visitations of the cholera. ' Thomas of Caernarfon

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