Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LEWIS, WILLIAM (fl. 1786-1794), hymn-writer lived at Aber-mawr, Llangloffan, Pembrokeshire. He was a weaver by trade and is said to have excelled in the making of beautiful and artistic carpets. His brother, Thomas Lewis, was minister of the Baptist church at Llangloffan, where he himself was, for many years, a deacon. His hymns, 'set forth by Morris Griffiths ' (fl. 1766-1805), were published in Galar a Gorfoledd y Saint; neu Hymnau
LEWIS, WILLIAM BEVAN (1847 - 1929), alienist Born at Cardigan 21 May 1847, to William Thomas Lewis (formerly of Trefgarn, Pembrokeshire) and Jane (Mansel Bevan) his wife, and educated at Cardigan and Guy's hospital. He practised medicine at Burry Port for four years, and then joined the staff of the West Riding Asylum at Wakefield, where he remained for thirty-five years, eventually becoming its medical director. For twenty-five years, too
LEWIS, WILLIAM MORRIS (1839 - 1917), minister (Presb.) Treffynnon chapel near their home, and were very supportive of the cause. He was Moderator of the South Wales Association in 1893-94. In his day he was considered to be a theologian and Biblical scholar of some standing. He corresponded with scholars like Adolf Harnack and H.M. Gwatkin; he was friendly also with Thomas Charles Edwards. He contributed extensively to Y Traethodydd, Y Drysorfa and to English
LEWIS, WILLIAM MORTIMER (1840 - 1880), Baptist college principal Born July 1840 at Mydrim, Carmarthenshire. He received his early education at the village school and under Alcwyn C. Evans at Carmarthen. When he was 13 years of age he was apprenticed to a draper in Carmarthen for five years, during which time he adopted Baptist principles. He entered Carmarthen Presbyterian College in 1860, and after four years there, went to Glasgow University. In 1870 he
LEWIS, Sir WILLIAM THOMAS (first BARON MERTHYR of SENGHENYDD), (1837 - 1914), coal magnate Born 5 August 1837, son of Thomas William Lewis, engineer to the Plymouth iron-works (Merthyr Tydfil), was at school under Taliesin Williams, but at 13 was articled to his father. In 1855 he became assistant-engineer in the service of the Bute estate, and in 1864 mineral agent to that estate. In the same year he married Anne, daughter of WILLIAM REES, owner of Llety-Shenkin colliery, Aberdare
LEWYS ap HYWEL (fl. c. 1560-1600), poet , and an awdl to Thomas Pryse of S. Asaph; two religious poems, one of them being anti-Papist in treatment, also remain.
LEWYS, DAFYDD (d. 1727), cleric of Bwyd Enaid 1723, a book of stanzas based on verses from the Bible, and was among those responsible for printing Gemmeu Doethineb by Rhys Prydderch, 1714, Llythyr at y Cyfryw o'r Byd …, 1716, and probably Pregeth a Bregethwyd … Mehefin y 7, 1716 … Gan … Gwilim Arglwydd Esgob Ely 1716. A hymn by him was included in a booklet printed by Nicholas Thomas, Carmarthen, 1740, and another of his
LHUYD, EDWARD (1660 - 1709), botanist, geologist, antiquary, and philologist .' He also delivered lectures on natural history. In October 1703 he sent his first volume of the Archaeologia Britannica, entitled Glossography, to the press and it was published in June 1707 with a dedication to Sir Thomas Mansel of Margam. The titles of its various sections show what its contents are: (1) ' Comparative Etymology '; (2) ' Comparative Vocabulary '; (3) and (4) ' An Armoric Grammar
LINDEN, DIEDERICH WESSEL (d. 1769), medical doctor and mineralogist Diederich Wessel Linden was most likely born during the early eighteenth century in the small village of Hemmerde, Westphalia, Germany, the son of Thomas Linden, and his wife Mary. The circumstances of his upbringing remain obscure. However, it is likely he received some schooling that acquainted him with the foundations of mining and minerology. While identifying later in life as medical doctor
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 THOMAS (fl. 1513-1541), last abbot of Neath and a man of great influence in Glamorgan in the days of king Henry VIII. In 1513 (the earliest record we have of him unless he was the Dom Lyson Thomas who was ordained deacon at Ledbury by the bishop of Hereford, 24 March 1509) he was one of the commission of the peace appointed to assemble at Cardiff - a position he occupied again in 1534. In 1532 he played an important part in dealing with
LLEWELLYN, THOMAS (1720? - 1783), Baptist minister and tutor the new Bible might be sent. It was also largely as the result of his initiative, coupled with monetary assistance from the Baptist fund, that the Welsh Baptist mission to North Wales was launched in 1776. He was a member of the Cymmrodorion in 1778. His will, proved 21 August 1783, refers to his wife, Mary, who was his executrix, his brothers Evan and Jenkin, his sister Mary Thomas of Castleton

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