Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THOMAS, BENJAMIN BOWEN (1899 - 1977), adult educator and civil servant spheres, he drew on Welsh traditions of Christian social commitment and idealist internationalism by which he had been shaped, and to which he added a characteristic pragmatism. He was influenced by the example of David Davies, Lord Davies of Llandinam, the most cogent Welsh supporter of the League of Nations, and through a close co-operation with Dr Thomas Jones, the prominent Welsh civil servant and
THOMAS, CLARA (1841 - 1914), landowner and philanthropist Llwyn Madoc and Pencerrig as her homes. She was a member of the Builth Wells Board of Guardians and the first female County Councillor, representing Llanfihangel Abergwesyn. Her close companions were Margaret Gertrude Lewis Lloyd (1830-1907) o Nantgwyllt, Cecilia Agnes Ann Turner (1851-1932) Dolyffin and Rosalind Margaret Phillimore (1881-1953). She travelled annually on the Grand Tour of Europe and
THOMAS, Sir DANIEL (LLEUFER) (1863 - 1940), stipendiary magistrate this work by Rees Jenkin Jones of Aberdare, who had contributed to earlier volumes. He, in turn, invited (Sir) John Edward Lloyd, in August 1892, to undertake some of the biographies allocated to him. In all, Thomas contributed 27 biographies. In the meantime he had, in 1892, been appointed assistant commissioner to the royal commission on labour, and conducted enquiries in Wales which are embodied
THOMAS, DAVID (d. 1735), poet
THOMAS, DAVID (1739? - 1788), bone-setter
THOMAS, DAVID (Dewi Hefin; 1828 - 1909), poet
THOMAS, DAVID (1794 - 1882), pioneer of the iron industry in U.S.A. Born 3 November 1794, the son of David and Jane Thomas, Ty-llwyd farm, parish of Cadoxton-juxta-Neath, Glamorganshire. He attended schools at Allt-wen (Pontardawe) and Neath, worked on his father's farm for a while, and then (1812) started in the Neath Abbey Iron Works. In 1817 he was working in the Ynyscedwyn Anthracite Iron Works, where he was in charge of blast furnaces, etc. During his stay
THOMAS, DAVID (1880 - 1967), educationalist, author and pioneer of the Labour Party in north Wales Born 16 July 1880 son of David Thomas and his wife Elizabeth (née Jones), Quarry Cottage, Llanfechain, Montgomeryshire. He was educated at Llanfechain and Llanfyllin schools with one term at Oswestry grammar school before going to work in a clothes shop in Llanfyllin. Soon afterwards he went to the British school there as a pupil-teacher (1895-99), later obtaining a post as uncertificated teacher
THOMAS, DAVID (1813 - 1894), Congregational minister and Biblical commentator
THOMAS, DAVID (d. 1780?), minister (Congl.) 362A), a few crumbs of information about him can be gathered from other manuscripts. It is evident from the scornful references made by Edmund Jones diary 1773 that he associated with Arians; it is also suggested that he was not a teetotaller. Edmund Jones's words, 'old David Thomas ', support the fact that Evan Davies was ordained there (3 August 1775) - as co-pastor, according to Hanes Eglwysi
THOMAS, DAVID (1811 - 1875), Congregational minister - see THOMAS, DAVID ALFRED
THOMAS, DAVID (Dafydd Ddu Eryri; 1759 - 1822), man of letters and poet Llanberis. Here he met Abraham Williams (1755 - 1828) of Cwmglas, who was responsible for making him acquainted with Welsh poetry. Abraham Williams lent him Welsh books and told him about David Ellis, who was John Morgan's predecessor as curate of Llanberis. He was allowed to borrow Ellis's copies of the works of the ancient poets and he himself started to collect cywyddau and englynion from various

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