Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THOMAS, EVAN CAMBRIA (1867 - 1930), doctor and public health pioneer . During the First World War he was appointed Medical Officer of Health for Carmarthenshire, taking over from Dr David Arthur Hughes (1867-1936) who served in the Army Medical Corps. Dr Evan Cambria Thomas died of cardiac failure and pulmonary congestion at Pantllyn, Llanybydder on 14 March 1930, and was buried at St. Luke's Church, Llanllwni, Carmarthenshire.
THOMAS, JOHN (1838 - 1905), photographer (died 1895); they had four children: Jane Claudia, afterwards Mrs. Hugh Lloyd (1863 - 1934), William Thelwall, Robert Arthur (1866 - 1932), and Albert Ivor (1870 - 1911, a medical man). He died 14 October 1905, and was buried in Anfield cemetery, Liverpool.
THOMAS, JOHN (1821 - 1892), Independent minister, politician, and historian ability, and especially his eloquence, led many people to suggest to him that he should start preaching. In the meantime, however, he had passed through a crisis which caused him to re-orientate his life, to leave the Methodists and join the Independents. This was largely due to his friendship with Dr. Arthur Jones who had a singular attraction for young men of the John Thomas type. In September 1838 he
THOMAS, RACHEL (1905 - 1995), actress regularly on the small screen in both Welsh and English productions, such as the plays Y Dieithryn (author D. T. Davies, prod. Dafydd Gruffydd, BBC, 1957), After the Funeral (author Alun Owen, dir. Ted Kotcheff, ITV, 1960) and Y Darn Arian (John Eilian's translation of a play by Arthur O. Roberts, 1961). Her first opportunity to perform in a television play had been when she appeared alongside Stanley
THOMAS, ROBERT (Ap Vychan; 1809 - 1880), Independent minister and tutor, poet and man of letters Conway and that summer he preached his first sermon at Henryd, which was not far away. He soon became known and received a call to Dinas Mawddwy, where he was ordained, 19 June 1840. In 1842 he went to Liverpool to take charge of the new Salem chapel, where he remained until 1848 when he moved to Rhosllannerchrugog. In 1855 he came to Bangor as successor to Dr. Arthur Jones and remained there until, in
THOMAS, ROBERT DAVID (Iorthryn Gwynedd; 1817 - 1888), Independent minister Born at Llanrwst 17 September 1817. He began to preach in 1838 and soon developed an inclination to write both prose and verse. He spent some time at a school at Oxford, kept by Eleazer Jones, son of Dr. Arthur Jones. He received a call to the church at Penarth, Montgomeryshire, and its branches, and was ordained there, 25 May 1843. In the course of his ministry Canaan church was erected and
THOMAS, Sir ROBERT JOHN (1873 - 1951), politician and shipowner , a member of the Council of the University College of North Wales, Bangor, and for 15 yrs was the honorary treasurer of the Anglesey Eisteddfod Association. He was knighted in 1918. Thomas married in 1905 Marie Rose, daughter of Arthur Burrows. She died in 1948. They had two sons and a daughter. His heir was Sir William Eustace Rhyddland Thomas (1909 - 1957). He died 27 September 1951 at his home
TREHARNE, REGINALD FRANCIS (1901 - 1967), Professor of history Arthur Roberts, Tyldesley, Lancashire. She was active in the life of the town and college and was generous in her hospitality to students. She was a Justice of the Peace for many years. They had one daughter. Professor Treharne died 3 July 1967.
TREVOR family Brynkynallt, array to Charles I of helping to rally east Denbighshire against his hereditary foe, Sir Thomas Myddelton (1586 - 1666). ARTHUR TREVOR (died c. 1666), judge Law The younger son of Sir Edward by his first wife, was trained to the law, entering Middle Temple on 3 November 1624, and being called to the Bar 10 February 1633. In 1641 he appeared on behalf of the thirteen bishops impeached by the Commons
TRUEMAN, Sir ARTHUR ELIJAH (1894 - 1956), Professor of geology
VAUGHAN, ARTHUR OWEN (Owen Rhos-comyl; 1863? - 1919), adventurer and author called him Owen. He himself adopted the name Arthur Owen Vaughan and formed his pseudonym ' Owen Rhoscomyl' from Rho[bert] Sco[urfield] Myl[ne] using the Middle English word for mill. When a boy, he ran away to sea (from Portmadoc), and became a wanderer. In the South African War, he led a troop of horse. the 14th Northumberland Fusiliers, and acquired note; and in the 1914 war he rose to be colonel
VAUGHAN, ROWLAND (c.1590 - 1667) Caer-gai,, poet, translator, and Royalist later sources give the names of his sons as John, Edward, Arthur, and Gabriel, and in addition to the three daughters named above a fourth daughter, Mary, is included, who married Peter Price, Cynllwyd, fourth son of Thomas Prys, Plas Iolyn, Denbighshire. In accordance with family tradition Rowland Vaughan played a prominent part in the public life of the county and, like his father, who was sheriff

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