Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LEWIS, BENJAMIN (d. 1749), hymnist 24 pages was printed in Bristol by Sam. Farley, and is divided into two sections. The first section contains a series of quotations from the Scriptures describing three conditions of man: (1) Pitiable by Nature, (2) Contented through Grace, (3) Triumphant in Glory. The second section contains two sets of hymns. At the end of the first set Lewis's name appears, but although his name does not appear
LEWIS, DAVID WYRE (1872 - 1966), minister and administrator (B) minister of Calfaria church, Llanelli, where he came face to face with the disturbances of the railway strike in August 1911. He moved 1 September 1913 to Penuel church, Rhosllannerchrugog, where he carried out his most mature work and where he was required from the beginning, as in Llanelli, to assimilate his personal ministry with the social gospel which was gaining ground among the church members. He
LEWIS, ERASMUS (1670 - 1754), writer of 'news-letters' and holder of posts under the Government discharged the duties of the post by deputy; in November of the same year he was returned M.P. for Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Lewis married, 1 October 1724 (at S. Benet's, Paul's Wharf, London), Anne Bateman (née Jennings), widow of Thomas Bateman; they lived in Cork Street, Burlington Gardens, London. He died 10 January 1754 and was buried in Westminster abbey; his wife had been buried there previously (25
LEWIS, JANET ELLEN (1900 - 1979), novelist, poet and journalist Eiluned Lewis was born on 1 November 1900, in a house called Glan Hafren ('Bank of the Severn') in Penstrowed, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, the daughter of Hugh Lewis (1860-1921) and his wife Eveline (née Griffiths, 1871-1958). She was christened Janet Ellen, and adopted the name Eiluned for her creative work. She had two sisters, Medina and May, and a brother, Peter. Her father was a landowner and
LEWIS, JOHN (fl. 1728-1755), printer and publisher Amusement in 1740-1, a weekly consisting mainly of letters from George Whitefield and his correspondents. This paper continued to run for some years under various names, such as The Weekly History, 1741-2, An Account of the Progress of the Gospel, 1743-4, and The Christian History, 1744-5. He published many of the books written by the Methodist authors of the period. He died 13 May 1755, and was buried in
LEWIS, JOHN (d. 1616?) Llynwene, Llanfihangel Nant Melan, barrister, and author of The History of Britain Bishop of St. David's (Exch. Proc., 151/34/8, Jas. 1). John Lewis died at some time between 14 February 1614-5, when he dated his will, and 12 February 1615-6, when it was proved. In addition to Peniarth MS 252, John Lewis owned Peniarth MS 54 i, Peniarth MS 55 Peniarth MS 60, Peniarth MS 67 and Peniarth MS 79. (See also B.M. Add. MS. 6921.)
LEWIS, JOHN SAUNDERS (1893 - 1985), politician, critic and dramatist conversion. Lewis continued to publish as late as 1980, despite suffering a stroke the previous year. In 1983, at the age of 89, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of Wales, which had dismissed him from his post almost half a century earlier. He died after a long illness at St Winifred's Hospital, Cardiff, on 1 September 1985. In his address at the funeral Bishop Daniel
LEWIS, TITUS (1773 - 1811), Baptist minister no more appeared - proof that the greater part of the burden had fallen upon his shoulders. Among other works by him were Holwyddoreg ar holl bynciau crefydd …, Esboniad ar y cyffelybiaethau, 1811 (a translation of a work by Keach); Testament Llogell, with short notes; Llyfr Rhyfeddodau, 1808; Mawl i'r Oen … Pigion o Emynau …, 1810. He died 1 May, 1811.
LEWIS, Sir WILFRID HUBERT POYER (1881 - 1950), judge . He married (1), in 1908, Margaret Annie (died 1932), daughter of Sir John Eldon Bankes of Soughton Hall, Northop, Flintshire, and in 1934 (2), Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. David Barty King of London. He died 15 March 1950.
LEWIS, WILLIAM (1835? - 1918), printer and publisher Cheltenham. The business prospered greatly under William Lewis, the printing and publishing business becoming, in time, one of the largest in Wales; for full details see Ifano Jones, Hist. of Printing and Printers in Wales, and an article by the same author entitled ' The House of Lewis, Cardiff,' in The Pointer, No. 1, October 1922. William Lewis, who had retired from active participation in the business
LEWYS, DAFYDD (d. 1727), cleric Best known today as the publisher of Flores Poetarum Britannicorum, 1710, and as the author of Golwg ar y Byd, 1725. He became vicar of Cadoxton-juxta-Neath, Glamorganshire, 21 August 1718, and was buried there 21 April 1727. He was at Llanllawddog in 1710; a person of that name was curate of Llanllawddog and Llanpumpsaint in 1715-6 and was ordained priest 1 November 1715. He was also the author
LHUYD, EDWARD (1660 - 1709), botanist, geologist, antiquary, and philologist was botany. It is probable that in 1689 he accompanied Dr. Plot and helped him with his investigations for a survey of the coastline of Kent. In 1690-1 he was appointed keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in succession to Dr. Plot. Although he continued to search for plant specimens, there was a change in his interests: hitherto he had concentrated on botany, but now he began to devote himself more and

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