Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LEWIS, DAVID EMRYS (1887 - 1954), poet and journalist
LEWIS, JOHN SAUNDERS (1893 - 1985), politician, critic and dramatist back to Britain but later rejoined his regiment and served until early 1919. In France he read Thomas Gwynn Jones's biography of Emrys ap Iwan and the work of Maurice Barrès. Emrys ap Iwan taught him the art of writing provocatively; in Barrès's trilogy of novels Les Déracinés he found the principles which formed the basis of his vision as an author and politician for the rest of his life: the
LLOYD, DAVID MYRDDIN (1909 - 1981), librarian and Welsh scholar , Williams Pantycelyn in particular, Kate Roberts, an edition of Atgofion am Sirhowy a'r Cylch (Myfyr Wyn, 1961). But the work that best revealed Myrddin Lloyd's mature interests and the breadth of his learning was the three volumes of selections of Emrys ap Iwan's articles and letters (1937, 1939, 1940) and his monograph in the Writers of Wales series in 1979. These are possibly Myrddin Lloyd's most
LLOYD, JOHN AMBROSE (1815 - 1874), musician Liverpool, John Ambrose Lloyd, like his brother, attended the Welsh church of Dewi Sant, but when his brother left for Blackburn (1835) he joined the Tabernacle Congregational church where his cousin, the Rev. William Ambrose (Emrys), was a member. Soon after he had joined this church he became its precentor. In 1835 he married Catherine, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Evans, members of Tabernacle
MORRIS, RICHARD ROBERTS (1852 - 1935), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and poet son of William and Mary Morris of Rhyd-ddu, Caernarfonshire; born 20 June 1852 at Cae'r-gors, in the parish of Beddgelert, where he was brought up in his grand-father's home until he reached the age of 13. He was christened by Emrys (William Ambrose). When he was 21 years of age he was elected an elder at Rhyd-ddu, and in 1876 he was persuaded to enter the ministry. After a preliminary training
NICHOLAS, THOMAS EVAN (Niclas y Glais; 1879 - 1971), poet, minister of religion and advocate for the Communist Party by Daniel Hughes, Dewi Emrys and Wil Ifan as The Prison Sonnets of T. E. Nicholas (London, 1948) Nicholas achieved a great deal, especially as 'the people's poet'. His was a lonely, prophetic voice, inspired by the Bible and the writings of Communist philosophers from Karl Marx to R. Palme Dutt. His volumes of poetry await their literary critic. They include Salmau'r Werin (Ystalyfera, 1909), first
PARKHOUSE, WILLIAM GILBERT ANTHONY (1925 - 2000), cricketer three and scored 1,204 runs in his first season at an average of 25.07 runs per innings. He scored his maiden century, 117 against Sussex at Swansea and a week later scored 103 against Yorkshire at Hull. The following season he scored 1,491 runs at an average of 33.13, which included 126 against Hampshire and 145 against Nottinghamshire. He opened the batting with Emrys Davies in 1950 and scored 121
PARRY, ROBERT WILLIAMS (1884 - 1956), poet, university lecturer literature. Two volumes of his poetry were published, Yr Haf a cherddi Eraill in 1924, and Cerddi'r gaeaf in 1952. Some poems not included in these volumes were published by T. Emrys Parry in Barddoniaeth Robert Williams Parry, (1973). The complete collection edited by Alan Llwyd appeared in 1998. Williams Parry acted as adjudicator at many eisteddfodau, including the chief competitions of the National
PARRY, Sir THOMAS (1904 - 1985), scholar, Librarian of the National Library of Wales, University Principal, poet Emrys Evans as Principal of Bangor, a man with whom he'd worked 'closely and most amicably' for many years, and one who had shown him much sympathy and help when 'he was a conscientious objector during the war'. No doubt the governors at Bangor didn't want to show him that sympathy. In Aberystwyth he had to reshape the ship after Goronwy Rees's unorthodox captaincy; he had to preside over the
POWELL, WILLIAM EIFION (1934 - 2009), minister (Cong.) and college principal family moved a mile or so away to nearby village of Gwaencaegurwen and settled at 6 Colbren Square. His mother died in 1957 at the age of 48. Eifion was brought up and started preaching at the Tabernacl, Cwmgors, under the ministry of the Reverends T. M. Roderick, Emrys Jones and Irfon Samuel. He was educated at Pontardawe Grammar School, and was specially influenced by Eic Davies, one of the teachers
PROTHERO, CLIFFORD (1898 - 1990), organiser of the Labour Party in Wales the Fellowship, in 1981. He played a major role in the devolution debate, but his successor, Emrys Jones added greatly to his input. Prothero co-operated with David Thomas, a pioneer of the Labour movement in Gwynedd, in the printing of material in the Welsh language for use in the Welsh heartland where Labour did so well during his tenure as General Secretary of the Labour Party in Wales. Cliff
RHYS-WILLIAMS, BRANDON MEREDITH (1927 - 1988), Conservative politician death led to the first by-election of the 1987-92 parliament. His successor in the baronetcy was his son, Arthur Gareth Ludovic Emrys Rhys-Williams (born 9 November 1961).

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