Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THOMAS, HUGH (1673 - 1720), herald and antiquary antiquarian research at an early age. About 1698 he wrote a dissertation on the history of Brecknock (the manuscript is now in the Bodleian Library, while a copy, probably incomplete, is in the National Library of Wales - NLW MS 777B) which was used and quoted from by Theophilus Jones; he also compiled a large collection of genealogies (also used to some extent by Theophilus Jones) which is now among the
THOMAS, HUGH OWEN (1834 - 1891), orthopaedic surgeon war and since the Thomas calliper saved thousands of limbs and is now in daily use in most hospitals throughout the world. Hugh Owen Thomas died, over-worked, at the age of 57, on 6 January 1891. The manifestation of grief in Liverpool was astonishing. No other pioneer contributed so much in establishing the fundamental principles of orthopaedic surgery.
THOMAS, JENKIN (Siencyn Pen-hydd; 1746 - 1807), Methodist exhorter Lewis of Llanfihangel Ynys Afan, and went to live for a time at Aberafan, but left this place to go to Goetre, near the old chapel of Dyffryn, Tai-bach, where he spent the remainder of his life. He died 26 December 1807, and was buried in the churchyard at Llanfihangel Ynys Afan - now known as Cwmafan. 'Siencyn Pen-hydd' was one of the most remarkable preachers of his generation and became talked of
THOMAS, JOHN EVAN (1810 - 1873), sculptor , for instance, we have his statue of the duke of Wellington, while the Priory church (now the cathedral) contains more statuary by him. He was a thoroughgoing Welshman, and took a great interest in everything pertaining to Wales. He took a leading part (with the support of lord Llanover) in the movement to prevent the mis-use of the endowments of Christ College, Brecon. In 1857 he bought Penisha'r
THOMAS, JOSEPH (1814 - 1889), Calvinistic Methodist minister . Indeed, it is his shrewd witticisms which have kept his memory green, and it is probable that his thickness of speech helped to rivet his sayings in the memories of his hearers. So many of his epigrams have been remembered that for some time now it has become customary to father on to him bons mots which he himself was innocent of uttering.
THOMAS, JOSHUA (1719 - 1797), Baptist minister and historian early days of the Olchon Baptists, not to mention other important manuscripts, that eventually found a home at the Bristol Baptist College. But his outstanding contribution as a historian was the Hanes of 1778 [today usually cited in the Welsh version (1885) by Benjamin Davies (1826 - 1905) of a manuscript enlargement in English, now preserved at Bristol Baptist College ]. Thomas died 25 August 1797
THOMAS, MANSEL TREHARNE (1909 - 1986), composer, conductor, BBC Wales Head of Music Players. Audiences were also drawn to the attractive “Six Welsh Dances” and “Breton Suite” (composed for and performed by the BBC Welsh Orchestra), and also to the “Mini Variations on a Welsh Theme” written for Harry Mortimer and his Fairey Brass Band. These works and the “Theme and Variations” are now re-gaining their recognition, not least by younger ensembles, including the Welsh National Youth
THOMAS, MARGARET HAIG (1883 - 1958), suffragette, editor, author and businesswoman work were now being dismissed, she founded the Women's Industrial League and became its president. It sought gender equality in training and in industrial employment opportunities. From 1920 she chaired the Consultative Council on General Health Questions. She had gained vital experience working for her father and, when he died, inherited coalmining, shipping, newspapers and other businesses. By 1919
THOMAS, OLIVER (1598 - 1653?), Puritan cleric, and author There were two near-contemporaries of this name, both Oxford graduates and both hailing from Montgomeryshire, but there is little doubt that the man with whom we have to deal here was the 'gent.' who matriculated from Hart Hall (now Hertford College) in November 1616, aged 18, and was B.A. in 1620 and M.A. in 1628 - the other man held benefices in Pembrokeshire, while the subject of the present
THOMAS, OWEN (1812 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author to the religious literature of Wales. He was also a profound theologian and an able commentator. His library, now housed in Bala College, is proof positive of the wide field of his studies, while his own books testify to his ability, industry, and particular genius. He died 2 August 1891 and was buried in Anfield cemetery, Liverpool. He published Cofiant y Parch. John Jones, Talysarn (Wrexham, 1874
THOMAS, Sir PERCY EDWARD (1883 - 1969), architect and planning consultant of Leigh. In addition to these successes he had important commissions which included county offices for Glamorgan, the Temple of Peace - directly commissioned by Lord Davies - both in Cathays Park, Cardiff; county offices for Carmarthenshire and police headquarters and fire station for Worcester. He was now a recognised authority on planning and designing public buildings, and he was appointed
THOMAS, PHILIP EDWARD (1878 - 1917), poet , went to France in February 1917, and was killed at Arras 9 April of that year. Some six months before enlisting he had begun, under the influence of Robert Frost and with the pen name 'Edward Eastaway,' to write the poems on which his fame now rests secure. His Collected Poems appeared in 1920 with a preface by Walter de la Mare. His poems and Helen Thomas's As It Was and World Without End are his

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