Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THOMAS, ROBERT (Ap Vychan; 1809 - 1880), Independent minister and tutor, poet and man of letters , and the boy was not backward in snatching at every opportunity of acquiring knowledge. By the time he was 14 he could shape an englyn, and on the strength of this ability was admitted a member of the Cymreigyddion Society of Llanuwchllyn. On 1 March 1826, Michael Jones made him a grant from the Dr. Daniel Williams bequest (to enable poor children to learn a trade), and on the strength of this he was
THOMAS, RONALD STUART (1913 - 2000), poet and clergyman R. S. Thomas was born in Cardiff on 29 March 1913, the only son of Thomas Herbert Thomas (died 1965), a Cardiganshire sea-captain, and his wife Margaret (née Davies). Baptised plain Ronald Thomas, he added the classy 'Stuart' in early adulthood. His father's physical courage and early-onset deafness, and his mother's smothering affection were to be repeatedly blamed throughout his adult life for
THOMAS, THOMAS (1776 - 1847), cleric and historian death, 28 February 1847 (buried at Blaenporth 4 March). He was awarded the S. Davids prize for an essay on the study of the Hebrew language in 1810, and in 1822 he published Memoirs of Owen Glendower … with a sketch of the History of the Ancient Britons from the Conquest of Wales by Edward the First, to the present time. He helped Nicholas Carlisle and Samuel Lewis with their topographical
THOMAS, THOMAS (1804 - 1877), cleric Born 7 September 1804, son of John Thomas of Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn, Cardiganshire. He was educated at Ystrad Meurig and matriculated in the University of Oxford from Jesus College, 29 March 1824. He took his B.A. in 1827, and after a year's teaching in Liverpool was ordained deacon by bishop Luxmoore of S. Asaph, 20 July 1828, and licensed to Llanfair Caer Einion. He received priest ' orders
THOMAS, THOMAS (1805 - 1881), Baptist minister and college principal retired to Cardiff, where he died 7 December 1881. He was buried at Pen-y-garn, Pontypool. Thomas was president of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 1872-3 - the first Welsh -speaking Welshman to be thus honoured. He married Mary David, Cardiff, in 1830. She died in March, 1881. One son survived him - T. H. Thomas (Arlunydd Penygarn).
THOMAS, THOMAS GEORGE (Viscount Tonypandy), (1909 - 1997), Labour politician and Speaker of the House of Commons depression. The atmosphere and magnificence of the Palace of Westminster captured him for life. In 1936 he led a hunger march from Tonypandy to Cardiff. Also, at Central Hall, Westminster his Methodism developed and he soon became a Methodist lay-preacher. He was to be President of the National Brotherhood Movement in 1955 and vice-president of the Methodist Conference in 1960-61. His second career as a
THOMAS, THOMAS HENRY (Arlunydd Penygarn; 1839 - 1915), artist Born 31 March 1839 at the Baptist College, Pontypool, son of Thomas Thomas (1805 - 1851), and his wife, Mary David, Cardiff. He was educated at home and at an academy kept by Dr. Bompas in Bristol before he entered the Bristol School of Art, whence he went (1858) to Carey's Art School, London, and to the Royal Academy Schools; he later went to Paris, Rome, etc. At Rome he came to know John Gibson
THOMAS, THOMAS LLEWELYN (1840 - 1897), scholar, teacher and linguist at the national eisteddfod in Ruthin for a poem, ' The Harpist's Grave ' for which Brinley Richards composed the music. In March 1872 Llewelyn Thomas was elected, despite keen competition, a fellow of his old college. He remained in post for a quarter of a century, teaching and instructing generation after generation of students as, senior tutor, vice-principal (1882-97) and Welsh reader (1873-80
THOMAS, THOMAS MORGAN (1828 - 1884), missionary Born at Llanharan, Glamorganshire, 13 March 1828. He entered Brecon College in 1854 and was ordained for the mission field at Cwm-bach, Aberdare, 11 May 1858. He married Anne Morgan, daughter of Jonah Morgan, pastor of the Congregational church at Cwm-bach. In June 1858 they sailed for Matabele-land, South Africa. In 1862 his wife died and he married Caroline Hutchinson Elliott, daughter of
THOMAS, TIMOTHY (1694 - 1751), cleric and scholar son of Thomas Thomas, ' gent ', Llandovery. From Westminster School he went to Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 4 July 1712, B.A. 1716, M.A. 12 March 1718/19, B.D. and D.D. 1735). He became a chaplain to Robert Harley, earl of Oxford, and so came to know Humphrey Wanley, the earl's librarian; his brother William Thomas (fl. 1685-1740) was also in the service of the earl. He was still a young
THOMAS, TIMOTHY (1720 - 1768) Maes-isaf, Pencarreg, Baptist minister and author Born at Tŷ-hen, Caeo, 2 March 1720-1 second son of Thomas Morgan and Jane Thomas, and brother of Joshua Thomas, Leominster, and Zecharias Thomas, Aberduar, he was baptized at the age of 18, and started to preach before he was 20; he was educated at the Academy at Trosnant, 1740-1, and in 1743 was ordained minister of his mother-church at Aberduar and its branches, where he remained until his
THOMAS, WILLIAM (Glanffrwd; 1843 - 1890), cleric and author Born at Ynys-y-bŵl, 17 March 1843, son of John Howell Thomas (who was the son of William Thomas Howell of Blaennantyfedw) and Jane, daughter of Morgan Jones of Cwmclydach. He attended a school kept by one Tommy Morgan. He worked as a sawyer, like his father's but after studying hard became a schoolmaster for four or five years, first at his own home and then at Llwynypia. He then became a

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