Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LEATHART, WILLIAM DAVIES (d. after 1840), historian of the Gwyneddigion Society of London Grandson, on the maternal side, of William Davies (died 1799), 'of the Denbighshire part of Bodffari,' who had been made an honorary member of the Society in 1790. Joining the Society in 1822 he became an enthusiastic member, serving the Society as librarian in 1826 and as secretary in 1828, and much more important as its official historian. His work, The Origin and Progress of the Gwyneddigion
LEWES, WILLIAM (1652 - 1722), landowner and antiquary Lhuyd, John Davies (Rhiwlas), Browne Willis, Theophilus Evans, and Hugh Thomas. He was a competent writer in Welsh, Latin, and English. The ' Golden Grove Book ' of pedigrees was transcribed from his manuscripts. He died without issue in December 1722. His widow (died 1740) married William Lewes (died 1757) of Llanlas, Cardiganshire, and this fact has caused much confusion in the histories of the two
LEWIS family, printers and publishers was a member of the Welsh Baptist Historical Society, and like his father deeply interested in local history. He married Mary Anne Hughes 9 January 1939, and they lived at Dolanog, Llandysul. He died 26 August 1943. EDWARD LEWIS (1891 - 1965), the second son of John David Lewis; born 27 August 1891 at Market Stores. Like his brother he was educated at the Llandysul council and county schools. Before
LEWIS family Llwyn-du, Llangelynnin Humphrey II (above); when Richard Davies the Quaker (1635 - 1708), visited Tyddyn-y-garreg, Owen Lewis had just got back from prison, and in the ensuing years we have frequent mention of distraint upon him for tithe. He too, like his friend, gave the Quakers a burial ground on his land; and the Friends of the district for a very long time held divine services in Tyddyn-y-garreg 'parlour.' LEWIS OWEN II
LEWIS family Van, to the Van and built the Lewis house in S. Mary Street, Cardiff, which was finally demolished about 1865. He died at Cardiff 2 November 1594. The 'inquisitiones' taken on his death are of considerable local interest. Sir EDWARD LEWIS (1560 - 1628) Eldest son of Thomas Lewis, the man who gave the living of Llanfaches to William Wroth, was knighted in 1603, and was sheriff of Glamorgan in 1601 and
LEWIS GLYN COTHI (fl. 1447-1486), one of the greatest of the 15th century Welsh bards shop early in the 19th century, is said to have been largely written by him. About 230 of his poems have been preserved. Of these 154 were printed in The Poetical Works of Lewis Glyn Cothi, published by the Society of Cymmrodorion under the editorship of Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain) and John Jones (Tegid) in 1837. His entire works are now being issued in three volumes (vol. i, 1953) by the co
LEWIS LLOYD, EMMELINE (1827 - 1913), one of the first women to climb in the Alps Born 18 November 1827, second daughter of Thomas Lewis Lloyd of Nantgwyllt (the manor house in Elan valley where Shelley stayed in 1812 but which is now under the waters of the Caban Coch reservoir) and his wife Anna Eliza Davies, the daughter of Treforgan near Cardigan. After leaving home, Emmeline farmed and bred mountain ponies at Llandyfaelog Fach near Brecon. With her enthusiasm for fishing
LEWIS of CAERLEON (fl. 1491), mathematician, theologian, doctor of medicine, and teacher at Oxford a grant for life to be one of the knights of the king's alms in the chapel or church of S. Mary the Virgin, S. George the Martyr, and S. Edward the Confessor at Windsor castle, a grant which was repeated in the same terms 14 September 1491. The King's Book of Payments of May 1510 records a reward of £100 in gold to Master Lewis, the princess of Castile's physician, but it is not certain whether
LEWIS, Sir ALFRED (EDWARD) (1868 - 1940), banker Provincial bank, of which Lewis became chief general manager in 1924 and deputy-chairman in 1934. He was knighted in 1921 (K.B.E. 1931), and was honorary LL.D. of Birmingham (1930) and of Wales (1935), and served on many public bodies, including the Council of the National Library of Wales. His wife (1897) was Mary Roberts, of Leeds. He died 21 February 1940. His brother, HUGH (DAVIES) LEWIS (1866 - 1937
LEWIS, BENJAMIN WALDO (1877 - 1953), Baptist minister was the niece of Benjamin Davies (1826 - 1905), his sister's daughter. His father was a stonemason who enjoyed a period of success in Cardiff c. 1850-75, but as the trade deteriorated he was forced to move to other places to seek work, at first at Holyhead and then, c. 1880 at the village of Broughton near Wrexham. In 1887 his father decided to visit the USA, where a son of his first marriage was
LEWIS, DAVID (Ap Ceredigion; 1870 - 1948), cleric, poet, and hymn-writer Born at Llaethdy, Cilcennin, Cardiganshire, 24 August 1870, son of David Lewis, farmer, and Jane his wife. He was educated first at a private school at Llan-non, Cardiganshire, kept by J. Davies (afterwards vicar of Clynnog Fawr, Caernarfonshire) and subsequently at St. David's College, Lampeter. There he won the Eldon Scholarship, for excellence in Welsh, and a Greek prize, and took the degree
LEWIS, DAVID JOHN (Lewis Tymbl; 1879 - 1947), Congl. minister, popular preacher and lecturer , 1884; T.E. Nicholas was one of his contemporaries there. The headmaster at the time was John Davies from Felin-foel, a strict disciplinarian, who had succeeded Robert Bryan in 1883. According to that article, Bryan had been headmaster at Whitland but that was merely the postal address of the school at Hermon. The Sunday school at Brynmyrnach was more important to him in his development as a preacher

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