Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LEWIS, THOMAS (fl. 18th century), hymn-writer who lived at Ynys-wen in the parish of Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, and, at another period, at Castellhywel, Cardiganshire. A volume of long hymns composed by him and entitled Caniadau Duwiol was published in 1795. This also contains a poem of praise to the author by David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr).
LEWIS, THOMAS (1868 - 1953), Principal of Brecon Memorial College liberal modernism. He married Flora (Augusta Flora Williams), daughter of Jacob Williams, Whalley Range, Manchester, in 1898 and they had three sons and three daughters. In 1907 he succeeded David Rowlands, ' Dewi Môn ' as the principal of the Memorial College and governed there in a kindly fashion until his retirement in 1943. He was the second to become dean of the Faculty of Theology of the
LEWIS, THOMAS (1759 - 1842), hymn-writer Born at Cwmcynwal, Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire. He was given a smattering of education in his own neighbourhood and was then apprenticed to a blacksmith. He opened his own smithy at Talley, where he remained for the rest of his life. Although it was the Baptists who first impressed upon him the importance of religion, his spiritual father was really William Lloyd of Caeo (1741 - 1808). He joined
LEWIS, Sir THOMAS FRANKLAND (1780 - 1855), politician surrendered his seat in parliament. He played an outstanding part in the early years of the Commission, but resigned in 1839, being replaced by his son, George Cornewall Lewis. His wide experience led to his appointment in 1843 as chairman of the commission to enquire into the Rebecca Riots (a service for which he declined any remuneration). This commission took evidence at various places in South Wales
LEWIS, TIMOTHY RICHARDS (1841 - 1886), surgeon, pathologist, and pioneer in tropical medicine first on entering and leaving the Army Medical School at Netley. In 1868 it was decided to send the two best pupils of the Medical School to examine German scientific theories on the causes of cholera and to put them to the test in India. Thus T. R. Lewis and David Douglas Cunningham went to India in January 1869, after spending some months in Germany. For over five years they investigated problems
LEWIS, TITUS (1822 - 1887), antiquary published works include a lengthy poem, The Soldier's Wife, a Tale of Inkerman, 1855; he was also responsible for the English words of Joseph Parry's composition, Mynyddog, 1877, and for English translations of several poems by David Evans (Dewi Haran), in a selection of his work, edited by Glanffrwd, under the title of Telyn Haran, 1878. He died at Llanstephan, 10 September 1887, only a few weeks after
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 HOWELL (1793? - 1868), minister (Congl.) Born at Carmarthen, 1793?, a relative of Sarah Lewis, the first wife of David Peter. He began to preach in Lammas St. chapel, Carmarthen; he entered Carmarthen College in 1814, aged 21, and remained there until 1818. He became a minister at Narberth, Pembrokeshire, 1818-1821, being concurrently assistant tutor at the college school 'about two years or more'; at Glastonbury, Som., 1821-47; and Usk
LEWIS, WILLIAM MORRIS (1839 - 1917), minister (Presb.) Born 9 May 1839 at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, son of the Rev. Enoch Lewis and his wife. He was educated at the seminary of Dr. George Rees; Bala College; Normal College, Swansea and Trefeca College. He began to preach in 1856, and was ordained in 1863. In 1859 he married Lettice Maria Lloyd, and they settled in Tŷ Llwyd, near Holywell, in the parish of Llandeloy, Pembrokeshire. They built
LEWYS, DAFYDD (d. 1727), cleric compositions may be found in Blodeu-gerdd Cymry, 1759. NLW MS 4563B: David Lewis: Golwg ar y Byd mawr... contains the original manuscript of Golwg ar y Byd.
LHUYD, EDWARD (1660 - 1709), botanist, geologist, antiquary, and philologist The illegitimate son of Edward Lloyd of Llanforda, near Oswestry, and Bridget Pryse of Glan-ffraid, near Tal-y-bont, Cardiganshire, he was born in Loppington parish and nursed there at Krew Green for nine years by a Catherine Bowen. He entered the grammar school at Oswestry and it is probable that he later taught there. There is definite evidence that he had developed an interest in antiquities
LINDEN, DIEDERICH WESSEL (d. 1769), medical doctor and mineralogist Nachricht vom Theer-Wasser (1745), a German edition of a recent medicinal study by George Berkeley (1685-1753). In April 1746, Linden was granted a 14-year patent for the exclusive production of saltpetre according to his own method. Around the same time, he published his second book, a detailed commentary on a study of mineral waters by the German physician Johann Heinrich Schütte (1694-1774). Possibly

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