Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LEWIS, JOHN DAVID (1859 - 1914), bookseller, local historian, and founder of a printing press He was born 22 January 1859 at Llandysul, where he lived all his life, the only son of David and Hannah Lewis, Market Stores. He was educated at the following schools at Llandysul : the British school, a private school kept by Herbert Jones in a house called Penwalcau, and the grammar school kept by Gwilym Marles - ' the memory of which is dear to me,' to quote J. D. Lewis's own words. On his
LEWIS, Sir JOHN HERBERT (1858 - 1933), lawyer and politician Born 27 December 1858 at Mostyn Quay, Flintshire, only son of Enoch Lewis (great-nephew of Thomas Jones (1756 - 1820) of Denbigh) and of Catherine Roberts, Plas Llangwyfan, Denbighshire. He was educated at Denbigh, Montreal (McGill University), and Exeter College Oxford [ B.A. 1879, M.A. 1884 ], and travelled widely. A lawyer by profession, he became in 1889 first chairman of the Flintshire
LEWIS, JOSHUA (1816 - 1879), Independent minister Born at Neuadd-fach, Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire, son of Timothy Lewis, a tailor who was a Baptist of Aberduar church - Joshua Lewis was thus uncle to Timothy Richard. He went to a school kept at Rhyd-y-bont chapel by William Jones (later of Swansea), and there became attached to the Independents. At 16 he opened a school at Gwernogle, but soon became assistant in a school at Tre-lech, kept by
LEWIS, MORGAN JOHN (c. 1711 - 1771), Methodist exhorter and hymn-writer 'Morgan Jones o Flauneu gwent' will be found in Llwybur Hyffordd ir Cymru (Shrewsbury, 1740). He and Edmund Williams, of Cwm Tyleri, were the joint publishers of Hymnau Duwiol o Gasgliad Gwyr Eglwysig M.J. ac E.W. (Pontypool, 1741). Another hymn written by him will be found in Sail, Dibenion, a Rheolau'r Societies (Bristol), a booklet published by the Methodist Association in 1742. He began to preach to
LEWIS, THOMAS (1837 - 1892), Independent minister and tutor outstanding success. In 1874 he was appointed an assistant tutor at Bala Independent college during the absence of the principal, M. D. Jones, who had gone to the U.S.A. to collect money for the college. In the 'battle of the constitutions' - see under Michael D. Jones - he sided with the reformers, but was of too gentle a disposition to play a prominent part in the dispute. He was appointed principal of
LEWIS, THOMAS ARNOLD (1893 - 1952), insurance manager, treasurer of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion Born 20 April 1893, son of Captain Thomas Lewis and Elizabeth (née Jones) his wife, Manor Hall, Aberaeron, Cardiganshire. He was educated locally and at Ardwyn School, Aberystwyth, before joining an insurance firm, eventually becoming insurance manager of a branch of the Alliance Assurance Co. in the West End of London. He was a member of the Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Co. of Horners
LEWIS, TIMOTHY (1877 - 1958), Welsh and Celtic scholar died in 1914, he collaborated with T. Gwynn Jones and T.H. Parry-Williams. He had obtained an M.A. degree of Victoria University, Manchester, in 1909 for his work on the Welsh of the laws of Hywel Dda; and in September 1911 he married Nellie Myfanwy (1885 - 1968), youngest daughter of Beriah Gwynfe Evans and they had two children, a son and a daughter. At the end of 1915 he joined the army; he was
LEWIS, WILLIAM (fl. 1786-1794), hymn-writer cymmwys a pherthynol i Addoliad Cyhoeddus (Trevecka, 1786); a 2nd., revised, edition was printed by Peter Evans of Caernarvon 'for Hugh Jones,' early in the 19th century, under the title, Y Durtur, sef Ychydig o Hymnau, ar Amryw Destynau Efengylaidd. Both of these books include his celebrated hymn, ' Cof am y cyfiawn Iesu.' He is thought to have died c. 1794, but his Hymnau Newyddion (Carmarthen) was
LEWIS, WILLIAM (1835? - 1918), printer and publisher Cheltenham. The business prospered greatly under William Lewis, the printing and publishing business becoming, in time, one of the largest in Wales; for full details see Ifano Jones, Hist. of Printing and Printers in Wales, and an article by the same author entitled ' The House of Lewis, Cardiff,' in The Pointer, No. 1, October 1922. William Lewis, who had retired from active participation in the business
LHUYD, EDWARD (1660 - 1709), botanist, geologist, antiquary, and philologist they were distributed three to each parish. The number of subscribers was encouraging, and in 1696 he was able to visit eight or nine counties between the end of April and the beginning of October In 1697 he set out on his great tour, accompanied by his trained helpers William Jones, Robert Wynne, and David Parry. Leaving Oxford in May and travelling through Gloucestershire and the Forest of Dean, in
LLEWELLYN, THOMAS REDVERS (1901 - 1976), singer and teacher of singing part in defining the vocal style for what was still regarded as relatively modern English music. He retired from singing in 1956 and returned to Wales to spend thirteen years teaching singing at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Among the many aspiring performers who beat a path to his door were the young Delme Bryn Jones and the soprano Rita Hunter. On retirement from Aberystwyth he
LLEWELYN, DESMOND WILKINSON (1914 - 1999), actor television, notably as the lead (Mr Hyde) in 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', and in many series, such as 'My Wife Jacqueline', 'Robin Hood' and 'The Invisible Man'. In 1950, Llewelyn took a supporting role ('77 Jones - a tank commander) in the war film 'They Were Not Divided' directed by Terence Young. This was a fateful decision which would come to define his career much later on, as Young

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