Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, LLYWELYN (1911 - 1965), minister (Congl.) and politician College of Swansea with a scholarship and graduated in Welsh and philosophy in 1933. After a theological course at the Presbyterian College in Carmarthen, he was ordained minister in Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, in 1936. He left in 1943 for the Tabernacl, Abertillery, and within three years was called to succeed Howell Elvet Lewis at Tabernacl, King's Cross, London. In 1950 he was elected M.P. for
WILLIAMS, STEPHEN JOSEPH (1896 - 1992), Welsh scholar prominent in attempts to ensure that Welsh was flexible enough to be able to adapt to twentieth-century demands (his article on 'Y Gymraeg a'r dyfodol' appeared in the Cymmrodorion Society Transactions 1943), though the proposals known as 'Cymraeg Byw' were generally misunderstood (see his robust article in Y Faner, 1981). He served on the University of Wales Welsh Terminology panel and he was consulting
WILLIAMS, WALDO GORONWY (1904 - 1971), poet and pacifist his occupation of teaching. Concerned about his future employment in Pembrokeshire Waldo had already applied successfully for a post at Botwnnog County School in Llŷn. He began to work there on 1 March. His wife's health deteriorated after the move and she died from the effects of tuberculosis on 1 June 1943. Consumed with grief at this loss the poet eventually left Llŷn for England, working in
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM JOHN (1878 - 1952), H.M. Inspector of Schools and Director of the Council of Social Service for Wales and Monmouthshire the Arts Council of Great Britain, the Welsh Committee of the British Council, the Welsh Committee of UNESCO and the B.B.C. Appeals Committee (Wales). He was also a director of the Welsh National Opera and a vice-president of Coleg Harlech, 1948-52. In 1943 he was awarded the degree of LL.D. honoris causa by the University of Wales. He married in 1906 Maud, daughter of David Owen, J.P., and Anne
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM NANTLAIS (1874 - 1959), minister (Presb.), editor, poet and hymn writer schoolroom was built at Pantyffynnon in 1904, and another in Tir-y-dail in 1906 (a church was established there in 1911; see W.N. Williams, Y Deugain Mlynedd Hyn (Ammanford, 1921)). A beautiful new chapel was built at Bethany in 1930. Nantlais was elevated to the chair of the South Wales Association (1943), and he was Moderator of the General Assembly (1940). He corresponded for years with Eluned Morgan of
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM RICHARD (1896 - 1962), minister (Presb.) and Principal of the United Theological College, Aberystwyth committee which was established to prepare a new Welsh translation of the Bible. He contributed to the periodicals of his denomination and published three volumes of biblical commentary: Arweiniad i Efengyl Ioan (1930), Yr Epistol at yr Hebreaid (1932), and Epistol cyntaf Ioan (1943).
WILLIS, ALBERT CHARLES (1876 - 1954), president of the Australian Labour Party served until 1933. In 1931 he was appointed Agent General for New South Wales, a position based in London, but he returned to Australia when his term of office came to an end the following year. In 1943 he secured a post in the Central Coal Authority, and from 1944 until 1947 he served as the Commonwealth Conciliation Officer and the Central Industrial Authority, a position established by the Coal

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