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LAWS, EDWARD (1837 - 1913), historian was the eldest son of admiral John Milligen Laws (born 1799) of Marchfield House, Binfield, Berks., and Mary (1815 - 1899), daughter of Charles Delamotte Mathias (1777 - 1851), of Lamphey Court and Llangwaran, Pembrokeshire. His parents were married on 25 June 1836 and he was born on 17 April 1837 and christened in Lamphey church on 4 July. He was educated at Rugby and Wadham College, Oxford
LEACH, ARTHUR LEONARD (1869 - 1957), historian, geologist and archaeologist Born at Tenby, 12 November 1869, elder son of John and Sarah Leach of Tenby. John Leach (1841 - 1916), having been a printer with the Tenby Observer, established his own printing and publishing business in the town and launched a successful rival local newspaper, to which his younger son Ernest H. Leach subsequently succeeded; both sons shared his antiquarian interests which may have been
LEE, ROWLAND (bu farw 1543), bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (which included at that time what later became the diocese of Chester) (1534-1543), and president of the Council in Wales and the Marches for the same period monastic establishments; he had also been closely associated with Thomas Cromwell, and was destined to continue that association after he came to Ludlow (see his letters to Cromwell preserved in the P.R.O.). When he followed another bishop (John Voysey, bp. of Exeter) as president, he found that his predecessor had left him a legacy of lawlessness, partly the result of weak administration. He realized
teulu LESTRANGE Great Ness, Cheswardine, Knockin, JOHN LESTRANGE (died c. 1269) witnessed the treaty between Dafydd ap Gruffydd and Henry III in May 1240, was appointed in March 1241 to try Dafydd, and in January 1245 was a commissioner to make peace with him. HAWISE, daughter of this John Lestrange, married Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn. In the years 1244-5 John Lestrange wrote to Henry III telling of Gruffydd's support for the English cause; he aided
LEVI, THOMAS (1825 - 1916), Calvinistic Methodist minister, editor of Trysorfa y Plant, and author Born 12 October 1825 at Penrhos near Ystradgynlais, son of John and Prudence Levi. He received his early education at a school kept by an old soldier at Ystradgynlais, and later, while still a boy, worked at Ynyscedwyn iron works. About 1846 he began to preach at Cwmgïedd chapel, Ystradgynlais. He was minister of Capel yr Ynys, Ystradgynlais, about 1855-60, of Philadelphia, Morriston, 1860-76
LEVY, MERVYN MONTAGUE (1914 - 1996), writer and broadcaster on the visual arts . Levy attended the Swansea School of Art under its influential Principal, William Grant Murray, before progressing to the Royal College of Art in London in 1932. He shared a flat in Chelsea with Thomas and Janes, and later also with the painter William Scott. The group adopted a Bohemian life style emulating that of Augustus John, whom Levy regarded as their 'lode star'. At the Royal College he
LEWES, ERASMUS (1663? - 1745), cleric The sixth and youngest son of Captain John Lewes (below), Gernos, in the parish of Llangunllo ('Llanvayer ' according to Foster, Alumni Oxonienses), Cardiganshire. He entered Jesus College, Oxford, 22 February 1683/4, aged 20, graduating in 1688. He became vicar of Roch, Pembrokeshire, 16 June 1692, and vicar of Brawdy, Pembrokeshire, 5 March 1694. In 1695 he became rector of Betws Bledrws and
LEWES, Captain JOHN - gweler LEWES, ERASMUS
LEWES, Sir WATKIN (1740 - 1821), lord mayor of London became lord mayor. In 1771 he had presented addresses in the Tower from the counties of Pembroke, Carmarthen, and Cardigan to the political prisoners, John Wilkes, the lord mayor Crosby, and alderman Oliver. In 1780 he was elected one of the four M.P. s for the City of London, which seat he retained until 1796. He took an active interest in Welsh literature and music, and was at one time Treasurer of
LEWES, WILLIAM (1652 - 1722), landowner and antiquary Of Llwynderw, Carmarthenshire, born 1652, the younger son of the Rev. John Lewes of Llysnewydd. He married (1), Cecil Lloyd of Vairdre, Cardiganshire, (2), Eleanor Pryce of Rhyd-y-benne. He was an outstanding genealogist, and acquired manuscripts from Henllys, Penybenglog, Vairdre, and Rhyd-y-gors. He wrote some 25 pedigree volumes, mainly based on the works of David Edwardes, and assisted Edward
teulu LEWIS, printers and publishers DAVID LEWIS (1890 - 1943) was the eldest son of John David Lewis and Hannah, his wife; born 18 April 1890, at Market Stores, Llandysul. He was educated at the local council and county schools, and was trained as a printer, at the Gomerian Press founded by his father, under the instruction of William John Jones, foreman printer at the press. After the death of his father in 1914, the heavy
teulu LEWIS Llwyn-du, Llangelynnin Two linked families which were very prominent in the history of Quakerism in Merioneth. I. Lewis, son of John Gruffydd ap Hywel ap Gruffydd of Derwas, died 8 August 1598, was married to Elin, daughter of Hywel ap Gruffydd; from these were descended four brothers, ELLIS, OWEN, GRUFFYDD, and RHYS. The remainder of this paragraph is concerned with the second of these, Owen Lewis I (died 1658?), and

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