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THOMAS, HELEN WYN (1966 - 1989), peace activist Helen Wyn Thomas was born on 16 August 1966 in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, the daughter of John Thomas and his wife Janet (née Jones). Her parents ran the shops JDR Thomas and Y Goleudy in the town. Helen attended Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi and then studied history at St David's University College Lampeter. After graduating, Helen travelled to India for six weeks, where she met Mother Theresa. On
THOMAS, HUGH (1673 - 1720), herald and antiquary son of William Thomas, merchant, of London, by Petronilla his wife, daughter of William Brand of Lincoln's Inn. He was born 30 June 1673 in Fetter Lane, and christened 1 July in S. Dunstans-in-the-West, and was descended from an old family (Roman Catholic, it is said) of Llanfrynach, near Brecon, but his grandfather, Roger Thomas, had sold the ancestral home. His ancestor, Thomas ap John (died
THOMAS, HUGH EVAN (Huwco Meirion; 1830 - 1889), Independent minister Born 13 June 1830 at Bala; the Rev. William Thomas of Beaumaris and the Rev. John Thomas (Calvinistic Methodist) of Bala, were his brothers. At the age of 13 he went to work in a shop at Brynmawr, Brecknock, where he became a member of Rehoboth chapel. There he began to preach and in 1850 he went to Bala Independent College, where he became friendly with John Peter (Ioan Pedr). He received a call
THOMAS, IORWERTH RHYS (1895 - 1966), politician to Will John and continued to represent the constituency until his death in 1966. He was much interested in economic and industrial matters. Thomas was a consistent opponent of Welsh nationalism, and fought tooth-and-nail against the Parliament for Wales agitation of the 1950s. He publicly attacked Plaid Cymru on several occasions, and in October 1965 he was highly critical of the recommendations
THOMAS, SIR JAMES WILLIAM TUDOR (1893 - 1976), ophthalmic surgeon special final examination for Thomas and another student as external candidates. 'On the other hand' observed the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, 'it would have a bad effect if the University, at this stage in the history of the Medical School, declined to hold an examination; in fact I think we might possibly expose ourselves to legal proceedings'. John Lynn Thomas, the eminent Cardiff
THOMAS, JEFFREY (1933 - 1989), barrister and Labour\/SDP politician He was born at Abertillery on 12 November 1933, the son of John James (Jack) Thomas, a local head-teacher and Phyllis Thomas, formerly Hile. He was educated at Abertillery Grammar School and King's College, London. He served as President of the University of London Union, 1955-56. He was called to the bar from Grays Inn in 1957. He served in the army, 1959-61, on national service, as an officer
THOMAS, JENKIN (Siencyn Pen-hydd; 1746 - 1807), Methodist exhorter Born 16 September 1746, son of Thomas Rees of Pen-hydd Fawr, Margam, Glamorganshire. His spiritual conviction took place under the ministry of Evan Dafydd Evan of Tŷ'r-clai, and he came under the influence of William Davies (1729? - 1787), Methodist curate of Neath. He joined the congregation at Gyfylchi chapel and began to preach to the local societies. He married Catherine, daughter of John
THOMAS, JOHN (1886 - 1933), chemist
THOMAS, JOHN (1691 - 1766), bishop of Salisbury
THOMAS, JOHN (1857 - 1944), minister (B) and author and on philosophy, and volumes of poems, The Iris and other poems; Psyche and other poems and Caniadau John Garth (the only work in Welsh). He died 20 September 1944 and was buried at Gorseinon.
THOMAS, JOHN (Siôn Wyn o Eifion; 1786 - 1859), poet Born at Chwilog, in the parish of Llanarmon, Caernarfonshire. His father was Thomas Roberts, brother of Siôn Lleyn (John Roberts, 1749 - 1817), poet. When Siôn Wyn was 9 years of age he met with an accident, being crushed between a cart and a wall near his home. After recovering from this mishap he went to a school kept by Isaac Morris of Pentyrch Isaf who had taught Eben Fardd and Dewi Wyn
THOMAS, JOHN (fl. 1689-1712), minister of the Tivy-side Independents He lived at Llwyn-y-grawys, Llangoedmor, near Cardigan; nothing is known of his family, and little of his career; unsupported tradition makes him a university man. He was a member of a mixed (Independent and Baptist) congregation on Tivy-side; one of the houses at which it gathered for worship was Rhosgilwern (Kilgerran), which is thought to have been the home of Jenkin Jones (died 1689). As John

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