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THOMAS, ALBAN (1686 - 1771), physician - gweler THOMAS, ALBAN
THOMAS, ALFRED (1840 - 1927) Bronwydd,, baron Pontypridd Born 16 September 1840, at Llwyn-y-grant, Pen-y-lan, Cardiff, son of Daniel Thomas, contractor. He was educated at Weston school, near Bath, and spent his life in his father's business at Cardiff. He was a member of the Cardiff boro. council for eleven years, being first elected in 1875, was mayor in 1881-2, and received the freedom of the boro. in 1887. He represented the newly-formed
THOMAS, ANN (1704 - 1727) - gweler MADDOCKS, ANN
THOMAS, ANNA (1839 - 1920) - gweler FISON, ANNA
THOMAS, ARTHUR SIMON (Anellydd; 1865 - 1935), cleric and writer Born 5 September 1865 at Crug-y-bar, Caeo, the son of D. Simon Thomas. He graduated (1897) at S. David's College, and was ordained in 1894 and 1895. He was a curate at Llanwynno, Llandilo, Llangors, and S. Nicholas (Pembroke town), before being appointed to the livings of S. Michael's (Pembroke town), 1907-10; Maesmynus and other near-by parishes, 1910-21; S. Nicholas and Granston in
THOMAS, BENJAMIN (Myfyr Emlyn; 1836 - 1893), Baptist minister, poet, lecturer, and author Born at Tŷ-rhos, Whitchurch-in-Cemais, Pembrokeshire, October 1836, seventh of the eight children of David and Elizabeth Thomas, and brother of Stephen Thomas, Baptist minister of Pantycelyn. His father was one of the founders of the local Baptist church of Bethabara in 1826, and was a deacon there until his death, while it was at his home at Tŷ-rhos that the first Baptist Sunday school in the
THOMAS, BENJAMIN (1723 - 1790), Independent preacher and Methodist exhorter chief Methodist missionaries in that part of the country. He went to the Llanidloes Association (1750), and when the split took place, sided with Daniel Rowland. Harris met him again at the Newcastle Emlyn Association (1764). We find the name of 'Benjamin Thomas near Cardigan' in the list of Pembrokeshire subscribers to D. Rowland ' Tair Pregeth, 1772, but in the Pembrokeshire list of subscribers to
THOMAS, BENJAMIN BOWEN (1899 - 1977), adult educator and civil servant Ben Bowen Thomas was born on 18 May 1899 in Treorchy, Ystrad Rhondda, Glamorgan, the only child of Jonathan Thomas, a miner, and his wife Ann (née Bowen). His mother was sister to the poet Ben Bowen (on whom Thomas contributed an article to The Dictionary of Welsh Biography). The family were Baptists and Welsh was the language of the home. He was educated at Porth County Grammar School, and after
THOMAS, CLARA (1841 - 1914), landowner and philanthropist Clara Thomas was born on 22 August 1841 at Pencerrig Hall, Llanelwedd, Radnorshire, the last of four children of Henry Thomas (1808-1863) of Llwyn Madoc, Llanfihangel Abergwesyn, landowner, solicitor and chairman of the Quarter Sessions, and his wife Clara (née Thomas, 1814-1877) of Pencerrig. The family owned extensive lands in the counties of Brecon, Radnor, Cardigan and Glamorgan, and could
THOMAS, CLEMENT PRICE - gweler PRICE THOMAS, CLEMENT
THOMAS, DAFYDD (1782 - 1863), hymnist - gweler THOMAS, ROBERT
THOMAS, Sir DANIEL (LLEUFER) (1863 - 1940), stipendiary magistrate this work by Rees Jenkin Jones of Aberdare, who had contributed to earlier volumes. He, in turn, invited (Sir) John Edward Lloyd, in August 1892, to undertake some of the biographies allocated to him. In all, Thomas contributed 27 biographies. In the meantime he had, in 1892, been appointed assistant commissioner to the royal commission on labour, and conducted enquiries in Wales which are embodied

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