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JONES, WILLIAM COLLISTER (1772 - ?), printer Christened 12 July 1772, son of William and Sarah Jones, Chester. W. C. Jones and Thomas Crane were printing Welsh books in partnership from about 1796; in 1797 they began to print George Lewis, Drych Ysgrythyrol. In 1798 they arranged to print Welsh religious works for Thomas Charles, Bala, and Thomas Jones, Denbigh; in that year, however, the name of Crane disappears from the imprints. W. C
JONES, WILLIAM GARMON (1884 - 1937), professor of history and librarian of Liverpool University . He completed his ' Intermediate ' in 1905, but by that time had come under the influence of Prof. J. M. Mackay, which led him to his chosen field - history and literature. He abandoned engineering and in 1905 started reading in the faculty of arts. In 1908 he graduated with first class honours in history and was awarded the Charles Beard Fellowship. In 1909 he became M.A. and was made a Fellow of
KEMBLE, CHARLES (1775 - 1854), actor ; Julia Ann Hatton, born Worcester, 1764. Sarah Siddons and John Philip Kemble are considered among the greatest players of all time; Stephen Kemble was an able actor, and manager of the Edinburgh Theatre Royal; Frances and Elizabeth were competent. Of the later children, five died young but Charles Kemble lived to become a well-known man of the theatre. Educated, like John Philip, at the English
teulu KEMEYS Cefn Mabli, of the afore-mentioned Rhys of Llanvair Castle. He served as sheriff of Monmouthshire, 1631-2, and of Glamorgan, 1638-9. He was also M.P. for Monmouthshire, 1628-9. In 1642 he was created a baronet. An ardent Royalist, he took an active part in the Civil War, and died in defence of Chepstow Castle, 25 May 1648. His son, CHARLES KEMEYS, who had been student at Jesus College, Oxford, and had been
teulu KENYON Gredington, Peel Hall, Lloyd fought on the side of Parliament, and letters to and from him in 1644 have survived. Sometime, also, during the reign of Charles II, he was imprisoned with Philip Henry on account of his nonconformity. LLOYD KENYON (1696 - 1773) Eldest son of Thomas and Catherine Kenyon was born 17 March 1696 and educated at S. John's College Cambridge. He married, November 1730 Jane, daughter and coheiress of
teulu LANGFORD Allington, , Catherine, who married Walter Cradoc of Wrexham, and WILLIAM LANGFORD (1602 - 1668), rector Religion Born 12 April 1602, educated at Gresford, Ruthin, and Brasenose College, Oxford, B.A. 1620, M.A. 1623; a member of the household of Godfrey Goodman afterwards bishop of Gloucester, usher at Ruthin grammar school 1624, headmaster there 1626-50, rector of Heneglwys, Anglesey 1630, vicar of Welshpool 1632
LANGFORD, JOHN (1640? - 1715/6?) Born at Ruthin (see the article on the Langford family of Allington, Gresford). He was admitted to Christ Church, Oxford, 23 July 1656; B.A. 1659-60, M.A. from Jesus College, Cambridge 1669. He was appointed rector of Efenechtyd, Denbighshire, 1 April 1663, rector of Derwen, Denbighshire, 20 May 1672, and rector of Llanelidan, Denbighshire, 19 June 1684. He published a translation of The Whole
LAUGHARNE, ROWLAND (bu farw 1676?), Parliamentary major-general weather, Laugharne took the offensive, and, having forced small Royalist garrisons at Stackpole and Trefloyne to surrender, he crossed Milford Haven and in a combined sea and land assault captured a fort which the Royalists were constructing at Pill (23 February 1644). He followed up this success by recovering Haverfordwest and Tenby. Carbery then withdrew from Pembrokeshire and Sir Charles Gerard was
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 account of a neglected but significant Pembrokeshire antiquary, the Rev. Gilbert Smith (Archæologia Cambrensis, 98 (1945), 249-54). The museum's collection of drawings prompted the publication of his Charles Norris (1779-1858) of Tenby and Waterwynch, topographic artist (1949), incorporating a catalogue of Norris's works. The local museum's affiliation to the National Museum of Wales led to his
LEVI, THOMAS (1825 - 1916), Calvinistic Methodist minister, editor of Trysorfa y Plant, and author South Wales Association in 1887. He played a prominent part in the setting up of monuments to Daniel Rowland, Thomas Charles, Williams of Pantycelyn, and bishop Morgan. He continued to preach until 1910 and to edit Trysorfa y Plant until 1911. He was nearly 91 when he died 16 June 1916. A list of his original works and of his translations of hymns was prepared at the request of the N.L.W., and this
LEVY, MERVYN MONTAGUE (1914 - 1996), writer and broadcaster on the visual arts Mervyn Levy was born in Swansea on 11 February 1914 of Jewish heritage, one of the three children of Louis Levy and Have Levy (née Rubenstein). He grew up in comfortable circumstances among the talented Swansea generation that included Alfred Janes, Daniel Jones and Dylan Thomas. In the early 1930s, they would frequent the Kardomah Café, together with Vernon Watkins, Charles Fisher and others

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