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LEWIS, MATHEW (1817? - 1860), Congregational minister and writer Born at Llanidloes. A weaver by trade, he was induced to enter the ministry. After a few years' residence in Anglesey in the double capacity of schoolmaster and pastor, he held pastorates at Bangor and Holywell. Resigning from the ministry, he then went to Liverpool as sub-editor of Yr Amserau. Amongst his contributions to this paper were two tales - ' Rhydderch Prydderch,' and ' Y Ddwy Lili.' He
LEWIS, OWEN (1533 - 1594), bishop of Cassano, Born 27 December 1533, son, according to Humphrey Humphreys (Wood, Athenae Oxoniensis, ed. Bliss, ii, col. 837 n.), of a free-holder living in the parish of Llanfeirian (now Llangadwaladr), Anglesey. He was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, of which he was elected a perpetual Fellow in 1554. He graduated B.C.L. 21 February 1558-9 but rather than conform to the new dispensation under
LEWIS, PIERCE (1664 - 1699), cleric, and 'corrector' of the Welsh Bible of 1690 Born 11 April 1664, son of Pierce Lewis of Plas Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd, Anglesey, registrar of Bangor diocese, and his wife, Elizabeth Lloyd of Henblas, Llangristiolus. Entering Jesus College, Oxford, in 1681, he graduated in 1684, and seems to have remained at Oxford till 1690, to supervise the printing of the Bible, which is commonly associated with his kinsman bishop William Lloyd (1627
LEWIS, RICHARD (1817 - 1865), pharmacist and author Born 21 June 1817 at a homestead called Yr Ysgol in the parish of Llandegfan, Anglesey, the son of Thomas and Rebecca Lewis. In 1831 he was apprenticed as a draper and grocer at Bangor. After spending some time in various cities, including four years (1840-4) in London, he settled at Bodedern, Anglesey, in 1844, as a druggist. He contributed many articles to Y Traethodydd on the antiquities of
teulu LLOYD Maesyfelin, , Government and Political Movements of Ludlow and Crickadarn, Brecknock, who was M.P. for Ludlow, 1691-1695, attorney-general of Glamorgan, Brecknock and Radnor, 1689-1695, and puisne justice of Anglesey, Caernarvon and Merioneth, 1695-1701, and of the Carmarthen circuit, 1701-1702. From 1692 until his death in 1704 he was recorder of Ludlow. Sir Francis Lloyd's eldest son, Lucius, died during his father's
teulu LLOYD GEORGE . MEGAN ARFON LLOYD GEORGE (1902 - 1966), M.P. Politics, Government and Political Movements The youngest daughter of David Lloyd George and Margaret, his wife; born 22 April 1902. She was educated at Garrett's Hall, Banstead, and in Paris. She was elected M.P. for Anglesey (as a Liberal), 1929-31, and as Ind. Lib. 1931-45. At the General Election of 1951 she was defeated by Cledwyn Hughes (L). Between
LLOYD, DAVID (1597 - 1663), dean of St Asaph son of David Lloyd, born in 1597 at Berth-lwyd, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire. He matriculated from Hart Hall, Oxford, in 1612, and graduated B.A. in 1615, being incorporated at Cambridge the following year. He became Fellow of All Souls 1618, B.C.L. 1622, and D.C.L. 1628. He was appointed chaplain to the 6th earl of Derby in 1639. After a period as rector of Trefdraeth, Anglesey, he was, in July
LLOYD, DAVID JOHN (1886 - 1951), headmaster served with the R.N.A.S. and R.A.F. He was headmaster of the County School, Port Talbot, 1919-20, and Newport Secondary School, 1921-35. He moved to Wrexham in 1935 to be headmaster of Grove Park School, where he remained until his retirement in 1946 when he moved to Menai Bridge, Anglesey. He married Olwen Beynon in 1914, and died 2 November 1951. They had 4 sons and a daughter. During his headship at
LLOYD, EVAN (1728 - 1801) Maes-y-porth,, antiquary and poet Son of Lewis Lloyd of Maes-y-porth, attorney at law, and Anne, his wife, he was christened at Llangeinwen, 26 May 1728. On 11 January 1774 he married Margaret Thomas, at Llansadwrn, Anglesey, parish church. In 1793 he served as high sheriff for Anglesey. He took a keen interest in Welsh literature and genealogy, and Wynnstay MS. 2, NLW MS 560B, NLW MS 1256D, NLW MS 1258C, and NLW MS 1260B, and
LLOYD, GRIFFITH RICHARD MAETHLU (1902 - 1995), college principal and minsister (B) Griffith Richard Maethlu Lloyd was born on 25 January 1902 in Holyhead, the elder son of the Reverend David Lloyd, Baptist minister, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Griffith Williams, Hensiop, Llanfaethlu, Anglesey. He was brought up in his grandfather's home. His brother was named David. Griffith Lloyd was educated in Ffrwd Win Primary School, Llanfaethlu, and as a boarder in Taunton School
LLOYD, HUMPHREY (1610 - 1689), bishop of Bangor . At S. Asaph he distinguished himself by his stout and uncompromising opposition to the granting of a lease to Sir Roger Mostyn of the tithes and profits of the rectory of Whitford. In 1673 he removed from Ruabon to the rectory of Gresford, and on 5 January 1673/4 was enthroned bishop of Bangor. By a special Act of Parliament in 1685 he procured the archdeaconries of Bangor and Anglesey, the
LLOYD, JOHN (Einion Môn; 1792 - 1834), schoolmaster and poet Born at Pwllgynnau, Ceidio, Anglesey. Almost everything we know of his life comes from an anonymous elegy printed in Y Gwyliedydd (1834, 375) and from Y Gwladgarwr (1835, 24). His parents died when he was a child; he went to school at Llannerch-y-medd; and at some time or other went up to London. It is sometimes said that he was a ' lawyer ' (? a lawyer's clerk); but the notice of his death in Y

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