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THOMAS, OWEN (1812 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author third brother, JOSIAH THOMAS (1830 - 1905), secretary of the Calvinistic Methodist Missionary Society Religion Born at Bangor 7 August 1830. He went to Bala College and Edinburgh University where he graduated in 1857. His wife was the daughter of John Hughes (1796 - 1860). After being pastor of Jerusalem chapel (Bethesda, Caernarfonshire) he kept a school at Bangor (1862-6) but in 1866 was appointed
THOMAS, ROWLAND (c. 1887 - 1959), newspaper proprietor Montgomeryshire Express, and in 1932 developed the Welsh language newspaper Y Cymro (formerly of Dolgellau) as a national weekly paper for Wales. In 1921 he acquired the Welsh book publishing company of Hughes and Son, and the Principality Press, Wrexham. Although he did not speak Welsh, he did all in his power to sustain the language. On the advice of a panel of leading Welsh scholars and authors he printed
THOMAS, THOMAS GEORGE (Viscount Tonypandy), (1909 - 1997), Labour politician and Speaker of the House of Commons and Michael Foot and other parliamentary colleagues like Cledwyn Hughes. His writing about them was less than charitable. In 1986 he published the much less controversial volume My Wales. He was also the chairman of the Bank of Wales, 1989-91, founded by his close friend Sir Julian Hodge. He travelled widely, receiving recognition and honours from around the world. He was also the recipient of a
THOMAS, THOMAS JACOB (Sarnicol; 1873 - 1945), schoolmaster, writer and poet . He became a pupil-teacher there, but, following an altercation with his headmaster, he left to continue his education at Talgarreg school. Being a frail child his parents were advised to send him for a period to New Quay where there was a noted grammar school kept by C.J. Hughes. He stayed there for four years taking Department of Science and Art examinations. In 1891 he won a £20 scholarship at
THOMAS, WILLIAM (KEINION) (1856 - 1932), Congregational minister, and publicist Born at Bangor 25 September 1856, elder son of Robert Hughes Thomas, chief smith at the Penrhyn quarry, and of Elinor his wife. He served as pupil-teacher under T. Marchant Williams, but became (c. 1872) an accountant in a Manchester office. He began to preach at Gartside Street chapel, Manchester, and then went to Bala Independent College, under M. D. Jones; there he added 'Ceinion' (later
TUDOR, STEPHEN OWEN (1893 - 1967), minister (Presb.) and author Berw, Anglesey (1927-29), Tabernacl, Porthmadog (1929-35), and Moriah, Caernarfon (1935-62). During World War II he served as a chaplain in the army. After retiring, he moved to Colwyn Bay, supervising the churches at Llanddulas and Llysfaen. In 1927 he married Ann Hughes Parry of Machynlleth; they had two sons and two daughters. He died 30 June 1967 and his remains were buried at Llawr-y-glyn
TURNER, SHARON (1768 - 1847), solicitor and historian 13223C, NLW MS 13224B); he also corresponded with John Hughes of Brecon (1776 - 1843), praising the work of the latter.
teulu VAUGHAN Courtfield, (afterwards Herbert) of Treowen and Llanarth, Powell of Perth-hir, Hughes of Cillwch, and Morgan of Arkstone. As the descent of the family is given in genealogical works, e.g. Burke's Landed Gentry, mention of some members only is called for in this account. In 1562 JOHN AP GWILYM of Gillow, Herefordshire, purchased the manor of Welsh Bicknor. His daughter and heiress, Sibylla, became the wife of JAMES
WALTERS, DAVID (EUROF; 1874 - 1942), minister (Congl.) and writer . He won six eisteddfod chairs and many prizes in the national eisteddfod, e.g. an essay on Stephen Hughes (Birkenhead, 1917), an historical novel Pwerau'r Deufyd (Port Talbot, 1932). He wrote on the Sunday school syllabuses in Y Tyst and Y Dysgedydd and a number of Biblical commentaries. He was chairman of the Union of Welsh Independents in 1940-41. He married Catherine Eleanor (Kate), daughter of
WATKINS, TUDOR ELWYN (Baron Watkins of Glantawe), (1903 - 1983), Labour politician Labour Party centrally. Watkins was the PPS to Rt. Hon. James Griffiths, the first Secretary of State for Wales, 1964-66, and to Rt. Hon. Cledwyn Hughes, 1966-67. He was chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Agriculture, 1966-68. He was also a member of a large number of committees, among them the Welsh Panel of the British Council (to which he was appointed in 1954), the Wales Tourist
WHITE, EIRENE LLOYD (Baroness White), (1909 - 1999), politician Welsh Office as Minister of State; here she worked with an old friend, Cledwyn Hughes, the new Secretary of State, who allowed her a full and responsible part in the development of government policy for Wales. During her time at the Welsh Office, Eirene White took an interest in environmental matters and she assumed a large part in the debates on the Countryside Bill of 1967-68. When Hughes left the
WILIAM LLYN (1534 or 1535 - 1580) Llŷn, poet separated as those of Caehywel, Salop; Penmynydd, Anglesey; Madryn and Bodwrda, Llŷn; Golden Grove and Abermarlais in the vale of Towy; and Aberbrân, Brecknock. He also sang the praises of a number of clergymen, among them those of Wiliam Hughes, bishop of St Asaph, and Richard Davies, bishop of S. Davids, whose palace at Abergwili he said he had visited. In his elegy on his friend Owain ap Gwilym, the

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