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LEWIS, DAVID WYRE (1872 - 1966), minister and administrator (B) Born 13 May 1872 at Felinganol, Llanrhystud Mefenydd, Cardiganshire, son of the poet and musician John Lewis ('Eos Glyn Wyre '; 1836 - 1892), Tŷ-mawr, and Jane (née Davies; 1844 - 1917), Felinganol, and nephew of the musician David Lewis (1828 - 1908). He was educated in the church school in the village, and was apprenticed to a carpenter at Trawsgoed. Because of lack of work locally he moved to
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LEWIS, EDWARD ARTHUR (1880 - 1942), historian son of Maurice and Elizabeth Lewis, born at Nanty Mines, Llangurig, Montgomeryshire, 6 January 1880. Educated at Oswestry, Llanidloes, U.C.W., Aberystwyth, and the London School of Economics, he was appointed assistant-lecturer in Welsh history at U.C.W., Aberystwyth, 1910; professor of economics in 1912; first Sir John Williams professor of Welsh history in 1930. In 1925 he married Elizabeth
LEWIS, ELLIS (fl. 1640-1661), translator Born at Llwyn-gwern, Llanuwchllyn, Meironnydd, son of Cadwaladr Lewis ap Howel ap John and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Ellis Fychan, Brynllech, also in Llanuwchllyn. Little is known of Ellis Lewis except for references to him (and to his father) in Subsidy Rolls, etc. There exists a document of 16 August 1641 which shows that he possessed much land in the parishes of Llanuwchllyn and Llanycil
LEWIS, ELLIS (1677 - 1764), Quaker minister - gweler LEWIS
LEWIS, EMLYN EVANS (1905 - 1969), plastic surgeon decided to specialise in plastic surgery. He gave exceptionally valuable service at the centre at Gloucester when treating airmen suffering from extensive burns received during World War I. The centre was transferred to St. Lawrence Hospital at Chepstow in 1948, and came under the administration of the Welsh Hospital Board. Lewis spent the remainder of his distinguished career in full charge of this
LEWIS, ERASMUS (1670 - 1754), writer of 'news-letters' and holder of posts under the Government to Stella makes frequent references to Lewis, who had become a member of a literary and political circle which included the Dean, Robert Harley, Alexander Pope, John Arbuthnot, and a person who is not named in that connection in D.N.B., viz. Thomas Mansel (1st baron Mansel) of Margam, Glamorganshire. There are several letters, 1700-13, from Lewis to Thomas Mansel in the Margam and Penrice
LEWIS, EVAN (1818 - 1901), dean of Bangor a member of a family which is very interesting on account of its connection with the Oxford Movement. His father was EVAN LEWIS of Llanilar, Cardiganshire, a cadet of the Lewises of Dinas Cerdin, Llandysul. The father had a brother, DAVID LEWIS (1778 - 1859), who was born at Llanddeiniol, Cardiganshire, and went up from Ystrad Meurig school to Magdalen Hall, Oxford, in 1807, graduated in 1812
LEWIS, EVAN (1788? - 1864), Dissenting minister Born, according to his own statement at Rhiwsbardun, Cwm Gwanas, Dolgellau, in 1788, but his age at death in 1864 was entered as 78 years. Lewis was brought up among the Quakers; his father was a Quaker preacher, and Lewis received his schooling in the Quaker meeting-house (today, 'Tabor' Independent chapel) in Tir Stent; he has recorded reminiscences of his boyhood among the Quakers. See the
LEWIS, FRANCIS (1713 - 1802), one of the signatories of the American Declaration of Independence Julia Delafield (his great-granddaughter), in her Biographies of Francis Lewis and Morgan Lewis (New York, 1877) speaks of him as being born at Llandaff, the son of the 'Rector of the Parish,' his mother being 'the daughter of the Rev. Dr. Pettingal, also a clergyman of the Established Church and settled at Carnarvon.' The Dictionary of American Biography, on evidence supplied by one of his
LEWIS, GEORGE (Eiddil Llwyn Celyn; 1826? - 1858), poet and shoemaker prize of one guinea at the 'Carw Coch eisteddfod' (Stag Inn) (see Gardd Aberdar, 1854), and other prizes at Blaenau Gwent and Llanilltud Fardre. He died at the early age of 32, leaving a widow and nine little girls. His brother, William Lewis (Cawr Dar), and Carw Coch published a booklet of his compositions, Telyn y Gweithiwr - caneuon, pryddestau, ac englynion - moesol a dyddorol, etc. - Dros ei
LEWIS, GEORGE (c. 1640? - 1709?), cleric and author It may be presumed that he was born near Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire; he was ordained deacon 2 June 1667, and priest 21 September in the same year. He was licensed as curate of St Clears, and later served Llanboidy. He may be the George Lewis instituted as rector of Henllan Amgoed on 3 June 1668; in the same year, on 14 September, he was instituted vicar of Abergwili. His successor came there in

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