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LANG, GORDON (1893 - 1981), Labour politician and nonconformist minister He was born on 25 February 1893, the son of T. W. Lang JP of Monmouth. He was educated at Monmouth Grammar School and Cheshunt College, before entering the nonconformist ministry. In 1930 Lang was appointed honorary chaplain to the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain and Ireland, he was a lecturer in adult education to H. M. Forces during World War II. He sat as the senior Labour MP for Oldham from
LAUGHARNE, ROWLAND (bu farw 1676?), Parliamentary major-general was tried with Poyer and Powell by court martial and sentenced to death. The penalty was inflicted on Poyer only; Laugharne was subsequently pardoned. On 6 November 1649, he was allowed to compound for his delinquency at a fine of £712. This was remitted on 25 December 1655, in view of the debts he had incurred for the Parliamentary cause. At the Restoration he was elected member of Parliament for
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
LEWELLIN, LLEWELYN (1798 - 1878), cleric Born 3 August 1798, third son of Richard Lewellin of Tremains, Coity, near Bridgend, Glamorganshire, and his wife Maria, daughter of David Jones of Llan-gan (1736 - 1810). He was educated at Cowbridge grammar school and Jesus College, Oxford, graduating B.A. 1822, M.A. 1824, B.C.L. 1827, and D.C.L. 1829. He was ordained deacon in 1822 and priest in 1823 by the bishop of Oxford, and in 1826 was
LEWES, WILLIAM (1652 - 1722), landowner and antiquary Of Llwynderw, Carmarthenshire, born 1652, the younger son of the Rev. John Lewes of Llysnewydd. He married (1), Cecil Lloyd of Vairdre, Cardiganshire, (2), Eleanor Pryce of Rhyd-y-benne. He was an outstanding genealogist, and acquired manuscripts from Henllys, Penybenglog, Vairdre, and Rhyd-y-gors. He wrote some 25 pedigree volumes, mainly based on the works of David Edwardes, and assisted Edward
LEWIS of CAERLEON (fl. 1491), mathematician, theologian, doctor of medicine, and teacher at Oxford the Lancastrians. He was certainly high in the favour of Henry VII, for the Calendar of Patent Rolls records a grant to him for life of forty marks out of the revenues of Wiltshire, 24 February 1486, and a further grant of twenty marks for life, 27 November 1486, at the receipt of the Exchequer, when he is called ' the king's servant, Lewis Caerlion, doctor of medicine.' On 3 August 1488 he received
LEWIS, BENJAMIN (bu farw 1749), hymnist 24 pages was printed in Bristol by Sam. Farley, and is divided into two sections. The first section contains a series of quotations from the Scriptures describing three conditions of man: (1) Pitiable by Nature, (2) Contented through Grace, (3) Triumphant in Glory. The second section contains two sets of hymns. At the end of the first set Lewis's name appears, but although his name does not appear
LEWIS, DAVID JOHN (Lewis Tymbl; 1879 - 1947), Congl. minister, popular preacher and lecturer the second year of the B.D. in the summer of 1907 but by then the young enthusiastic church at Bethesda, Tumble, had, since February, called him to be their minister. He was ordained there July 3, 1907 and he remained there for the rest of his life, and became known as ' Lewis Tymbl '. He soon became a much loved figure in the Welsh pulpit, his magnetic personality almost greater in appeal than his
LEWIS, DAVID VIVIAN PENROSE (1st Baron Brecon), (1905 - 1976), politician Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs. Around the same time, the Council for Wales and Monmouthshire recommended the appointment of a Secretary of State for Wales, with executive responsibilities similar to those of the Secretary of State for Scotland. The Council's recommendation was supported by the opposition parties and by a number of Welsh Conservatives. On 3 December 1957, the Cabinet rejected
LEWIS, DAVID WYRE (1872 - 1966), minister and administrator (B) , Aberystwyth to matriculate, and the following four years at Bangor sharing the time between the University College and the Baptist College. On 3 July 1900 he was ordained minister of Nefyn and Morfa Nefyn churches, where he built a new chapel for the first and put the finances of the latter in order, and had 'totally inexplicable' experiences during the Revival of 1905. On 19 April 1910 he was inducted
LEWIS, EDWARD ARTHUR (1880 - 1942), historian ' The decay of tribalism in North Wales ' (The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1902-3), an impressionistic study revealing considerable insight, together with some studies in Welsh commercial history (Cymm., 14, Trans. R.H.S., 17, 1903) which foreshadow the best known work of Lewis's later years - Welsh port books (Cymm. Rec. Ser., 12, 1927). Diverted from his main interest by
LEWIS, ERASMUS (1670 - 1754), writer of 'news-letters' and holder of posts under the Government discharged the duties of the post by deputy; in November of the same year he was returned M.P. for Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Lewis married, 1 October 1724 (at S. Benet's, Paul's Wharf, London), Anne Bateman (née Jennings), widow of Thomas Bateman; they lived in Cork Street, Burlington Gardens, London. He died 10 January 1754 and was buried in Westminster abbey; his wife had been buried there previously (25

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